Thermal gradient induced tweezers for the manipulation of particles and cells

Abstract Optical tweezers are a well-established tool for manipulating small objects. However, their integration with microfluidic devices often requires an objective lens. More importantly, trapping of non-transparent or optically sensitive targets is particularly challenging for optical tweezers....

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Main Authors: Jiajie Chen, Hengji Cong, Jacky Loo, Zhiwen Kang, Minghui Tang, Haixi Zhang, Shu-Yuen Wu, Siu-Kai Kong, Ho-Pui Ho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2016-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/srep35814