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    • Development of light-orchestrated solid-phase picodroplet reactors.
    • Utilizing optoelectronic tweezers for individual picodroplet and microbead manipulation.
    • Demonstration of an eight-step click chemistry-based DNA ligation synthesis cycle with in situ detection.

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    • Achieved precise sequential encapsulation and decapsulation of beads with different reagent droplets.
    • Ensured uniform reagent exposure and effective washing, mitigating errors from conventional methods.
    • Successfully performed an eight-step DNA ligation synthesis with real-time fluorescence detection.

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