The rapid development of micromanipulation technologies has opened exciting new
opportunities for the actuation, selection and assembly of a variety of non-biological and …

Optical manipulation technology encompasses a suite of micromanipulation techniques that
employ light to control and actuate microscopic objects. As a valuable scientific tool, optical …

A dielectrophoretic device employing a planar array of microelectrodes is designed for
controlled transport of individual microparticles. By exciting the electrodes in sequence, a …

The careful arrangement of nanomaterials (NMs) holds promise for revolutionizing various
fields, from electronics and biosensing to medicine and optics. This review delves into the …

A scheme that combines optoelectronic tweezers (OET) with spectroscopic analysis is
presented. Referred to as spectral tweezers, the approach uses a single focused light beam …

When it comes to simulate or calculate an optoelectronic tweezer (OET) response for a
microparticle suspended in a given medium, a precise electrical conductivity (later referred …

Lab-on-a-chip (LOC) devices capable of manipulating micro/nano-sized samples have
spurred advances in biotechnology and chemistry. Designing and analyzing new and more …

An optoelectronic tweezer (OET) device is presented that exhibits improved trapping
resolution for a given optical spot size. The scheme utilizes a pair of patterned physical …

The integration of optical circuits with microfluidic lab-on-chip (LoC) devices has resulted in
a new era of potential in terms of both sample manipulation and detection at the micro-scale …

In biomedical diagnosis, the efficient separation and purification of specific targets from
clinical samples is the desired first step. Herein, the concept of virtual filter membranes …