Micromanipulation by laser microbeam and optical tweezers: from plant cells to single molecules
- 1 June 2000
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Microscopy
- Vol. 198 (3) , 182-187
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2818.2000.00698.x
Abstract
Complete manipulation by laser light allows precise and gentle treatment of plant cells, subcellular structures, and even individual DNA molecules. Recently, affordable lasers have become available f...Keywords
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