Optical tweezers and associated manipulation tools in the far field have had a major impact
on scientific and engineering research by offering precise manipulation of small objects …

The advancement of science and technology has led to the recent development of highly
sensitive pathogen biosensing techniques. The effective treatment of pathogen infections …

Plasmonic nanocavities have proved to confine electromagnetic fields into deep
subwavelength volumes, implying their potentials for enhanced optical trapping and sensing …

This study provided a theoretical insight for designing novel plasmonic biosensors using
bismuth selenide (Bi2Se3)-Graphene heterostructures. It was a van der Waals (vdWs) …

The optical forces generated by a right-handed plasmonic Archimedean spiral (PAS) have
been mapped and analyzed. By changing the handedness of the circularly polarized …

This study introduces an advanced bioanalytical platform that combines digital microfluidics
(DMF) with Raman spectroscopy, effectively addressing common issues in bioanalysis such …

In this work, we demonstrate trapping of microparticles using plasmonic tweezers based on
arrays of annular apertures. The transmission spectra and the electric-field distribution are …

The non-conservative nature of the force field generated by a near-field optical trap is
analyzed. A plasmonic C-shaped engraving on a gold film is considered as the trap. The …

The presence of a substrate, when working with nanoparticles, is essential in many
applications, like optical nanoantennas, solar cells, and sensing. Understanding the effects …

Electrically polarizable micro‐and nanoparticles and droplets can be trapped using the
gradient electric field of electrodes. But the spatial profile of the resultant dielectrophoretic …