Recently, it has been demonstrated that thermoviscous flows can be used for a range of fine
micromanipulations, such as moving the cytoplasm of cells and developing embryos …

The use of optical tweezers to measure forces acting upon microscopic particles has
revolutionised fields from material science to cell biology. However, despite optical control …

Techniques for high-definition micromanipulations, such as optical tweezers, hold
substantial interest across a wide range of disciplines. However, their applicability remains …

Temperature fields provide a noninvasive approach for manipulating individual
macromolecules in solution. Utilizing thermophoresis and other secondary effects resulting …

Recent experiments in cell biology have probed the impact of artificially induced intracellular
flows in the spatiotemporal organization of cells and organisms. In these experiments, mild …

Highly sensitive force measurements of a single microscopic particle with femto-Newton
sensitivity have remained elusive owing to the existence of fundamental thermal noise. Now …