Issue 17, 2009

Microrheology with optical tweezers

Abstract

Microrheology is the study of the flow of materials over small scales. It is of particular interest to those involved with investigations of fluid properties within Lab-on-a-Chip structures or within other micron-scale environments. The article briefly reviews existing active and passive methods used in the study of fluids. It then explores in greater detail the use of optical tweezers as an emerging method to investigate rheological phenomena, including, for example, viscosity and viscoelasticity, as well as the related topic of flow. The article also describes, briefly, potential future applications of this topic, in the fields of biological measurement, in general, and Lab-on-a-Chip, in particular.

Graphical abstract: Microrheology with optical tweezers

Article information

Article type
Critical Review
Submitted
21 Apr 2009
Accepted
27 May 2009
First published
15 Jun 2009

Lab Chip, 2009,9, 2568-2575

Microrheology with optical tweezers

A. Yao, M. Tassieri, M. Padgett and J. Cooper, Lab Chip, 2009, 9, 2568 DOI: 10.1039/B907992K

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