Optical chopsticks: Digital synthesis of multiple optical traps

Methods in Cell Biology

Volumn , Issue 55, 1998, Pages 205-216

  Molloy, Justin E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; INSTRUMENTATION; LASER; METHODOLOGY; MICROMANIPULATION; OPTICS; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTING METHODOLOGIES; LASERS; MICROMANIPULATION; OPTICS;

EID: 34250314531     PISSN: 0091679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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