The capability of noninvasive and precise micromanipulation of sensitive, living cells is
necessary for understanding their underlying biological processes. Optical tweezers (OT) is …

In this paper, we introduce an indirect pushing based technique for automated
micromanipulation of biological cells. In indirect pushing, an optically trapped glass bead …

Manipulation of microscopic objects, especially biological objects and
microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) components, has become an important area of …

In this paper, we present a physics-aware, planning approach for automated transport of
cells in an optical tweezers-assisted microfluidic chamber. The approach can be used for …

The capability of accurately applying millinewton-level touch stimuli to Drosophila larvae
and simultaneously observing their resultant fluorescence responses in mechanosensitive …

Studying the neural response of a Drosophila larva to touch stimulation could decipher
neural basis of the creature's danger-escaping behaviors. This letter reports force-controlled …

The challenge to wide application of optical tweezers in biological micromanipulation is the
photodamage caused by high-intensity laser exposure to the manipulated living systems …

Studying collective migration of cells is currently of considerable interest in biology and
medicine leading to possibility of novel diagnosis and treatments. Some cells are highly …

The purpose of this work is to introduce three improvements to automated holographic-
optical-tweezers systems that increase the number and speed of particles that can be …

Laser beams can be used to create optical traps that can hold and transport small particles.
Optical trapping has been used in a number of applications ranging from prototyping at the …