Optical manipulation: a step change for biomedical science

Carl A. Campugan; Kylie R. Dunning; Kishan Dholakia

doi:10.1080/00107514.2021.1930707

Optical manipulation: a step change for biomedical science

Carl A. Campugan, Kylie R. Dunning, Kishan Dholakia

Department of Physics

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Abstract

The transfer of optical momentum can exert miniscule but important forces on biological specimens. This area of optical manipulation has been thriving for over 50 years. Its importance was recognised by the award of half of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2018 to Arthur Ashkin for the use of a single focused light beam for manipulation, namely optical tweezers. This article reviews the basic physics of trapping and gives an overview of the basic premise of the field. We particularly focus upon its importance and impact on the biomedical sciences.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	277-294
Number of pages	18
Journal	Contemporary Physics
Volume	61
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00107514.2021.1930707
Publication status	Published - 2020

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This work was supported by the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council under Grant EP/P030017/1; The Hospital Research Foundation under Grant C-MCF-58-2019. CC thanks the University of Adelaide and University of Nottingham for the award of a PhD scholarship.

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