Use of optical traps for the manipulation of biological particles was recently proposed, and
initial observations of laser trapping of bacteria and viruses with visible argon-laser light …

Optical trapping and manipulation of viruses and bacteria by laser radiation pressure were
demonstrated with single-beam gradient traps. Individual tobacco mosaic viruses and dense …

Light-induced rotation of absorbing microscopic particles by transfer of angular momentum
from light to the material raises the possibility of optically driven micromachines. The …

THE development of the gradient force optical particle trap ('optical tweezers') has made it
possible to manipulate biological materials using a single beam of laser light1. Optical traps …

It is possible to make optical traps for small biological particles using the forces of radiation
pressure from a single highly focused laser beam. Laser traps are localized to a few cubic …

The ability to manipulate biological cells and micrometre-scale particles plays an important
role in many biological and colloidal science applications. However, conventional …

A variety of powerful techniques to control the position and velocity of neutral particles has
been developed. As examples of this new ability, lasers have been used to construct a …

In the first part of the seventeenth century, the German astronomer Johannes Kepler
proposed that the reason comet tails point away from the sun is because they are pushed in …

Catch and move – Cut Or fuse Page 1 PRODUCT REVIEW Catch and move – Cut Or fuse Karin
Schütze and Annette Clement-Sengewald Still almost unbelievable, but true: light exerts force …

Discusses the use of optical traps, oroptical tweezers,'for noninvasive micromanipulation
and mechanical measurement in cell biology. Putting light to work; Optical tweezers; …