The rapid development of biophotonics and biomedical sciences makes a high demand on
photonic structures to be interfaced with biological systems that are capable of manipulating …

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 …

In advanced nanoscience, there is a strong desire to trap and detect nanoscale objects with
high-throughput, single-nanoparticle resolution and high selectivity. Although emerging …

Biochemical analysis is crucial in understanding mechanism of life activities and giving
biological insights into life process. With inherent merits in flexible design, microscale of …

By exploiting surface acoustic waves (SAWs) and a coupling layer technique, cells are
patterned within a photosensitive hydrogel fiber to mimic physiological cell arrangement in …

The development of economical optical devices with a reduced footprint foreseeing
manipulation, sorting and detection of single cells and other micro particles have been …

Optical trapping and manipulation using structured laser beams now attract increasing
attention in many areas including biology, atomic science, and nanofabrication. Here we …

Detecting and analyzing pathogenic bacteria in an effective and reliable manner is crucial
for the diagnosis of acute bacterial infection and initial antibiotic therapy. However, the …

Raman optical tweezers (ROT) as a label-free technique plays an important role in single-
cell study such as heterogeneity of tumor and microbial cells. Herein we designed a chip …

Optical micromanipulation has become popular for a wide range of applications. In this work,
a new type of optical micromanipulation platform, patterned optoelectronic tweezers (p …