Reflections of a lucid dreamer: Optical trap design considerations

Methods in Cell Biology

Volumn , Issue 55, 1998, Pages 47-69

  Mehta, Amit D ^a   Finer, Jeffrey T ^a   Spudich, James A ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; LASER; METHODOLOGY; MICROMANIPULATION; OPTICS; REVIEW; VIDEORECORDING;

CALIBRATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LASERS; MICROMANIPULATION; OPTICS; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 33845606718     PISSN: 0091679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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