Optical Trapping: Instrumentation and Biological Applications

The Optical Tweezers and the Nobel Prize in Physics

“…The optical tweezers have been used in two ways, direct manipulation of microorganisms and measures of mechanical properties. According to BUICAN (5) , the acceleration of the particles by short and high intensity laser pulses has a great potential of use in medicine, as in the treatment of tumors, allowing a high precision and a higher repetition rate of pulses. These laser pulses are widely used in optical correction surgeries, since they are associated to energies that may not be as high.…”