Optical tweezers (OTs), which generate a variety of fascinating beam patterns, allow
biologists to uncover the natural secrets of human life at single-cell level. Due to its gentle …

African trypanosomes are responsible for significant levels of disease in both humans and
animals. The protozoan parasites are free-living flagellates, usually transmitted by arthropod …

Unicellular parasites have developed sophisticated swimming mechanisms to survive in a
wide range of environments. Cell motility of African trypanosomes, parasites responsible for …

Biomechanical and electrical properties are important to the performance and survival of red
blood cells (RBCs) in the microcirculation. This study proposed and explored methodologies …

To complete its infectious cycle, the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma brucei must navigate
through diverse tissue environments in both its tsetse fly and mammalian hosts. This is …

Motility is a key factor for pathogenicity of unicellular parasites, enabling them to infiltrate
and evade host cells, and perform several of their life-cycle events. State-of-the-art methods …

Cellular motility is an ancient eukaryotic trait, ubiquitous across phyla with roles in predator
avoidance, resource access, and competition. Flagellar motility is seen in various parasitic …

To complete its infectious cycle, the protozoan parasite, Trypanosoma brucei, must navigate
through diverse tissue environments in both its tsetse fly and mammalian hosts. This is …

Trypanosoma brucei are protozoan parasites infecting mammals in Sub-Saharan Africa
causing the disease known as Sleeping sickness. The parasites are transmitted between the …

The need for non-invasive micromanipulation methods has become very important for many
aspects of cell biology, molecular studies and nanotechnology. The desire to have full and …