The area of micro total analysis systems (μTAS), also called “lab on a chip”, miniaturized or
microfluidic analysis systems, is a rapidly developing field. During the last several years, we …

Analysis of the profiles and dynamics of molecular components and sub-cellular structures
in living cells using microfluidic devices has become a major branch of bioanalytical …

For a physicist, and more generally for a scientist, one of the pleasures in everyday life is to
detect exemplifying manifestations and avatars of the topic he is working on. Why do small …

We review the combinations of optical micro‐manipulation with other techniques and their
classical and emerging applications to non‐contact optical separation and sorting of micro …

A goal of modern biology is to understand the molecular mechanisms underlying cellular
function. The ability to manipulate and analyze single cells is crucial for this task. The advent …

Despite over 2 million papers published on cancer so far, malignancy still remains a
puzzlingly complex disease with overall low survival rates. Expanding our knowledge of the …

The description of electromagnetic arbitrary shaped beams (eg laser beams) under
expanded forms requires the evaluation of expansion coefficients known as beam shape …

The microfluidic lab-on-a-chip allows scientists to conduct chemical and biochemical
analysis in a miniaturized format so small that properties and effects are successfully …

In the last decade optical manipulation has evolved from a field of interest for physicists to a
versatile tool widely used within life sciences. This has been made possible in particular due …

This review describes recent research in the application of optical techniques to microfluidic
systems for chemical and biochemical analysis. The “lab-on-a-chip” presents great benefits …