Optical binding of nanoparticles outside the photon beam: the creation of primeval optical matter KU Leuven
Since the pioneering work of Ashkin in 1986, optical trapping has been used in various research fields (e.g., biology, chemistry, physics, and material sciences) for three-dimensional trapping and manipulation of micro- and nano-scale objects (e.g., nanoparticles (NPs), live cells, proteins, DNA, or small molecules). When trapping at an interface, all the optical forces (gradient, scattering and absorption) contribute to trapping the objects. ...