Power Micromachines With Light

B Xu, Y Zhao, X Chen, R Fu, H Li, S Xie… - Laser & Photonics …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Optical manipulation technology encompasses a suite of micromanipulation techniques that
employ light to control and actuate microscopic objects. As a valuable scientific tool, optical …

Optical manipulation of soft matter

X Chen, Y Zhao, Y Zhang, B Li, Y Li, L Jiang - Small Methods, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Optical manipulation has emerged as a pivotal tool in soft matter research, offering superior
applicability, spatiotemporal precision, and manipulation capabilities compared to …

Highly‐Adaptable Optothermal Nanotweezers for Trapping, Sorting, and Assembling across Diverse Nanoparticles

J Chen, J Zhou, Y Peng, X Dai, Y Tan… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Optical manipulation of various kinds of nanoparticles is vital in biomedical engineering.
However, classical optical approaches demand higher laser power and are constrained by …

Neural stimulation and modulation with sub-cellular precision by optomechanical bio-dart

G Zhu, J Xiong, X Li, Z He, S Zhong, J Chen… - Light: Science & …, 2024 - nature.com
Neural stimulation and modulation at high spatial resolution are crucial for mediating
neuronal signaling and plasticity, aiding in a better understanding of neuronal dysfunction …

Opto-fluidically multiplexed assembly and micro-robotics

E Erben, W Liao, A Minopoli, N Maghelli… - Light: Science & …, 2024 - nature.com
Techniques for high-definition micromanipulations, such as optical tweezers, hold
substantial interest across a wide range of disciplines. However, their applicability remains …

Tunable Optofluidic Curvature for Micromanipulation

G Verma, G Yadav, Y Shi, LM Zhou… - Laser & Photonics …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Manipulating micro/nanoparticles on deformed liquid interfaces induced by radiation
pressure presents an active, non‐invasive, and contactless method. However, a significant …

Probe-free optical chromatin deformation and measurement of differential mechanical properties in the nucleus

B Seelbinder, S Wagner, M Jain, E Erben, S Klykov… - ELife, 2024 - elifesciences.org
The nucleus is highly organized to facilitate coordinated gene transcription. Measuring the
rheological properties of the nucleus and its sub-compartments will be crucial to understand …

Mode-Symmetry-Assisted Optical Pulling by Bound States in the Continuum

H Li, Y Cao, R Feng, B Shi, Y Shi, Y Chen, D Gao… - Physical Review Letters, 2024 - APS
Aside from optical pushing and trapping that have been implemented successfully, the
transportation of objects backward to the source by the optical pulling forces (OPFs) has …

Scattering characteristics of various nodular defects in a dichroic beam splitter

H Li, R Yang, L Xie, Z Wei, J Zhang, Z Wang… - Optics …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
Dichroic beam splitters are widely used in multi wavelength laser systems, and their
scattering loss affects the signal-to-noise ratio and performance of the system. In this study …

Controllable Microparticle Spinning via Light without Spin Angular Momentum

YJ Wu, PP Yu, YF Liu, JH Zhuang, ZQ Wang, YM Li… - Physical Review Letters, 2024 - APS
The spin angular momentum (SAM) of an elliptically or circularly polarized light beam can be
transferred to matter to drive a spinning motion. It is counterintuitive to find that a light beam …