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Optical Trapping of Nanoparticles
Published on: January 15, 2013
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Nano-Optical Tweezers: Methods and Applications for Trapping Single Molecules and Nanoparticles
Joshua D Kolbow1, Nathan C Lindquist2, Christopher T Ertsgaard1
1Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota, Kenneth H. Keller Hall, 200, Union St SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA.
Abstract:
The front cover artwork is provided by Prof. Sang-Hyun Oh's group at the University of Minnesota. The image shows the optical trapping of chiral nanoparticles using coaxial nano-optical tweezers, devices capable of harnessing light to manipulate objects a few nanometers in size. Read the full text of the Review at 10.1002/cphc.202100004.
