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Kellerer T, Sailer B, Byers P, Barnkob R, Hayden O, Hellerer T. Two-photon microscopy of acoustofluidic trapping for highly sensitive cell analysis. LAB ON A CHIP 2024. [PMID: 38895892 DOI: 10.1039/d4lc00144c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
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We combine two-photon-excited fluorescence microscopy and acoustofluidic trapping in a spherical microchamber to in vitro study cells and cell clusters three-dimensionally close to in vivo conditions. The two-photon microscopy provides the in-depth 3D analysis of the spherical microchamber dimensions as well as the positions of trapped samples therein with high spatial precision and high temporal resolution enabling even tracking of the fast moving particles. Furthermore, optical sectioning allows to gather information of individual cells in trapped cell clusters inside the chamber. We demonstrate real-time monitoring of osmosis in A549 lung cells and red blood cells as one possible biomedical application. The observed osmosis reduced the cell membrane diameter by approximately 4 μm in the A549 cells and by approximately 2 μm in the red blood cells. Our approach provides an important optical tool for future investigations of cell functions and cell-cell interactions avoiding wall-contact inside an acoustofluidic device.
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- Thomas Kellerer
- Multiphoton Imaging Lab, Munich University of Applied Sciences, 80335 Munich, Germany.
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- Heinz-Nixdorf-Chair of Biomedical Electronics, School of Computation, Information and Technology, Technical University of Munich, TranslaTUM, 81675 Munich, Germany
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- Multiphoton Imaging Lab, Munich University of Applied Sciences, 80335 Munich, Germany.
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- Heinz-Nixdorf-Chair of Biomedical Electronics, School of Computation, Information and Technology, Technical University of Munich, TranslaTUM, 81675 Munich, Germany
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- Multiphoton Imaging Lab, Munich University of Applied Sciences, 80335 Munich, Germany.
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Zhang Y, Hao H, Song L, Wang H, Li D, Bongiovanni D, Zhan J, Xiu Z, Song D, Tang L, Morandotti R, Chen Z. Nonlinear optical response of heme solutions. OPTICS EXPRESS 2024; 32:5760-5769. [PMID: 38439294 DOI: 10.1364/oe.510714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 03/06/2024]
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Heme is the prosthetic group for cytochrome that exists in nearly all living organisms and serves as a vital component of human red blood cells (RBCs). Tunable optical nonlinearity in suspensions of RBCs has been demonstrated previously, however, the nonlinear optical response of a pure heme (without membrane structure) solution has not been studied to our knowledge. In this work, we show optical nonlinearity in two common kinds of heme (i.e., hemin and hematin) solutions by a series of experiments and numerical simulations. We find that the mechanism of nonlinearity in heme solutions is distinct from that observed in the RBC suspensions where the nonlinearity can be easily tuned through optical power, concentration, and the solution properties. In particular, we observe an unusual phenomenon wherein the heme solution exhibits negative optical nonlinearity and render self-collimation of a focused beam at specific optical powers, enabling shape-preserving propagation of light to long distances. Our results may have potential applications in optical imaging and medical diagnosis through blood.
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Liu X, Wu H, Wu S, Qin H, Zhang T, Lin Y, Zheng X, Li B. Optically Programmable Living Microrouter in Vivo. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2304103. [PMID: 37749869 PMCID: PMC10646234 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202304103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2023] [Revised: 08/13/2023] [Indexed: 09/27/2023]
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With high reconfigurability and swarming intelligence, programmable medical micromachines (PMMs) represent a revolution in microrobots for executing complex coordinated tasks, especially for dynamic routing of various targets along their respective routes. However, it is difficult to achieve a biocompatible implantation into the body due to their exogenous building blocks. Herein, a living microrouter based on an organic integration of endogenous red blood cells (RBCs), programmable scanning optical tweezers and flexible optofluidic strategy is reported. By harvesting energy from a designed optical force landscape, five RBCs are optically rotated in a controlled velocity and direction, under which, a specific actuation flow is achieved to exert the well-defined hydrodynamic forces on various biological targets, thus enabling a selective routing by integrating three successive functions, i.e., dynamic input, inner processing, and controlled output. Benefited from the optofluidic manipulation, various blood cells, such as the platelets and white blood cells, are transported toward the damaged vessel and cell debris for the dynamic hemostasis and targeted clearance, respectively. Moreover, the microrouter enables a precise transport of nanodrugs for active and targeted delivery in a large quantity. The proposed RBC microrouter might provide a biocompatible medical platform for cell separation, drug delivery, and immunotherapy.
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- Xiaoshuai Liu
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanophotonic Manipulation, Institute of NanophotonicsJinan UniversityGuangzhou511443China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanophotonic Manipulation, Institute of NanophotonicsJinan UniversityGuangzhou511443China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanophotonic Manipulation, Institute of NanophotonicsJinan UniversityGuangzhou511443China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanophotonic Manipulation, Institute of NanophotonicsJinan UniversityGuangzhou511443China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanophotonic Manipulation, Institute of NanophotonicsJinan UniversityGuangzhou511443China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanophotonic Manipulation, Institute of NanophotonicsJinan UniversityGuangzhou511443China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanophotonic Manipulation, Institute of NanophotonicsJinan UniversityGuangzhou511443China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanophotonic Manipulation, Institute of NanophotonicsJinan UniversityGuangzhou511443China
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Chen X, Zhao Y, Zhang Y, Li B, Li Y, Jiang L. Optical Manipulation of Soft Matter. SMALL METHODS 2023:e2301105. [PMID: 37818749 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202301105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2023] [Revised: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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Optical manipulation has emerged as a pivotal tool in soft matter research, offering superior applicability, spatiotemporal precision, and manipulation capabilities compared to conventional methods. Here, an overview of the optical mechanisms governing the interaction between light and soft matter materials during manipulation is provided. The distinct characteristics exhibited by various soft matter materials, including liquid crystals, polymers, colloids, amphiphiles, thin liquid films, and biological soft materials are highlighted, and elucidate their fundamental response characteristics to optical manipulation techniques. This knowledge serves as a foundation for designing effective strategies for soft matter manipulation. Moreover, the diverse range of applications and future prospects that arise from the synergistic collaboration between optical manipulation and soft matter materials in emerging fields are explored.
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- Xixi Chen
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanophotonic Manipulation, Institute of Nanophotonics, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 511443, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanophotonic Manipulation, Institute of Nanophotonics, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 511443, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanophotonic Manipulation, Institute of Nanophotonics, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 511443, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanophotonic Manipulation, Institute of Nanophotonics, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 511443, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanophotonic Manipulation, Institute of Nanophotonics, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 511443, China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional and Intelligent Hybrid Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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Goswami J, Nalupurackal G, Lokesh M, Roy S, Chakraborty S, Bhattacharya A, Mahapatra PS, Roy B. Formation of Two-Dimensional Magnetically Responsive Clusters Using Hematite Particles Self-Assembled via Particle-Induced Heating at an Interface. J Phys Chem B 2023; 127:8487-8495. [PMID: 37733383 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.3c02229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/22/2023]
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Hematite particles, which exhibit a high magnetic moment, are used to apply large forces on physical and biological systems under magnetic fields to investigate various phenomena, such as those of rheology and micromanipulation. However, the magnetic confinement of these particles requires complicated field configurations. On the other hand, laser-assisted optical confinement of single hematite particles results in thermophoresis and subsequent ejection of the particle from the laser spot. Herein, we explore an alternative strategy to induce the self-assembly of hematite. In this strategy, with indirect influence from an optically confined and heated upconverting particle (UCP) at an air-water interface, there is the generation of convection currents that facilitate assembly. We also show that the assembly remains at the interface even after removal of the laser light. The hematite particle assemblies can then be moved using magnetic fields and employed to perform interfacial rheology.
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- Jayesh Goswami
- Department of Physics, Quantum Centres in Diamond and Emergent Materials (QuCenDiEM)-Group, IIT Madras, Chennai 600036, India
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- Department of Physics, Quantum Centres in Diamond and Emergent Materials (QuCenDiEM)-Group, IIT Madras, Chennai 600036, India
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- Department of Physics, Quantum Centres in Diamond and Emergent Materials (QuCenDiEM)-Group, IIT Madras, Chennai 600036, India
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- Department of Physics, Quantum Centres in Diamond and Emergent Materials (QuCenDiEM)-Group, IIT Madras, Chennai 600036, India
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- Department of Physics, Quantum Centres in Diamond and Emergent Materials (QuCenDiEM)-Group, IIT Madras, Chennai 600036, India
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600036, India
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600036, India
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- Department of Physics, Quantum Centres in Diamond and Emergent Materials (QuCenDiEM)-Group, IIT Madras, Chennai 600036, India
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Pierangeli D, Perini G, Palmieri V, Grecco I, Friggeri G, De Spirito M, Papi M, DelRe E, Conti C. Extreme transport of light in spheroids of tumor cells. Nat Commun 2023; 14:4662. [PMID: 37537177 PMCID: PMC10400595 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40379-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2022] [Accepted: 07/14/2023] [Indexed: 08/05/2023] Open
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Extreme waves are intense and unexpected wavepackets ubiquitous in complex systems. In optics, these rogue waves are promising as robust and noise-resistant beams for probing and manipulating the underlying material. Localizing large optical power is crucial especially in biomedical systems, where, however, extremely intense beams have not yet been observed. We here discover that tumor-cell spheroids manifest optical rogue waves when illuminated by randomly modulated laser beams. The intensity of light transmitted through bio-printed three-dimensional tumor models follows a signature Weibull statistical distribution, where extreme events correspond to spatially-localized optical modes propagating within the cell network. Experiments varying the input beam power and size indicate that the rogue waves have a nonlinear origin. We show that these nonlinear optical filaments form high-transmission channels with enhanced transmission. They deliver large optical power through the tumor spheroid, and can be exploited to achieve a local temperature increase controlled by the input wave shape. Our findings shed light on optical propagation in biological aggregates and demonstrate how nonlinear extreme event formation allows light concentration in deep tissues, paving the way to using rogue waves in biomedical applications, such as light-activated therapies.
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- Davide Pierangeli
- Institute for Complex Systems, National Research Council, Rome, 00185, Italy.
- Physics Department, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, 00185, Italy.
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- Neuroscience Department, University Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, 00168, Italy
- IRCSS, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, Rome, 00168, Italy
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- Institute for Complex Systems, National Research Council, Rome, 00185, Italy
- Neuroscience Department, University Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, 00168, Italy
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- Physics Department, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, 00185, Italy
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- Neuroscience Department, University Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, 00168, Italy
- IRCSS, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, Rome, 00168, Italy
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- Neuroscience Department, University Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, 00168, Italy
- IRCSS, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, Rome, 00168, Italy
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- Neuroscience Department, University Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, 00168, Italy.
- IRCSS, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, Rome, 00168, Italy.
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- Physics Department, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, 00185, Italy
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- Physics Department, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, 00185, Italy
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Zeng K, Pu J, Xu X, Wu Y, Xiao D, Wu X. Gradient torque and its effect on rotational dynamics of optically trapped non-spherical particles in the elliptic Gaussian beam. OPTICS EXPRESS 2023; 31:16582-16592. [PMID: 37157734 DOI: 10.1364/oe.488217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Rotational motion of the optically trapped particle is a topic of enduring interest, while the changes of angular velocity in one rotation period remain largely unexplored. Here, we proposed the optical gradient torque in the elliptic Gaussian beam, and the instantaneous angular velocities of alignment and fluctuant rotation of the trapped non-spherical particles are investigated for the first time. The fluctuant rotations of optically trapped particles are observed, and the angular velocity fluctuated twice per rotation period, which can be used to determine the shape of trapped particles. Meanwhile, a compact optical wrench is invented based on the alignment, and its torque is adjustable and is larger than the torque of a linearly polarized wrench with the same power. These results provide a foundation for precisely modelling the rotational dynamics of optically trapped particles, and the presented wrench is expected to be a simple and practical micro-manipulating tool.
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Wu J, Jia P, Wang S, Wang X, Yuan J, Wang L, Hu Y, Chen Z, Xu J. Measuring saturable nonlinearity in atomic vapor via direct spatial mapping. OPTICS EXPRESS 2022; 30:43012-43020. [PMID: 36523009 DOI: 10.1364/oe.472652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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We demonstrate a scheme to measure the saturable nonlinearity of atomic vapor by mapping its nonlinear response function onto a light beam profile. Our analysis shows that a part of a nonlinear optical solution solved in a model governing the nonlinear beam dynamics in atomic vapor can be used to perform this measurement, even in the presence of large absorption. A desired beam profile is achieved by an evolution of a well-known structured beam, namely the Airy beam. Using this simple yet effective method, we retrieve the saturable nonlinear response function of rubidium (Rb) atomic vapor in experiment, and employ it in light propagation simulation that reproduces well observed nonlinear dynamics, which nevertheless cannot be fitted in a strong nonlinear regime with an ideal Kerr approximation. Our method is applicable to a broad spectrum of materials featured with saturable nonlinearities.
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Perez N, Preece D, Wilson R, Bezryadina A. Conservation of orbital angular momentum and polarization through biological waveguides. Sci Rep 2022; 12:14144. [PMID: 35986206 PMCID: PMC9391334 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-18483-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2022] [Accepted: 08/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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A major roadblock to the development of photonic sensors is the scattering associated with many biological systems. We show the conservation of photonic states through optically self-arranged biological waveguides, for the first time, which can be implemented to transmit light through scattering media. The conservation of optical properties of light through biological waveguides allows for the transmission of high bandwidth information with low loss through scattering media. Here, we experimentally demonstrate the conservation of polarization state and orbital angular momentum of light through a self-arranged biological waveguide, several centimeters long, in a sheep red blood cell suspension. We utilize nonlinear optical effects to self-trap cells, which form waveguides at 532 nm and 780 nm wavelengths. Moreover, we use the formed waveguide channels to couple and guide probe beams without altering the information. The formed biological waveguides are in a sub-diffusive scattering regime, so the photons’ information degrades insignificantly over several centimeters of propagation through the scattering media. Our results show the potential of biological waveguides as a methodology for the development of novel photonic biosensors, biomedical devices that require optical wireless communication, and the development of new approaches to noninvasive biomedical imaging.
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Xia T, Chen G, Zhou D, Liu W, Li X, Gu H, Ye Y, Du J, Fan J, Peng X. Nucleic Acid Probe-Based Difunctional Hematology Analysis Kit for Peripheral Blood Cell Analysis. ACS Sens 2022; 7:469-476. [PMID: 35129973 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.1c02209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Traditional "one for one channel" long-wavelength probes in hematology analyzers limit their resolution and detection efficiency. In this study, we developed a "one for two channels" probe named NATO, which shows a short wavelength (λabs = 460 nm), good nucleus and nucleolus location, and a high signal-to-noise ratio to nucleic acids. When NATO was made into a hematology analysis kit and applied in an automated hematology analyzer, short-wavelength absorbance endows NATO with higher resolution, which in turn leads to better separation of red blood cells and platelets in the blood shadow of the differentiating (DIFF) channel. In addition, this kit showed terrific performance in both DIFF and reticulocytes channels. Our study sheds light on the development of hematology analysis in an automated hematology analyzer by proposing a nucleic acid probe with difunction and higher resolution.
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- Tianping Xia
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Hematology Reagent R&D, Mindray Bio-medical Electronics Co. Ltd., Shenzhen 518132, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Hematology Reagent R&D, Mindray Bio-medical Electronics Co. Ltd., Shenzhen 518132, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
- Ningbo Institute of Dalian University of Technology, Ningbo 315016, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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Agiotis L, Meunier M. Nonlinear thermal lensing of high repetition rate ultrafast laser light in plasmonic nano-colloids. NANOPHOTONICS 2022; 11:1051-1062. [PMID: 35879969 PMCID: PMC8997721 DOI: 10.1515/nanoph-2021-0775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2021] [Revised: 01/06/2022] [Accepted: 01/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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We report on experimental observations of phenomenological self-trapping in plasmonic colloids of varying plasmon peaks in the visible/near infrared. A femtosecond (fs) oscillator is used in both pulsed (35 fs, 76 MHz) and continuous wave (cw) operation for comparison. We show that for both modes and for all examined colloids (and under typically applied external focusing conditions in self-trapping studies in colloidal media) nonlinear propagation is governed by thermal defocusing of the focused beam, which precedes the steady-state regime reached by particle diffusion, even far from the plasmon resonance (or equivalently for non-plasmonic colloids, even for low absorption coefficients). A strategy for the utilization of high repetition fs pulses to mitigate thermal lensing and promote gradient force-induced self-trapping is discussed. Notably, nonlinear thermal lensing is further accompanied by natural convection due to the horizontal configuration of the setup. Under resonant illumination, for both fs and cw cases, we observe mode break-up of the beam profile, most likely due to azimuthal modulation instability. Importantly, time-resolved observations of the break-up indicate that in the fs case, thermal convection heat transfer is reduced in magnitude and significantly decoupled in time from thermal conduction, presumably due to temperature increase confinement near the particles. We anticipate that our findings will trigger interest toward the use of high repetition fs pulses for self-channeling applications in nano-colloids.
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- Leonidas Agiotis
- Laser Processing and Plasmonics Laboratory, Department of Engineering Physics, Polytechnique Montréal, C.P. 6079, succ. Centre-ville, Montréal, QC, H3C 3A7, Canada
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- Laser Processing and Plasmonics Laboratory, Department of Engineering Physics, Polytechnique Montréal, C.P. 6079, succ. Centre-ville, Montréal, QC, H3C 3A7, Canada
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Zeng K, Pu J, Wu Y, Xiao D, Wu X. Centrifugal motion of an optically levitated particle. OPTICS LETTERS 2021; 46:4635-4638. [PMID: 34525067 DOI: 10.1364/ol.435167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Accepted: 08/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Levitated optomechanical systems experience a tremendous development on detecting weak force and torque with the center of mass motion and rotation of the levitated particle. Here the levitated optomechanical system is established on a rotating platform, and the centrifugal motion of the particle is observed after rotating the optical platform. The centrifugal displacement of the particle is experimentally proven to show a quadratic function relation with the rotation speed, and the stiffness of the trap and the mass of the levitated particle are obtained from it separately. Furthermore, the centrifugal motion makes the particle deviate from the laser focus center, which would decrease the particle spin speed. These results will help to understand the centrifugal motion and fully consider this effect when the optomechanical system rotates.
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Pan T, Lu D, Xin H, Li B. Biophotonic probes for bio-detection and imaging. LIGHT, SCIENCE & APPLICATIONS 2021; 10:124. [PMID: 34108445 PMCID: PMC8190087 DOI: 10.1038/s41377-021-00561-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2021] [Revised: 05/10/2021] [Accepted: 05/21/2021] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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The rapid development of biophotonics and biomedical sciences makes a high demand on photonic structures to be interfaced with biological systems that are capable of manipulating light at small scales for sensitive detection of biological signals and precise imaging of cellular structures. However, conventional photonic structures based on artificial materials (either inorganic or toxic organic) inevitably show incompatibility and invasiveness when interfacing with biological systems. The design of biophotonic probes from the abundant natural materials, particularly biological entities such as virus, cells and tissues, with the capability of multifunctional light manipulation at target sites greatly increases the biocompatibility and minimizes the invasiveness to biological microenvironment. In this review, advances in biophotonic probes for bio-detection and imaging are reviewed. We emphatically and systematically describe biological entities-based photonic probes that offer appropriate optical properties, biocompatibility, and biodegradability with different optical functions from light generation, to light transportation and light modulation. Three representative biophotonic probes, i.e., biological lasers, cell-based biophotonic waveguides and bio-microlenses, are reviewed with applications for bio-detection and imaging. Finally, perspectives on future opportunities and potential improvements of biophotonic probes are also provided.
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- Ting Pan
- Institute of Nanophotonics, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 511443, China
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- Institute of Nanophotonics, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 511443, China
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- Institute of Nanophotonics, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 511443, China.
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- Institute of Nanophotonics, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 511443, China.
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Ren Y, Chen Q, He M, Zhang X, Qi H, Yan Y. Plasmonic Optical Tweezers for Particle Manipulation: Principles, Methods, and Applications. ACS NANO 2021; 15:6105-6128. [PMID: 33834771 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c00466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Inspired by the idea of combining conventional optical tweezers with plasmonic nanostructures, a technique named plasmonic optical tweezers (POT) has been widely explored from fundamental principles to applications. With the ability to break the diffraction barrier and enhance the localized electromagnetic field, POT techniques are especially effective for high spatial-resolution manipulation of nanoscale or even subnanoscale objects, from small bioparticles to atoms. In addition, POT can be easily integrated with other techniques such as lab-on-chip devices, which results in a very promising alternative technique for high-throughput single-bioparticle sensing or imaging. Despite its label-free, high-precision, and high-spatial-resolution nature, it also suffers from some limitations. One of the main obstacles is that the plasmonic nanostructures are located over the surfaces of a substrate, which makes the manipulation of bioparticles turn from a three-dimensional problem to a nearly two-dimensional problem. Meanwhile, the operation zone is limited to a predefined area. Therefore, the target objects must be delivered to the operation zone near the plasmonic structures. This review summarizes the state-of-the-art target delivery methods for the POT-based particle manipulating technique, along with its applications in single-bioparticle analysis/imaging, high-throughput bioparticle purifying, and single-atom manipulation. Future developmental perspectives of POT techniques are also discussed.
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- Yatao Ren
- Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, United Kingdom
- School of Energy Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, P.R. China
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- Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, United Kingdom
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- School of Energy Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, P.R. China
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- Research Centre for Fluids and Thermal Engineering, University of Nottingham, Ningbo 315100, P.R. China
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- School of Energy Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, P.R. China
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- Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, United Kingdom
- Research Centre for Fluids and Thermal Engineering, University of Nottingham, Ningbo 315100, P.R. China
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Perez N, Chambers J, Chen Z, Bezryadina A. Nonlinear self-trapping and guiding of light at different wavelengths with sheep blood. OPTICS LETTERS 2021; 46:629-632. [PMID: 33528426 DOI: 10.1364/ol.412984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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We demonstrate the formation of waveguides, a few centimeters long, in colloidal suspensions of sheep red blood cells for a wide range of wavelengths due to nonlinear self-trapping and self-guiding of a laser beam. The near infrared (NIR) light experiences a weaker nonlinear self-action and thus requires much higher power to obtain self-trapping as compared to visible light. To examine the waveguiding of light at different wavelengths, we utilize a pump-probe-type setting for beam coupling: a pump beam at a 532 nm wavelength is used to create a waveguide first, and then a probe beam with various wavelengths is sent through the waveguide channel. Effective guidance for both visible and NIR wavelengths is observed through such otherwise highly scattering bio-soft-matter.
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Marcucci G, Hu X, Cala P, Man W, Pierangeli D, Conti C, Chen Z. Anisotropic Optical Shock Waves in Isotropic Media with Giant Nonlocal Nonlinearity. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2020; 125:243902. [PMID: 33412069 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.125.243902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2019] [Revised: 09/05/2020] [Accepted: 10/27/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Dispersive shock waves in thermal optical media are nonlinear phenomena whose intrinsic irreversibility is described by time asymmetric quantum mechanics. Recent studies demonstrated that the nonlocal wave breaking evolves in an exponentially decaying dynamics ruled by the reversed harmonic oscillator, namely, the simplest irreversible quantum system in the rigged Hilbert spaces. The generalization of this theory to more complex scenarios is still an open question. In this work, we use a thermal third-order medium with an unprecedented giant Kerr coefficient, the m-cresol/nylon mixed solution, to access an extremely nonlinear, highly nonlocal regime and realize anisotropic shock waves with internal gaps. We compare our experimental observations to results obtained under similar conditions but in hemoglobin solutions from human red blood cells, and found that the gap formation strongly depends on the nonlinearity strength. We prove that a superposition of Gamow vectors in an ad hoc rigged Hilbert space, that is, a tensorial product between the reversed and the standard harmonic oscillators spaces, describes the beam propagation beyond the shock point. The anisotropy turns out from the interaction of trapping and antitrapping potentials. Our work furnishes the description of novel intriguing shock phenomena mediated by extreme nonlinearities.
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- Giulia Marcucci
- Department of Physics, Sapienza University, P.le Aldo Moro 2, 00185 Rome, Italy
- Institute for Complex Systems, Via dei Taurini 19, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California 94132, USA
- College of Electronics Engineering, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California 94132, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California 94132, USA
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- Department of Physics, Sapienza University, P.le Aldo Moro 2, 00185 Rome, Italy
- Institute for Complex Systems, Via dei Taurini 19, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Physics, Sapienza University, P.le Aldo Moro 2, 00185 Rome, Italy
- Institute for Complex Systems, Via dei Taurini 19, 00185 Rome, Italy
- TEDA Applied Physics Institute and School of Physics, Nankai University, Tianjin 300457, China
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California 94132, USA
- TEDA Applied Physics Institute and School of Physics, Nankai University, Tianjin 300457, China
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Brzobohatý O, Chvátal L, Šiler M, Zemánek P. Complex colloidal structures with non-linear optical properties formed in an optical trap. OPTICS EXPRESS 2020; 28:37700-37707. [PMID: 33379599 DOI: 10.1364/oe.405839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2020] [Accepted: 11/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Illumination of a colloidal suspension of dielectric nanoparticles (50 nm in radius) with counter-propagating non-interfering laser beams of sufficient power leads to spatial redistribution of particles due to associated optical forces and formation of colloidal structures composed of thousands of nanoparticles along the beams. We employ a weak probe beam propagating through the colloidal structure and demonstrate that the colloidal structure acts effectively as a non-linear optical medium, similar to a gradient index lens, with optical transformation properties externally tunable by trapping laser power. With an increasing number of nanoparticles we observe the formation of a more complex colloidal structure axially and even laterally and we explain the origin of this process.
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Miccio L, Memmolo P, Merola F, Mugnano M, Ferraro P. Optobiology: live cells in optics and photonics. JPHYS PHOTONICS 2020. [DOI: 10.1088/2515-7647/abac19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Laser Induced Aggregation of Light Absorbing Particles by Marangoni Convection. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/app10217795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Laser induced Marangoni convection can be used to accumulate micro-particles. In this paper, a method is developed to control and accumulate the light absorbing particles dispersed in a thin solution layer. The particles are irradiated by a focused laser beam. Due to the photothermal effect of the particles, the laser heating generates a thermal gradient and induces a convective flow around the laser’s heating center. The convective flow drives the particles to accumulate and form a particle aggregate close to the laser’s heating center. The motion of particles is dominated by the Marangoni convection. When the laser power is high, the vapor bubbles generated by laser heating on particles strengthen the convection, which accelerates the particles’ aggregation.
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Xin H, Li Y, Liu YC, Zhang Y, Xiao YF, Li B. Optical Forces: From Fundamental to Biological Applications. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2020; 32:e2001994. [PMID: 32715536 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202001994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2020] [Revised: 04/22/2020] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Optical forces, generally arising from changes of field gradients or linear momentum carried by photons, form the basis for optical trapping and manipulation. Advances in optical forces help to reveal the nature of light-matter interactions, giving answers to a wide range of questions and solving problems across various disciplines, and are still yielding new insights in many exciting sciences, particularly in the fields of biological technology, material applications, and quantum sciences. This review focuses on recent advances in optical forces, ranging from fundamentals to applications for biological exploration. First, the basics of different types of optical forces with new light-matter interaction mechanisms and near-field techniques for optical force generation beyond the diffraction limit with nanometer accuracy are described. Optical forces for biological applications from in vitro to in vivo are then reviewed. Applications from individual manipulation to multiple assembly into functional biophotonic probes and soft-matter superstructures are discussed. At the end future directions for application of optical forces for biological exploration are provided.
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- Hongbao Xin
- Institute of Nanophotonics, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 511443, China
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- Institute of Nanophotonics, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 511443, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Quantum Physics, Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Institute of Nanophotonics, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 511443, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics and Frontiers Science Center for Nano-optoelectronics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Extreme Optics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, China
- Peking University Yangtze Delta Institute of Optoelectronics, Nantong, Jiangsu, 226010, China
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- Institute of Nanophotonics, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 511443, China
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