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Real-Time Force Measurement Between Emulsion Droplets During Enzymatic Breakdown
Published on: June 27, 2025
Optical sculpture: controlled deformation of emulsion droplets with ultralow interfacial tensions using optical
Andrew D Ward1, Mark G Berry, Christopher D Mellor
1Lasers for Science Facility, CCLRC, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, UK. a.d.ward@rl.ac.uk
Abstract:
We report a technique for deforming micron-sized emulsion droplets that have ultralow interfacial tensions, by the manipulation of multiple optical trapping sites within the droplets.

