The rapid development of micromanipulation technologies has opened exciting new
opportunities for the actuation, selection and assembly of a variety of non-biological and …

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 …

The breaking of bilateral symmetry in most vertebrates is critically dependent upon the
motile cilia of the embryonic left-right organizer (LRO), which generate a directional fluid …

Optical tweezers are widely used in materials assembly, characterization, biomechanical
force sensing, and the in vivo manipulation of cells and organs. The trapping force has …

In vivo micromanipulation using ultrasound is an exciting technology with promises for
cancer research, brain research, vasculature biology, diseases, and treatment development …

The application of acoustic and optical waves to exert non-contact forces on microscopic
and mesoscopic objects has grown considerably in importance in the past few decades …

The prospect of self-propelled artificial machines small enough to navigate within biological
matter has fascinated and inspired researchers and the public alike since the dawn of …

Since the time of their introduction, optical tweezers (OTs) have grown to be a powerful tool
in the hands of biologists. OTs use highly focused laser light to guide, manipulate, or sort …

The invention of optical tweezers almost forty years ago has triggered applications spanning
multiple disciplines and has also found its way into commercial products. A major …

Highlights•Neural activity can now be recorded in all cells of larval zebrafish
brains.•Neurons involved in sensation, motor control, and learning have been …