Title :
Fiber Optical Tweezers for Cell Manipulation and Force Sensing
Author :
Liu, Yuxiang ; Yu, Miao
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Maryland, College Park
Abstract :
We investigated the cell manipulation using single and three-dimensional dual fiber tweezers. The effective spring constant of the dual fiber tweezers was obtained. This setup can be used to perform force sensing with sub-pico Newton resolutions.
Keywords :
biological techniques; fibre optic sensors; force sensors; radiation pressure; 3D dual fiber tweezers; cell manipulation; effective spring constant; fiber optical tweezers; force sensing; sub-pico Newton resolutions; Biomedical optical imaging; Charge carrier processes; Force sensors; Laser beams; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Optical sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452461
