Micro manipulation of superparamagnetic particles using magneto-optic tweezers

Igor Poberaj; Dusan Babic; Natan Osterman; Jurij Kotar; Mojca Vilfan; Blaz Kavcic

doi:10.1117/12.798026

29 August 2008 Micro manipulation of superparamagnetic particles using magneto-optic tweezers

Igor Poberaj, Dusan Babic, Natan Osterman, Jurij Kotar, Mojca Vilfan, Blaz Kavcic

Proceedings Volume 7038, Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation V; 70381W (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.798026
Event: NanoScience + Engineering, 2008, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

We have developed a magneto-optic tweezers that offer new experimental possibilities when laser tweezers were traditionaly used. The magneto-optic tweezers combine a multi-trap optical tweezers based on acousto optic deflectors and homogeneous magnetic field which direction and magnitude can be time modulated in arbitrary fashion. Superparamagnetic beads that are readily available from several commercial sources are used as trap handles. They can be manipulated using optical tweezers in a well known way. By applying magnetic field additional repulsive or attractive interaction between the particles can be induced, giving rise to new micromanipulation possibilities. Several examples of how magneto-optic traps can be used in colloidal physics reasearch and potential applications in biophysics and microfluidic systems are presented.

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Igor Poberaj, Dusan Babic, Natan Osterman, Jurij Kotar, Mojca Vilfan, and Blaz Kavcic "Micro manipulation of superparamagnetic particles using magneto-optic tweezers", Proc. SPIE 7038, Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation V, 70381W (29 August 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.798026

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