Optical tweezers (OT) have emerged as an essential tool for manipulating single biological
cells and performing sophisticated biophysical/biomechanical characterizations. Distinct …

Optical tweezers (OTs) are innovative instruments utilized for the manipulation of
microscopic biological objects of interest. Rapid improvements in precision and degree of …

Filed: Oct. 5, 2007(57) In an embodiment, a system includes one or one or more (65) Prior
Publication Data reservoirs responsive to control circuitry for receiving US 2009/0093728A1 …

An optical trap has been combined with a Raman spectrometer to make high-resolution
measurements of Raman spectra of optically-immobilized, single, live red (RBC) and white …

We report the use of Laguerre-Gaussian (LG) modes for controlled orientation and rotation
of optically trapped red blood cells (RBCs). For LG modes with increasing topological …

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are usually involved in two opposite procedures related to
cancer: initiation, progression and metastasis of cancer, as well as in all non-surgical …

To understand the fundamental mechanical and viscoelastic properties of RBCs, one needs
laser tweezers in which cells can not only be trapped, but also be stretched, folded, and …

Through remote forces, levitating micro-actuators completely eliminate mechanical
attachment between the stationary and moving parts of a micro-actuator, thus providing a …

It has recently been shown that a red blood cell (RBC) can be used as optically driven motor.
The mechanism for rotation is however not fully understood. While the dependence on …

We report the experimental demonstration of optical stretching of individual bio-concave
human red blood cells (RBCs) with one-dimensional jumping optical tweezers. We trapped …