Manipulation of biological cells using a robot-aided optical tweezers system

  • Mingyang Xie*
  • , Adnan Shakoor
  • , Changcheng Wu
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This article reviews the autonomous manipulation strategies of biological cells utilizing optical tweezers, mainly including optical direct and indirect manipulation strategies. The typical and latest achievements in the optical manipulation of cells are presented, and the existing challenges for autonomous optical manipulation of biological cells are also introduced. Moreover, the integrations of optical tweezers with other manipulation tools are presented, which broadens the applications of optical tweezers in the biomedical manipulation areas and will also foster new developments in cell-based physiology and pathology studies, such as cell migration, single cell surgery, and preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD).

Original languageEnglish
Article number245
JournalMicromachines
Volume9
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 17 May 2018
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
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Keywords

  • Autonomous manipulation
  • Cell manipulation
  • Micro/nano robot
  • Optical tweezers

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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