Micromanipulation. Whole-cell manipulation by optical trapping.
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.
Uchida
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Photodynamics Research Center, Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN), Miyagi, Japan.
Sato-Maeda
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Tashiro
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D000818:Animals; D003584:Cytological Techniques; D006801:Humans; D007834:Lasers; D055095:Optics and Photonics