Most swimming bacteria are capable of following gradients of nutrients, signaling molecules
and other environmental factors that affect bacterial physiology. This tactic behavior became …

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 …

Physical Biology of the Cell is a textbook for a first course in physical biology or biophysics
for undergraduate or graduate students. It maps the huge and complex landscape of cell …

The biomolecule is among the most important building blocks of biological systems, and a
full understanding of its function forms the scaffold for describing the mechanisms of higher …

One characteristic feature of soft matter systems is their strong response to external stimuli.
As a consequence they are comparatively easily driven out of their ground state and out of …

We present the use of Au bowtie nanoantenna arrays (BNAs) for highly efficient,
multipurpose particle manipulation with unprecedented low input power and low-numerical …

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 …

For several decades optical tweezers have proven to be an invaluable tool in the study and
analysis of myriad biological responses and applications. However, as with every tool, they …

Self-propelled particles, both biological and synthetic, are stably trapped by walls and
develop high concentration peaks over bounding surfaces. In swimming bacteria, like E. coli …

Nanostructured surfaces are called “promising” to control bacterial adhesion and biofilm
formation. Initial adhesion is followed by emergence of surface-programmed bacterial …