title: Merging of Hard Spheres by Phototriggered Micromanipulation K.T. thanks the Mitsubishi Paper Mills Co. T.G., J.H., and L.L. thank the European Commission for a TMR fellowship within the frame of the Marie Curie program, the FWO, and the Flemish Ministry of Education, respectively. J.W.W. and A.S. acknowledge grants from the EU (BICEPS project) and the Royal Dutch Foundation of Science, respectively. This work was further supported by DWTC (Belgium), and ESF through SMARTON. An unrestricted research grant from DSM Research is highly appreciated.
authors.affiliation: The Department of Chemistry Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Celestijnenlaan 200F, 3001 Heverlee (Belgium).
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