title: Micromanipulation. Whole-cell manipulation by optical trapping.
abstract: The contact-free, non-invasive manipulation provided by optical trapping enables us not only to measure physical parameters of individual cells but also to initiate specific responses in a given cell in a defined environment.
authors.affiliation: Photodynamics Research Center, Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN), Miyagi, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uchida
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sato-Maeda
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tashiro
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003584:Cytological Techniques; D006801:Humans; D007834:Lasers; D055095:Optics and Photonics