Proteins: caught in the trap.
Two independent groups have recently devised innovative methods using light to trap and manipulate particles as small as proteins.
Doerr
Allison
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D004548:Elasticity; D004563:Electrochemistry / Q000379:methods*; D007834:Lasers; D008027:Light; D008846:Micromanipulation / Q000379:methods*; D010777:Photochemistry / Q000379:methods*; D011487:Protein Conformation; D011506:Proteins / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013314:Stress, Mechanical
D011506:Proteins