Optical forces, generally arising from changes of field gradients or linear momentum carried
by photons, form the basis for optical trapping and manipulation. Advances in optical forces …

Highly precise micromanipulation tools that can manipulate and interrogate cell organelles
and components must be developed to support the rapid development of new cell-based …

Noninvasive and nondestructive techniques for monitoring and manipulating cells or
biomolecules are essential for understanding biological processes. Optical methodologies …

Nanosensors have attracted tremendous, scientific and application, interests promoted by
the advances in nanotechnology and emerging new nanomaterials. There has been rapid …

In numerous cellular applications, cells are transported to specific positions or extracted from
complex cell solutions. Therefore, an efficient cell transportation path planner for these …

This article reviews the autonomous manipulation strategies of biological cells utilizing
optical tweezers, mainly including optical direct and indirect manipulation strategies. The …

This brief presents a saturated PID control scheme for cell manipulation by using robot-
aided optical tweezers, with consideration of both translational and rotational control of the …

Intercellular interaction between cell–cell and cell–ECM is critical to numerous biology and
medical studies, such as stem cell differentiation, immunotherapy and tissue engineering …

Background Cell fusion is a fast and highly efficient technique for cells to acquire new
properties. The fusion of somatic cells with stem cells can reprogram somatic cells to a …

Herein, an in situ “synchro-subtractive–additive” technique of femtosecond laser single-cell
surgery (FLSS) is presented to address the inadequacies of existing surgical methods for …