This review provides an insight into the recent developments of photonic crystal (PhC)-
based devices for sensing and imaging, with a particular emphasis on biosensors. We focus …

Plasmonic nanocavities have proved to confine electromagnetic fields into deep
subwavelength volumes, implying their potentials for enhanced optical trap** and sensing …

For several decades optical tweezers have proven to be an invaluable tool in the study and
analysis of myriad biological responses and applications. However, as with every tool, they …

A critical event during kidney organogenesis is the differentiation of podocytes, specialized
epithelial cells that filter blood plasma to form urine. Podocytes derived from human …

The photonic nanojet (PNJ) is a narrow high-energy beam that was originally found on the
back side of all-dielectric spherical structures. It is a unique type of energy concentration …

In the past three decades, the ability to optically manipulate biomolecules has spurred a new
era of medical and biophysical research. Optical tweezers (OT) have enabled experimenters …

Significance: Optical trap** is a technique capable of applying minute forces that has
been applied to studies spanning single molecules up to microorganisms. Aim: The goal of …

In the last decades, optical tweezers have progressively emerged as a unique tool to
investigate the biophysical world, allowing to manipulate and control forces and movements …

Micropatterning and manipulation of mammalian and bacterial cells are important in
biomedical studies to perform in vitro assays and to evaluate biochemical processes …

Precise manipulation of microparticles have fundamental applications in the fields of lab-on-
a-chip and biomedical engineering. Here, for the first time, we propose a fully operational …