Optofluidic Micromanipulations Show Aptitude in Laser Biomedicine

Techniques for micromanipulation, including those that rely on optofluidics, are widely adopted for applications in the life sciences, materials science, and colloidal physics. These techniques support nanostructure assembly and particle trapping, for example, as well as the spatiotemporal analysis of cell organization. Introducing optically induced thermoviscous flows, known and commercialized as focused-light-induced cytoplasmic streaming (FLUCS), can be used to optically move the cytoplasm in cells and developing embryos, and can be used in intracellular rheology.