Optical trapping and binding
RW Bowman, MJ Padgett - Reports on Progress in Physics, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
The phenomenon of light's momentum was first observed in the laboratory at the beginning
of the twentieth century, and its potential for manipulating microscopic particles was …
of the twentieth century, and its potential for manipulating microscopic particles was …
Holographic optical tweezers and their relevance to lab on chip devices
M Padgett, R Di Leonardo - Lab on a Chip, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
During the last decade, optical tweezers have been transformed by the combined availability
of spatial light modulators and the speed of low-cost computing to drive them. Holographic …
of spatial light modulators and the speed of low-cost computing to drive them. Holographic …
Perspective on light-induced transport of particles: from optical forces to phoretic motion
Propulsive effects of light, which often remain unnoticed in our daily-life experience, manifest
themselves on spatial scales ranging from subatomic to astronomical. Light-mediated forces …
themselves on spatial scales ranging from subatomic to astronomical. Light-mediated forces …
A review of single-cell adhesion force kinetics and applications
Cells exert, sense, and respond to the different physical forces through diverse mechanisms
and translating them into biochemical signals. The adhesion of cells is crucial in various …
and translating them into biochemical signals. The adhesion of cells is crucial in various …
Gearing up for optical microrobotics: micromanipulation and actuation of synthetic microstructures by optical forces
D Palima, J Glückstad - Laser & Photonics Reviews, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Optics is usually integrated into robotics as part of intelligent vision systems. At the
microscale, however, optical forces can cause significant acceleration and so optical …
microscale, however, optical forces can cause significant acceleration and so optical …
Automatic transportation of biological cells with a robot-tweezer manipulation system
S Hu, D Sun - The International Journal of Robotics …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
The positioning of biological cells has become increasingly important in biomedical
research such as drug discovery, cell-to-cell interaction, and tissue engineering. Significant …
research such as drug discovery, cell-to-cell interaction, and tissue engineering. Significant …
Asynchronous event‐based high speed vision for microparticle tracking
This paper presents a new high speed vision system using an asynchronous address‐event
representation camera. Within this framework, an asynchronous event‐based real‐time …
representation camera. Within this framework, an asynchronous event‐based real‐time …
“Red Tweezers”: Fast, customisable hologram generation for optical tweezers
RW Bowman, GM Gibson, A Linnenberger… - Computer Physics …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Holographic Optical Tweezers (HOT) are a versatile way of manipulating
microscopic particles in 3D. However, their ease of use has been hampered by the …
microscopic particles in 3D. However, their ease of use has been hampered by the …
Multi-beam bilateral teleoperation of holographic optical tweezers
K Onda, F Arai - Optics express, 2012 - opg.optica.org
A multi-beam bilateral teleoperation system of holographic optical tweezers accelerated by a
graphics processing unit is proposed and evaluated. This double-arm teleoperation system …
graphics processing unit is proposed and evaluated. This double-arm teleoperation system …
Particle tracking stereomicroscopy in optical tweezers: control of trap shape
We present an optical system capable of generating stereoscopic images to track trapped
particles in three dimensions. Two-dimensional particle tracking on each image yields three …
particles in three dimensions. Two-dimensional particle tracking on each image yields three …