Fiber-based dual-beam optical trapping system for studying lipid vesicle mechanics

Optics InfoBase Conference Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Piñón, Tessa M ^a   Hirst, Linda S ^b   Sharping, Jay E ^b  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS;

DUAL BEAM; GIANT UNILAMELLAR VESICLES; LIPID VESICLES; OPTICAL TRAP; OPTICALTRAPPING;

TEXTILE FIBERS;

EID: 84887692111     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21622701     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1364/ota.2011.ottub2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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