Optical forces can be used to manipulate biological and colloidal material in a non-contact
manner. This forms the foundation of a wealth of exciting science, particularly in the fields of …

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 …

Apparatus and methods are described including a microscope system (11) configured to
acquire one or more microscope images of a bodily sample, an output device (34), and at …

The biomedical sciences have benefited immensely from photonics technologies in the last
50 years. This includes the application of minute forces that enable the trapping and …

Holographic optical tweezers (HOT) is a programmable technique used for manipulation of
microsized samples. In combination with computer-generation holography (CGH), a spatial …

In the last decade optical manipulation has evolved from a field of interest for physicists to a
versatile tool widely used within life sciences. This has been made possible in particular due …

Analysis of genetic and functional variability in populations of living cells requires
experimental techniques capable of monitoring cellular processes such as cell signaling of …

Apparatus and methods are described for use with a digital camera that is configured to
acquire images of a bodily sample. Two or more stains are configured to stain the bodily …

(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Wiggin and Dana LLP; Gregory S. Rosenblatt; Andrew D.
Bochner ABSTRACT The present disclosure provides a method of determining a reference …

The motion of bioparticles in a microfluidic environment can be actively controlled using
several tuneable mechanisms, including hydrodynamic, electrophoresis, dielectrophoresis …