Roadmap for optical tweezers
Volpe, Giovanni; et al.
Review article (journal) | Peer reviewedAbstract
Optical tweezers are tools made of light that enable contactless pushing, trapping, and manipulation of objects, ranging from atoms to space light sails. Since the pioneering work by Arthur Ashkin in the 1970s, optical tweezers have evolved into sophisticated instruments and have been employed in a broad range of applications in the life sciences, physics, and engineering. These include accurate force and torque measurement at the femtonewton level, microrheology of complex fluids, single micro- and nano-particle spectroscopy, single-cell analysis, and statistical-physics experiments. This roadmap provides insights into current investigations involving optical forces and optical tweezers from their theoretical foundations to designs and setups. It also offers perspectives for applications to a wide range of research fields, from biophysics to space exploration.
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Authors from the University of Münster
| Denz, Cornelia | Professur für Angewandte Physik (Prof. Denz) MExLab living.knowledge ExperiMINTe Center of Interdisciplinary Sustainability Research (ZIN) |
| Wittkowski, Raphael | Junior professorship for the theory of soft matter physics (Prof. Wittkowski) Center for Nonlinear Science Center for Soft Nanoscience (SoN) |
Projects the publication originates from
Duration: 01/01/2021 - 31/12/2024 | 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Collaborative Research Centre Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster |