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. 2022 Aug 25;12:14549. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-18554-5

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Diagrams of a selection of tools which can clear or agglomerate the particles. The results are microscope images of the impact after the technique is applied to a random distribution of particles. The standing wave conveyor belt allows a strip of particles to be cleared. Sweeping a focused point allows a specified area to be cleared. Cycling down the Bessel function order agglomerates the particles into a single clump. Cycling up the Bessel function order clears a circular area of the particles to the edge. Videos of the tools working can be seen in Supplementary Video 1.