Integration of Optical Manipulation and Electrophysiological Tools to Modulate and Record Activity in Neural Networks

Use of optical tweezers technology for long-term, focal stimulation of specific subcellular neuronal compartments

(2011) Elisa D'Este et al.   Integrative Biology

Combined optical tweezers and laser dissector for controlled ablation of functional connections in neural networks

(2011) Francesco Difato et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS

Force Generation in Lamellipodia Is a Probabilistic Process with Fast Growth and Retraction Events

(2010) Rajesh Shahapure et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Simultaneous two-photon imaging and photo-stimulation with structured light illumination

(2010) Marco Dal Maschio et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Crosslinking of cell-derived 3D scaffolds up-regulates the stretching and unfolding of new extracellular matrix assembled by reseeded cells

(2009) Kristopher E. Kubow et al.   Integrative Biology

Spatial Stability of Particles Trapped by Time-Division Optical Tweezers

(2009) Johtaro Yamamoto et al.   International Journal of Optomechatronics

Laser Manipulation by Using Liquid Crystal Devices with Variable-Focusing and Beam-Steering Functions

(2009) Marenori Kawamura et al.   International Journal of Optomechatronics

Nanonewton Force Sensing and Control in Microrobotic Cell Manipulation

(2009) Xinyu Liu et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROBOTICS RESEARCH

Neuro-optical microfluidic platform to study injury and regeneration of single axons

(2009) Young-tae Kim et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Active pixel sensor array for high spatio-temporal resolution electrophysiological recordings from single cell to large scale neuronal networks

(2009) Luca Berdondini et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Cell stimulation with optically manipulated microsources

(2009) Holger Kress et al.   NATURE METHODS

Adaptive optics via pupil segmentation for high-resolution imaging in biological tissues

(2009) Na Ji et al.   NATURE METHODS

Hands-on with optical tweezers: a multitouch interface for holographic optical trapping

(2009) J. A. Grieve et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Multiplexed force measurements on live cells with holographic optical tweezers

(2009) Cecile O. Mejean et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Selective targeting of perivascular macrophages for clearance of  -amyloid in cerebral amyloid angiopathy

(2009) C. A. Hawkes et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Spatiotemporal Analysis of Cell Response to a Rigidity Gradient: A Quantitative Study Using Multiple Optical Tweezers

(2008) Myriam Allioux-Guérin et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Guided neuronal growth using optical line traps

(2008) D. J. Carnegie et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS