| abstract |
A method and apparatus for processing, using at least one electric field applicator (34) that is biased to generate a spatial time electric field to affect the processing medium (26), suspended nano-objects (28), or The substrate (30) interacts with the dipole characteristics of the medium (26) or particles to establish a structure on the substrate (30). The device may comprise a magnetic field, a sound field, an optical force, or other action generating component. The process can affect the selective localized layer above the substrate (30), or control the orientation of the particles in the layers, control the movement of the dielectrophoretic moving particles or medium, or cause the processing medium (26). The suspended particles of different characteristics travel along different paths. A layer can be deposited or modified on top of the substrate (30). In addition, a processing medium (26) and an electrical bias can be selected to configure at least one layer for bonding the substrate (30) to a second substrate, or a controlled orientation of carbon nanotubes, over the substrate (30) (CNT) is deposited on the substrate. |