The Photonic Force Microscope and Its Applications: measuring forces and torques at the nanoscale with applications to plasmonics, microfluidics and biology - Couverture souple

Volpe, Giovanni

 
9783838311371: The Photonic Force Microscope and Its Applications: measuring forces and torques at the nanoscale with applications to plasmonics, microfluidics and biology
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 383831137X ISBN 13 : 9783838311371
Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

The ability of detecting forces and torques at the micro- and nano- scale is of fundamental importance. The photonic force microscope (PFM) had been employed to measure forces in the range of femto- to pico-Newton in many different fields with exciting applications in biophysics, thermodynamics of small systems, and colloidal physics. Here, after an introductive overview of a typical PFM setup, we discuss the three main aspects necessary to understand the PFM, i.e. optical trapping, Brownian motion in an optical trap, and position detection. In the second part of the book, we describe some applications of the PFM: the measurement of plasmon radiation forces, the photonic torque microscope and the measurement of the torque produced by a vortex light beam, the measurement of the characteristics of microscopic flows, and some applications with trapped cells.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The ability of detecting forces and torques at the micro- and nano- scale is of fundamental importance. The photonic force microscope (PFM) had been employed to measure forces in the range of femto- to pico-Newton in many different fields with exciting applications in biophysics, thermodynamics of small systems, and colloidal physics. Here, after an introductive overview of a typical PFM setup, we discuss the three main aspects necessary to understand the PFM, i.e. optical trapping, Brownian motion in an optical trap, and position detection. In the second part of the book, we describe some applications of the PFM: the measurement of plasmon radiation forces, the photonic torque microscope and the measurement of the torque produced by a vortex light beam, the measurement of the characteristics of microscopic flows, and some applications with trapped cells.

Biographie de l'auteur

Giovanni Volpe received a master degree in telecommunication engineering from Padova University, Italy, in 2004, and a doctor of philosophy in physics from ICFO - The Instittute of Photonic Sciences, Barcelona, Spain in 2008. Dr. Volpe authored more than 30 technical journal and conference papers.

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Éditeur
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
383831137X
ISBN 13 
9783838311371
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
188
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