Accessing activity and viscoelastic properties of artificial and living systems from passive measurement
Living systems are complex dynamic entities that operate far from thermodynamic
equilibrium. Their active, non-equilibrium behaviour requires energy to drive cellular …
equilibrium. Their active, non-equilibrium behaviour requires energy to drive cellular …
Optical trap** of a single protein
Y Pang, R Gordon - Nano letters, 2012 - ACS Publications
We experimentally demonstrate the optical trap** of a single bovine serum albumin (BSA)
molecule that has a hydrodynamic radius of 3.4 nm, using a double-nanohole in an Au film …
molecule that has a hydrodynamic radius of 3.4 nm, using a double-nanohole in an Au film …
Line optical tweezers as controllable micromachines: techniques and emerging trends
In the past three decades, the technology of optical tweezers has made significant
contributions in various scientific areas, including optics, photonics, and nanosciences …
contributions in various scientific areas, including optics, photonics, and nanosciences …
Comparative study of methods to calibrate the stiffness of a single-beam gradient-force optical tweezers over various laser trap** powers
M Sarshar, WT Wong, B Anvari - Journal of biomedical optics, 2014 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Optical tweezers have become an important instrument in force measurements associated
with various physical, biological, and biophysical phenomena. Quantitative use of optical …
with various physical, biological, and biophysical phenomena. Quantitative use of optical …
Quantitative guidelines for force calibration through spectral analysis of magnetic tweezers data
Single-molecule techniques are powerful tools that can be used to study the kinetics and
mechanics of a variety of enzymes and their complexes. Force spectroscopy, for example …
mechanics of a variety of enzymes and their complexes. Force spectroscopy, for example …
Three-dimensional optical trap** of a plasmonic nanoparticle using low numerical aperture optical tweezers
It was previously believed that larger metal nanoparticles behave as tiny mirrors that are
pushed by the light beam radiative force along the direction of beam propagation, without a …
pushed by the light beam radiative force along the direction of beam propagation, without a …
Tweezepy: A Python package for calibrating forces in single-molecule video-tracking experiments
Single-molecule force spectroscopy (SMFS) instruments (eg, magnetic and optical tweezers)
often use video tracking to measure the three-dimensional position of micron-scale beads …
often use video tracking to measure the three-dimensional position of micron-scale beads …
Deep learning-based size prediction for optical trapped nanoparticles and extracellular vesicles from limited bandwidth camera detection
Due to its ability to record position, intensity, and intensity distribution information, camera-
based monitoring of nanoparticles in optical traps can enable multi-parametric morpho …
based monitoring of nanoparticles in optical traps can enable multi-parametric morpho …
Optimal calibration of optical tweezers with arbitrary integration time and sampling frequencies: a general framework
L Pérez-García, M Selin, A Ciarlo… - Biomedical Optics …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
Optical tweezers (OT) have become an essential technique in several fields of physics,
chemistry, and biology as precise micromanipulation tools and microscopic force …
chemistry, and biology as precise micromanipulation tools and microscopic force …
School-aged outcomes following prenatal methamphetamine exposure: 7.5-year follow-up from the infant development, environment, and lifestyle study
N Eze, LM Smith, LL LaGasse, C Derauf… - The Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective To assess the relationship between prenatal methamphetamine exposure (PME)
and behavior problems at age 7.5 years and the extent to which early adversity mediated …
and behavior problems at age 7.5 years and the extent to which early adversity mediated …