3 accepted papers
In this paper, we propose an integrated optimal planning and control technique for optical manipulation of a group of cells beyond the field of view. The proposed technique consists of a planning layer where a model predictive control is utilized to obtain a virtual input for manipulation of cells,…
Microbiology is mainly concerned with the study of coexistence, cooperation and interaction among groups of microorganisms. In order to study the biological systems consist of interacting groups of microorganisms, optical manipulation can be utilized as a useful tool. In fact, the ability to manipul…
Existing control techniques for optical tweezers utilize a single focused laser beam to directly trap and manipulate a target cell. However, a typical force generated by an optical trap is extremely small (few pico-newtons) and therefore it is not sufficient to manipulate a larger cell or object. Th…