Optical stretcher

Details Optical stretcher Optical stretcher

1999-03-04

2000-05-30

Noori, Max

Measuring and testing

Specimen stress or strain, or testing by stress or strain...

By loading of specimen

250251, G01L 124

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active

060678593

ABSTRACT:
This invention concerns a novel optical micromanipulation tool, referred to as the optical stretcher, which may use a tunable laser to trap and deform cells between two counterpropogating beams generated by the laser. It is possible to detect the deformation of cancer cells.

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