Optical trap** and manipulation of nanostructures

OM Marago, PH Jones, PG Gucciardi, G Volpe… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
Optical trap** and manipulation of micrometre-sized particles was first reported in 1970.
Since then, it has been successfully implemented in two size ranges: the subnanometre …

Holographic acoustic tweezers

A Marzo, BW Drinkwater - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 2019 - pnas.org
Acoustic tweezers use sound radiation forces to manipulate matter without contact. They
provide unique characteristics compared with the more established optical tweezers, such …

[CARTE][B] Optical tweezers

P Jones, O Maragó, G Volpe - 2015 - api.taylorfrancis.com
Optical tweezers are devices that use a single, strongly focused laser beam for the remote,
noncontact trap** and manipulation of microscopic objects. Since the first demonstration …

Optical trap** and binding

RW Bowman, MJ Padgett - Reports on Progress in Physics, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
The phenomenon of light's momentum was first observed in the laboratory at the beginning
of the twentieth century, and its potential for manipulating microscopic particles was …

Light-driven micro-tool equipped with a syringe function

MJ Villangca, D Palima, AR Banas… - Light: Science & …, 2016 - nature.com
Leveraging developments in microfabrication open new possibilities for optical
manipulation. With the structural design freedom from three-dimensional printing capabilities …

Shape-induced force fields in optical trap**

DB Phillips, MJ Padgett, S Hanna, YLD Ho… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Advances in optical tweezers, coupled with the proliferation of two-photon polymerization
systems, mean that it is now becoming routine to fabricate and trap non-spherical particles …

Gearing up for optical microrobotics: micromanipulation and actuation of synthetic microstructures by optical forces

D Palima, J Glückstad - Laser & Photonics Reviews, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Optics is usually integrated into robotics as part of intelligent vision systems. At the
microscale, however, optical forces can cause significant acceleration and so optical …