Figure 2
From: Light-driven micro-tool equipped with a syringe function
Schematic diagram shows the BioPhotonics Workstation for optical trapping, manipulation and actuation of a micro-tool. (a) The BioPhotonics Workstation generates counter-propagating beam traps using a multi-beam illumination module. The top and bottom set of counter-propagating beams are imaged in the cuvette through opposing 50 × objective lenses. The top imaging is fed real-time to the user-interface for intuitive optical manipulation. (b) Once loaded in the cuvette, optical manipulation of the micro-tools is done using real-time configured counter-propagating beams for each sphere handle. The use of multiple trapping beams allows tool movements with full six-degrees-of-freedom actuation and is controlled using a LabVIEW-based user interface. An extra beam aimed at the micro-tool’s top hole is used for heating the thin metallic layer.
