Optical trapping and laser-spectroscopy measurements of single particles in air: a review

Optical tweezers-controlled hotspot for sensitive and reproducible surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy characterization of native protein structures

(2021) Xin Dai et al.   Nature Communications

Shining New Light on the Kinetics of Water Uptake by Organic Aerosol Particles

(2021) Matus E. Diveky et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A

Where is the Machine Looking? Locating Discriminative Light-Scattering Features by Class-Activation Mapping

(2020) Patricio Piedra et al.   JOURNAL OF QUANTITATIVE SPECTROSCOPY & RADIATIVE TRANSFER

Simultaneous optical trapping and imaging in the axial plane: a review of current progress

(2020) Yansheng Liang et al.   REPORTS ON PROGRESS IN PHYSICS

Optical Fiber Tweezers: A Versatile Tool for Optical Trapping and Manipulation

(2020) Xiaoting Zhao et al.   Micromachines

Tracing the composition of single e-cigarette aerosol droplets in situ by laser-trapping and Raman scattering

(2020) Grégory David et al.   Scientific Reports

Optical Trapping–Microspectroscopy of Single Aerosol Microdroplets in Air: Supercooling of Dimethylsulfoxide Microdroplets

(2020) Atsushi Miura et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A

Photochemistry of single optically trapped oleic acid droplets

(2020) Evelyne A. Parmentier et al.   JOURNAL OF AEROSOL SCIENCE

Single-particle optical-trapping raman spectroscopy for the detection and identification of aerosolized airborne biological particles

(2020) Yukai Ai et al.   MEASUREMENT SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY

EXPRESS: Online Characterization of Single Airborne Carbon Nanotube Particles Using Optical Trapping Raman Spectroscopy

(2019) Zhiyong Gong et al.   APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY

Three-dimensional optical trapping and orientation of microparticles for coherent X-ray diffraction imaging

(2019) Yuan Gao et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Comparison of Approaches for Measuring and Predicting the Viscosity of Ternary Component Aerosol Particles

(2019) Grazia Rovelli et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Subfemtogram Simultaneous Elemental Detection in Multicomponent Nanomatrices Using Laser-Induced Plasma Emission Spectroscopy within Atmospheric Pressure Optical Traps

(2019) Pablo Purohit et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Chemical reactions of single optically trapped bioaerosols in a controlled environment

(2019) Zhiyong Gong et al.   AEROSOL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Particle-shape classification using light scattering: An exercise in deep learning

(2019) Patricio Piedra et al.   JOURNAL OF QUANTITATIVE SPECTROSCOPY & RADIATIVE TRANSFER

Optical-trapping of particles in air using parabolic reflectors and a hollow laser beam

(2019) Yong-Le Pan et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Optical vortices 30 years on: OAM manipulation from topological charge to multiple singularities

(2019) Yijie Shen et al.   Light-Science & Applications

Optical trapping-Raman spectroscopy (OT-RS) with embedded microscopy imaging for concurrent characterization and monitoring of physical and chemical properties of single particles

(2018) Zhiyong Gong et al.   ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA

1064 nm Dispersive Raman Microspectroscopy and Optical Trapping of Pharmaceutical Aerosols

(2018) Peter J. Gallimore et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Optical trapping and manipulation of single particles in air: Principles, technical details, and applications

(2018) Zhiyong Gong et al.   JOURNAL OF QUANTITATIVE SPECTROSCOPY & RADIATIVE TRANSFER

Optical trapping and optical force positioning of two-dimensional materials

(2018) M. G. Donato et al.   Nanoscale

Liquid–liquid phase separation and evaporation of a laser-trapped organic–organic airborne droplet using temporal spatial-resolved Raman spectroscopy

(2018) Aimable Kalume et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

GHz Rotation of an Optically Trapped Nanoparticle in Vacuum

(2018) René Reimann et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Optically Levitated Nanodumbbell Torsion Balance and GHz Nanomechanical Rotor

(2018) Jonghoon Ahn et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Nanoscale Optical Trapping: A Review

(2018) Carlo Bradac   Advanced Optical Materials

Biosensing with nanoaperture optical tweezers

(2018) Reuven Gordon   OPTICS AND LASER TECHNOLOGY

An optical trapping system for particle probes in plasma diagnostics

(2018) Viktor Schneider et al.   REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS

Elastic back-scattering patterns via particle surface roughness and orientation from single trapped airborne aerosol particles

(2017) Richard Fu et al.   JOURNAL OF QUANTITATIVE SPECTROSCOPY & RADIATIVE TRANSFER

Characterization of single airborne particle extinction using the tunable optical trap-cavity ringdown spectroscopy (OT-CRDS) in the UV

(2017) Zhiyong Gong et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Position-resolved Raman spectra from a laser-trapped single airborne chemical droplet

(2017) Aimable Kalume et al.   OPTICS LETTERS

Atomization efficiency and photon yield in laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy analysis of single nanoparticles in an optical trap

(2017) Pablo Purohit et al.   SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA PART B-ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY

Optical trapping for biosensing: materials and applications

(2017) P. Rodríguez-Sevilla et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry B

Stable optical trapping and sensitive characterization of nanostructures using standing-wave Raman tweezers

(2017) Mu-ying Wu et al.   Scientific Reports

Advanced aerosol optical tweezers chamber design to facilitate phase-separation and equilibration timescale experiments on complex droplets

(2016) Kyle Gorkowski et al.   AEROSOL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Assessing the accuracy of complex refractive index retrievals from single aerosol particle cavity ring-down spectroscopy

(2016) Michael I. Cotterell et al.   AEROSOL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Near-infrared Laser-induced Temperature Elevation in Optically-trapped Aqueous Droplets in Air

(2016) Shoji ISHIZAKA et al.   ANALYTICAL SCIENCES

Laser pushing or pulling of absorbing airborne particles

(2016) Chuji Wang et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Layered Gold and Titanium Dioxide Substrates for Improved Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopic Sensing

(2016) Pietro Strobbia et al.   APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY

Dynamic viscosity mapping of the oxidation of squalene aerosol particles

(2016) Athanasios Athanasiadis et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Ultraviolet broadband light scattering for optically-trapped submicron-sized aerosol particles

(2016) Grégory David et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Manipulation of cells with laser microbeam scissors and optical tweezers: a review

(2016) Karl Otto Greulich   REPORTS ON PROGRESS IN PHYSICS

Optical configurations for photophoretic trap of single particles in air

(2016) Zhiyong Gong et al.   REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS

Precise, contactless measurements of the surface tension of picolitre aerosol droplets

(2016) Bryan R. Bzdek et al.   Chemical Science

Trapping in a Material World

(2016) Susan E. Skelton Spesyvtseva et al.   ACS Photonics

Laser Trapping of Colloidal Metal Nanoparticles

(2015) Anni Lehmuskero et al.   ACS Nano

Tractor beam for fully immersed multiple objects: Long distance pulling, trapping, and rotation with a single optical set-up

(2015) Md. Masudur Rahman et al.   ANNALEN DER PHYSIK

Optical trap-cavity ringdown spectroscopy as a single-aerosol-particle-scope

(2015) Chuji Wang et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Atmospherically relevant core–shell aerosol studied using optical trapping and Mie scattering

(2015) S. H. Jones et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Liquid–Liquid Phase Separation in Mixed Organic/Inorganic Single Aqueous Aerosol Droplets

(2015) D. J. Stewart et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A

Direct Measurements of the Optical Cross Sections and Refractive Indices of Individual Volatile and Hygroscopic Aerosol Particles

(2015) B. J. Mason et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A

Photophoretic trapping-Raman spectroscopy for single pollens and fungal spores trapped in air

(2015) Chuji Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF QUANTITATIVE SPECTROSCOPY & RADIATIVE TRANSFER

Optical trapping and manipulation of micrometer and submicrometer particles

(2015) Mark Daly et al.   Laser & Photonics Reviews

Photophoretic trapping of airborne particles using ultraviolet illumination

(2015) Brandon Redding et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Optical trap for both transparent and absorbing particles in air using a single shaped laser beam

(2015) Brandon Redding et al.   OPTICS LETTERS

Heterogeneous oxidation of nitrite anion by gas-phase ozone in an aqueous droplet levitated by laser tweezers (optical trap): is there any evidence for enhanced surface reaction?

(2015) Oliver R. Hunt et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Optical extinction efficiency measurements on fine and accumulation mode aerosol using single particle cavity ring-down spectroscopy

(2015) Michael I. Cotterell et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Raman Spectroscopy of Optically Trapped Single Biological Micro-Particles

(2015) Brandon Redding et al.   SENSORS

Optical trapping and rotation of airborne absorbing particles with a single focused laser beam

(2014) Jinda Lin et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Heterogeneous Interaction of SiO2 with N2O5: Aerosol Flow Tube and Single Particle Optical Levitation–Raman Spectroscopy Studies

(2014) M. J. Tang et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A

Deviations from Plane-Wave Mie Scattering and Precise Retrieval of Refractive Index for a Single Spherical Particle in an Optical Cavity

(2014) Bernard J. Mason et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A

Photophoresis – a Forgotten Force ??

(2014) Helmuth Horvath   KONA Powder and Particle Journal

A long-range polarization-controlled optical tractor beam

(2014) Vladlen Shvedov et al.   Nature Photonics

Optical trapping and Raman spectroscopy of solid particles

(2014) L. Rkiouak et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Chemical characterization of single micro- and nano-particles by optical catapulting–optical trapping–laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

(2014) Francisco J. Fortes et al.   SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA PART B-ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY

In situ Quantification of Ammonium Sulfate in Single Aerosol Droplets by Means of Laser Trapping and Raman Spectroscopy

(2013) Shoji ISHIZAKA et al.   ANALYTICAL SCIENCES

Measurements of Light Extinction by Single Aerosol Particles

(2013) Jim S. Walker et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Accurate and efficient determination of the radius, refractive index, and dispersion of weakly absorbing spherical particle using whispering gallery modes

(2013) Thomas C. Preston et al.   JOURNAL OF THE OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA B-OPTICAL PHYSICS

Optical trapping and manipulation of nanostructures

(2013) Onofrio M. Maragò et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Linear momentum increase and negative optical forces at dielectric interface

(2013) Veerachart Kajorndejnukul et al.   Nature Photonics

Experimental demonstration of optical transport, sorting and self-arrangement using a ‘tractor beam’

(2013) O. Brzobohatý et al.   Nature Photonics

Manipulation of aerosols revolving in taper-ring optical traps

(2013) Fengrui Liu et al.   OPTICS LETTERS

Measurement of Raman spectra of single airborne absorbing particles trapped by a single laser beam

(2013) Lin Ling et al.   OPTICS LETTERS

Determining the unique refractive index properties of solid polystyrene aerosol using broadband Mie scattering from optically trapped beads

(2013) Stephanie H. Jones et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Measurements of the evaporation and hygroscopic response of single fine-mode aerosol particles using a Bessel beam optical trap

(2013) Michael I. Cotterell et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Optical trapping and binding

(2013) Richard W Bowman et al.   REPORTS ON PROGRESS IN PHYSICS

Exploring the complexity of aerosol particle properties and processes using single particle techniques

(2012) Ulrich K. Krieger et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Oxidative aging of mixed oleic acid/sodium chloride aerosol particles

(2012) Benjamin J. Dennis-Smither et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH

Photophoretic trapping of absorbing particles in air and measurement of their single-particle Raman spectra

(2012) Yong-Le Pan et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Optical manipulation of particle ensembles in air

(2012) Vladlen G. Shvedov et al.   OPTICS LETTERS

Retrieval of the complex refractive index of aerosol droplets from optical tweezers measurements

(2012) Rachael E. H. Miles et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

In situ observations of freezing processes of single micrometer-sized aqueous ammonium sulfate droplets in air

(2011) Shoji Ishizaka et al.   CHEMICAL PHYSICS LETTERS

Optical trapping for analytical biotechnology

(2011) Praveen C Ashok et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Novel optical techniques for measurements of light extinction, scattering and absorption by single aerosol particles

(2011) R.E.H. Miles et al.   Laser & Photonics Reviews

Laser tractor beams

(2011) Juan José Sáenz   Nature Photonics

Optical pulling force

(2011) Jun Chen et al.   Nature Photonics

Plasmon nano-optical tweezers

(2011) Mathieu L Juan et al.   Nature Photonics

Tweezers with a twist

(2011) Miles Padgett et al.   Nature Photonics

Single Gradientless Light Beam Drags Particles as Tractor Beams

(2011) Andrey Novitsky et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Negative Nonconservative Forces: Optical “Tractor Beams” for Arbitrary Objects

(2011) S. Sukhov et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Selective trapping of multiple particles by volume speckle field

(2010) Vladlen G. Shvedov et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Giant Optical Manipulation

(2010) Vladlen G. Shvedov et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Laser speckle field as a multiple particle trap

(2010) V G Shvedov et al.   Journal of Optics

Photophoresis—Light induced motion of particles suspended in gas

(2009) Olga Jovanovic   JOURNAL OF QUANTITATIVE SPECTROSCOPY & RADIATIVE TRANSFER

Particle levitation and laboratory scattering

(2009) Jonathan P. Reid   JOURNAL OF QUANTITATIVE SPECTROSCOPY & RADIATIVE TRANSFER

Explanation of the patterns in Mie theory

(2009) M.J. Berg et al.   JOURNAL OF QUANTITATIVE SPECTROSCOPY & RADIATIVE TRANSFER

Ultralow power trapping and fluorescence detection of single particles on an optofluidic chip

(2009) S. Kühn et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Photophoretic manipulation of absorbing aerosol particles with vortex beams: theory versus experiment

(2009) Anton S. Desyatnikov et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Optical guiding of absorbing nanoclusters in air

(2009) Vladlen G. Shvedov et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Measurement of Mechanical Forces Acting on Optically Trapped Dielectric Spheres Induced by Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering

(2009) Satish Rao et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Recent Advances in Optical Tweezers

(2008) Jeffrey R. Moffitt et al.   Annual Review of Biochemistry

Optical manipulation and characterisation of aerosol particles using a single-beam gradient force optical trap

(2008) Laura Mitchem et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Optical manipulation of nanoparticles: a review

(2008) Maria Dienerowitz   Journal of Nanophotonics

Raman spectroscopy and microscopy of individual cells and cellular components

(2008) J. Chan et al.   Laser & Photonics Reviews

Advances in optical angular momentum

(2008) S. Franke-Arnold et al.   Laser & Photonics Reviews

Single-molecule force spectroscopy: optical tweezers, magnetic tweezers and atomic force microscopy

(2008) Keir C Neuman et al.   NATURE METHODS

Broadband Mie scattering from optically levitated aerosol droplets using a white LED

(2008) A. D. Ward et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

A fixed frequency aerosol albedometer

(2008) Jonathan E. Thompson et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Trapping solid aerosols with optical tweezers: A comparison between gas and liquid phase optical traps

(2008) M. D. Summers et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Optical micromanipulation

(2007) Kishan Dholakia et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Oxidation of biogenic and water-soluble compounds in aqueous and organic aerosol droplets by ozone: a kinetic and product analysis approach using laser Raman tweezers

(2007) Martin D. King et al.   FARADAY DISCUSSIONS

Optical manipulation of airborne particles: techniques and applications

(2007) David McGloin et al.   FARADAY DISCUSSIONS