Noninvasive and nondestructive techniques for monitoring and manipulating cells or
biomolecules are essential for understanding biological processes. Optical methodologies …

The biomedical sciences have benefited immensely from photonics technologies in the last
50 years. This includes the application of minute forces that enable the trapping and …

Significance: Optical trapping is a technique capable of applying minute forces that has
been applied to studies spanning single molecules up to microorganisms. Aim: The goal of …

Optical tweezers are the only nano-tools capable of manipulating and performing force-
measurements on individual molecules and organelles within the living cell without …

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Optical manipulation techniques provide a powerful and versatile platform to manipulate
cells into arbitrary configurations with microscale precision. This chapter summarizes the …

In the last decade optical manipulation has evolved from a field of interest for physicists to a
versatile tool widely used within life sciences. This has been made possible in particular due …

Cell signaling involves complex transduction mechanisms in which information released by
nearby cells or extracellular cues are transmitted to the cell, regulating fundamental cellular …

In the past three decades, the ability to optically manipulate biomolecules has spurred a new
era of medical and biophysical research. Optical tweezers (OT) have enabled experimenters …

Optical forces, generally arising from changes of field gradients or linear momentum carried
by photons, form the basis for optical trapping and manipulation. Advances in optical forces …