Author:Mthunzi-Kufa, Patience; Lee, WM; Riches, AC; Brown, CTA; Gunn-Moore, FJ; Dholakia, KDate:May 2010Optical micromanipulation of transparent microparticles such as cellularmaterials relies upon the application of optical forces that are crucially dependent on the refractive index contrast between the particle and the surrounding medium. We ...Read more
Author:Mthunzi-Kufa, Patience; Dholakia, K; Gunn-Moore, FDate:Jul 2010Recently, femtosecond laser pulses have been utilized for the targeted introduction of genetic matter into mammalian cells. This rapidly expanding and developing novel optical technique using a tightly focused laser light beam is called ...Read more