Journal
ACS NANO
Volume 15, Issue 4, Pages 5925-5943Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c10427
Keywords
optical manipulation; opto-thermophoretic manipulation; optical trapping; optical assembly; thermophoresis; disease diagnosis; molecule manipulation; molecular analysis; colloidal matter
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Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [61960206003, 62075111]
- National Key Research and Development Program of China [2020YFA0715000]
- State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments
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The optical manipulation of tiny objects is crucial for materials science and life science, involving direct and indirect optomechanical coupling. Traditional optical tweezers require high optical power and rigorous optics, while opto-thermophoretic manipulation techniques feature low optical power and high efficiency as a new emerging approach.
The optical manipulation of tiny objects is significant to understand and to explore the unknown in the microworld, which has found many applications in materials science and life science. Physically speaking, these technologies arise from direct or indirect optomechanical coupling to convert incident optical energy to mechanical energy of target objects, while their efficiency and functionalities are determined by the coupling behavior. Traditional optical tweezers stem from direct light-to-matter momentum transfer, and the generation of an optical gradient force requires high optical power and rigorous optics. As a comparison, the opto-thermophoretic manipulation techniques proposed recently originate from high-efficiency opto-thermomechanical coupling and feature low optical power. Through rational design of the light-generated temperature gradient and exploring the mechanical response of diverse targets to the temperature gradient, a variety of opto-thermophoretic techniques were developed, which exhibit broad applicability to a wide range of target objects from colloid materials to biological cells to biomolecules. In this review, we will discuss the underlying mechanism of thermophoresis in different liquid environments, the cutting-edge technological innovation, and their applications in colloidal science and life science. We also provide a brief outlook on the existing challenges and anticipate their future development.
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