Orientation of biological cells using plane-polarized Gaussian beam optical tweezers

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dc.creatorBayoudh, S.
dc.creatorNieminen, T. A.
dc.creatorHeckenberg, N. R.
dc.creatorRubinsztein-Dunlop, H.
dc.date2003-08-28
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T05:49:55Z
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dc.descriptionOptical tweezers are widely used for the manipulation of cells and their internal structures. However, the degree of manipulation possible is limited by poor control over the orientation of trapped cells. We show that it is possible to controllably align or rotate disc shaped cells - chloroplasts of Spinacia oleracea - in a plane polarised Gaussian beam trap, using optical torques resulting predominantly from circular polarisation induced in the transmitted beam by the non-spherical shape of the cells.
dc.description9 pages, 6 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0308105
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0308105
dc.identifierJournal of Modern Optics 50(10), 1581-1590 (2003)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1080/0950034031000069497
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/85557
dc.subjectOptics
dc.titleOrientation of biological cells using plane-polarized Gaussian beam optical tweezers
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