title: Catch and move--cut or fuse.
abstract: Still almost unbelievable, but true: light exerts force. With these forces it is indeed possible to catch and move cells or small particles and microsurgically to process them without any mechanical contact. As if by magic, objects are moved via focused laser light.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Schütze
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Clement-Sengewald
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003584:Cytological Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D007834:Lasers; D008846:Micromanipulation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012099:Reproductive Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation