Optical tweezers exploit light–matter interactions to trap particles ranging from single atoms
to micrometer-sized eukaryotic cells. For this reason, optical tweezers are a ubiquitous tool …

Optical tweezers are an interesting tool to enable single cell analysis, especially when
coupled with optical sensing and advanced computational methods. Nevertheless, such …

Nano-and microplastic particles are a global and emerging environmental issue that might
pose potential threats to human health. The present work exploits artificial intelligence (AI) to …

The classification of the type of trapped particles is a crucial task for an efficient integration of
optical-tweezers in intelligent microfluidic devices. In the recent years, the use of the …

Optical trapping is a versatile and non-invasive technique for single particle manipulation.
As such, it can be widely applied in the domains of particle identification and classification …

This paper describes the development of an optical tweezers system that operates in fully
automatic mode. It features image recognition for particle tracking, allowing for the optical …

Optical trapping provides a way to isolate, manipulate, and probe a wide range of
microscopic particles. Moreover, as particle dynamics are strongly affected by their shape …

To automatically trap, manipulate and probe physical properties of micron-sized particles is
a step of paramount importance for the development of intelligent and integrated …

The need for better diagnosis and detection methods is a driving force for some of the
advancements in science and of the highest importance to the field of medicine. Naturally …

Optical tweezers use light to trap and manipulate mesoscopic scaled particles with high
precision making them a useful tool in a plethora of natural sciences, with emphasis on …