Probing and manipulating noncovalent interactions in functional polymeric systems

J Chen, Q Peng, X Peng, H Zhang, H Zeng - Chemical Reviews, 2022‏ - ACS Publications
Noncovalent interactions, which usually feature tunable strength, reversibility, and
environmental adaptability, have been recognized as driving forces in a variety of biological …

Optical trap** with structured light: a review

Y Yang, YX Ren, M Chen, Y Arita… - Advanced …, 2021‏ - spiedigitallibrary.org
Optical trap** describes the interaction between light and matter to manipulate micro-
objects through momentum transfer. In the case of 3D trap** with a single beam, this is …

Optical tweezers in single-molecule biophysics

CJ Bustamante, YR Chemla, S Liu… - Nature Reviews Methods …, 2021‏ - nature.com
Optical tweezers have become the method of choice in single-molecule manipulation
studies. In this Primer, we first review the physical principles of optical tweezers and the …

Single-molecule scale magnetic resonance spectroscopy using quantum diamond sensors

J Du, F Shi, X Kong, F Jelezko, J Wrachtrup - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2024‏ - APS
Single-molecule technology stands as a powerful tool, enabling the characterization of
intricate structural and dynamic information that would otherwise remain concealed within …

Investigation of soft matter nanomechanics by atomic force microscopy and optical tweezers: A comprehensive review

A Magazzù, C Marcuello - Nanomaterials, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Soft matter exhibits a multitude of intrinsic physico-chemical attributes. Their mechanical
properties are crucial characteristics to define their performance. In this context, the rigidity of …

Advances in light transverse momenta and optical lateral forces

Y Shi, X Xu, M Nieto-Vesperinas, Q Song… - Advances in Optics …, 2023‏ - opg.optica.org
<? pag\vskip-16pt?> Harnessing linear and angular momenta of light is one of the
cornerstones in modern optics and has found tremendous applications in optical circuits …

Plasmonic tweezers: for nanoscale optical trap** 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 …

From molecular to supramolecular electronics

H Chen, J Fraser Stoddart - Nature Reviews Materials, 2021‏ - nature.com
Using individual molecules as conducting bridges for electrons offers opportunities when
investigating quantum phenomena that are not readily accessible from experiments …

Optoelectronic tweezers: a versatile toolbox for nano-/micro-manipulation

S Zhang, B Xu, M Elsayed, F Nan, W Liang… - Chemical Society …, 2022‏ - pubs.rsc.org
The rapid development of micromanipulation technologies has opened exciting new
opportunities for the actuation, selection and assembly of a variety of non-biological and …

The physics of 3D printing with light

P Somers, A Münchinger, S Maruo, C Moser… - Nature Reviews …, 2024‏ - nature.com
The goal of 3D printing is to realize complex 3D structures by locally adding material in small
volume elements called voxels—in contrast to successively subtracting material by etching …