• DocumentCode
    3002638
  • Title

    Fiber Optical Tweezers for Cell Manipulation and Force Sensing

  • Author

    Liu, Yuxiang ; Yu, Miao

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Maryland, College Park
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452461
  • Filename
    4452461