Manipulation of Biological Cells Using a Robot-Aided Optical Tweezers System

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 au...

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Main Authors:	Mingyang Xie, Adnan Shakoor, Changcheng Wu
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2018-05-01
Series:	Micromachines
Subjects:	optical tweezers cell manipulation autonomous manipulation micro/nano robot
Online Access:	http://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/9/5/245

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spelling	doaj-41c10c9eead04671b38941e31836cb042020-11-24T22:01:59ZengMDPI AGMicromachines2072-666X2018-05-019524510.3390/mi9050245mi9050245Manipulation of Biological Cells Using a Robot-Aided Optical Tweezers SystemMingyang Xie0Adnan Shakoor1Changcheng Wu2College of Automation Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics, Nanjing 211106, ChinaDepartment of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ChinaCollege of Automation Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics, Nanjing 211106, ChinaThis 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).http://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/9/5/245optical tweezerscell manipulationautonomous manipulationmicro/nano robot
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author_facet	Mingyang Xie Adnan Shakoor Changcheng Wu
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title	Manipulation of Biological Cells Using a Robot-Aided Optical Tweezers System
title_short	Manipulation of Biological Cells Using a Robot-Aided Optical Tweezers System
title_full	Manipulation of Biological Cells Using a Robot-Aided Optical Tweezers System
title_fullStr	Manipulation of Biological Cells Using a Robot-Aided Optical Tweezers System
title_full_unstemmed	Manipulation of Biological Cells Using a Robot-Aided Optical Tweezers System
title_sort	manipulation of biological cells using a robot-aided optical tweezers system
publisher	MDPI AG
series	Micromachines
issn	2072-666X
publishDate	2018-05-01
description	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).
topic	optical tweezers cell manipulation autonomous manipulation micro/nano robot
url	http://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/9/5/245
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Manipulation of Biological Cells Using a Robot-Aided Optical Tweezers System

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