Solid-state nanopore sensors

L Xue, H Yamazaki, R Ren, M Wanunu… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Nanopore-based sensors have established themselves as a prominent tool for solution-
based, single-molecule analysis of the key building blocks of life, including nucleic acids …

Plasmonic tweezers: for nanoscale optical trapping and beyond

Y Zhang, C Min, X Dou, X Wang, HP Urbach… - Light: Science & …, 2021 - nature.com
Optical tweezers and associated manipulation tools in the far field have had a major impact
on scientific and engineering research by offering precise manipulation of small objects …

Photonic and plasmonic metasensors

A Ahmadivand, B Gerislioglu - Laser & Photonics Reviews, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Biosensors have been designed and developed for detecting biomarkers, biomolecules,
proteins, enzymes, organisms, and various types of bacterial and viral diseases since the …

Plasmonic optical tweezers for particle manipulation: principles, methods, and applications

Y Ren, Q Chen, M He, X Zhang, H Qi, Y Yan - ACS nano, 2021 - ACS Publications
Inspired by the idea of combining conventional optical tweezers with plasmonic
nanostructures, a technique named plasmonic optical tweezers (POT) has been widely …

Recent progress on optical micro/nanomanipulations: structured forces, structured particles, and synergetic applications

LM Zhou, Y Shi, X Zhu, G Hu, G Cao, J Hu, CW Qiu - ACS nano, 2022 - ACS Publications
Optical manipulation has achieved great success in the fields of biology, micro/nano robotics
and physical sciences in the past few decades. To date, the optical manipulation is still …

Plasmonic nanopores for single-molecule detection and manipulation: toward sequencing applications

D Garoli, H Yamazaki, N Maccaferri, M Wanunu - Nano letters, 2019 - ACS Publications
Solid-state nanopore-based sensors are promising platforms for next-generation
sequencing technologies, featuring label-free single-molecule sensitivity, rapid detection …

Evanescent field trapping and propulsion of Janus particles along optical nanofibers

G Tkachenko, VG Truong, CL Esporlas… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Small composite objects, known as Janus particles, drive sustained scientific interest
primarily targeted at biomedical applications, where such objects act as micro-or nanoscale …

Emerging low-cost, large-scale photonic platforms with soft lithography and self-assembly

H Kang, D Lee, Y Yang, D Kyo Oh, J Seong… - Photonics …, 2023 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Advancements in micro/nanofabrication have enabled the realization of practical
micro/nanoscale photonic devices such as absorbers, solar cells, metalenses, and …

Analysis of small microplastics in coastal surface water samples of the subtropical island of Okinawa, Japan

C Ripken, DG Kotsifaki, SN Chormaic - Science of the total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Marine plastic debris is widely recognized as a global environmental issue. Small
microplastic particles, with an upper size limit of 20 μm, have been identified as having the …

Single photon source from a nanoantenna-trapped single quantum dot

Q Jiang, P Roy, JB Claude, J Wenger - Nano Letters, 2021 - ACS Publications
Single photon sources with high brightness and subnanosecond lifetimes are key
components for quantum technologies. Optical nanoantennas can enhance the emission …