[HTML][HTML] Advances in inorganic nanoparticles trapping stiffness measurement: A promising tool for energy and environmental study

X Chen, J Chen, J Zhou, X Dai, Y Peng, Y Zhong… - Energy Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Optical tweezers system has emerged as an efficient tool to manipulate tiny particles in a
non-invasive way. Trapping stiffness, as an essential parameter of an optical potential well …

Advanced optical tweezers on cell manipulation and analysis

S Hu, J Ye, Y Zhao, C Zhu - The European Physical Journal Plus, 2022 - Springer
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 …

Optical trapping in a dark focus

B Melo, I Brandão, BS Pinheiro da, RB Rodrigues… - Physical Review …, 2020 - APS
The superposition of a Gaussian mode and a Laguerre-Gauss mode with ℓ= 0, p≠ 0
generates the so-called bottle beam: a dark focus surrounded by a bright region. In this …

DNA interaction with Actinomycin D: mechanical measurements reveal the details of the binding data

EC Cesconetto, FSA Junior, FAP Crisafuli… - Physical Chemistry …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
We have studied the interaction between the anticancer drug Actinomycin D (ActD) and the
DNA molecule by performing single molecule stretching experiments and atomic force …

Force-dependent persistence length of DNA–intercalator complexes measured in single molecule stretching experiments

RF Bazoni, CHM Lima, EB Ramos, MS Rocha - Soft Matter, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
By using optical tweezers with an adjustable trap stiffness, we have performed systematic
single molecule stretching experiments with two types of DNA–intercalator complexes, in …

Controlling cooperativity in β-cyclodextrin–DNA binding reactions

PS Alves, ON Mesquita, MS Rocha - The journal of physical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
We have investigated the interaction between the native neutral β-cyclodextrin (CD) and the
DNA molecule by performing single-molecule stretching experiments with optical tweezers …

Relaxing constraints on data acquisition and position detection for trap stiffness calibration in optical tweezers

B Melo, F Almeida, G Temporão, T Guerreiro - Optics Express, 2020 - opg.optica.org
Optical tweezers find applications in various fields, ranging from biology to physics. One of
the fundamental steps necessary to perform quantitative measurements using trapped …

Optisch gefangene mikropartikel als sonden in einem hochfrequenz-niederdruckplasma

V Schneider - 2020 - macau.uni-kiel.de
Die vorliegende Dissertation ist überwiegend im Projekt B4 des Sonderforschungsbereiches
TR24-Grundlagen komplexer Plasmen am Institut für Experimentelle und Angewandte …

Pulsed laser manipulation of an optically trapped bead: averaging thermal noise and measuring the pulsed force amplitude

TB Lindballe, MVG Kristensen, K Berg-Sørensen… - Optics …, 2013 - opg.optica.org
An experimental strategy for post-eliminating thermal noise on position measurements of
optically trapped particles is presented. Using a nanosecond pulsed laser, synchronized to …

Video microscopy-based accurate optical force measurement by exploring a frequency-changing sinusoidal stimulus

T Xu, S Wu, Z Jiang, X Wu, Q Zhang - Applied Optics, 2020 - opg.optica.org
Optical tweezers are constantly evolving micromanipulation tools that can provide
piconewton force measurement accuracy and greatly promote the development of …