Fiber-Based Dual-Beam Optical Trapping System for Studying Lipid Vesicle Mechanics

Tessa M. Piñón; Linda S. Hirst; Jay E. Sharping

doi:10.1364/OTA.2011.OTTuB2

Optics in the Life Sciences
OSA Technical Digest (CD) (Optica Publishing Group, 2011),
paper OTTuB2
•https://doi.org/10.1364/OTA.2011.OTTuB2

Fiber-Based Dual-Beam Optical Trapping System for Studying Lipid Vesicle Mechanics

Tessa M. Piñón, Linda S. Hirst, and Jay E. Sharping

Optical Trapping Applications 2011

Monterey, California United States
4–6 April 2011
ISBN: 978-1-55752-909-1

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Trapping techniques and applications II (OTTuB)

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T. M. Piñón, L. S. Hirst, and J. E. Sharping, "Fiber-Based Dual-Beam Optical Trapping System for Studying Lipid Vesicle Mechanics," in Optics in the Life Sciences, OSA Technical Digest (CD) (Optica Publishing Group, 2011), paper OTTuB2.

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Abstract

We describe the mechanics of giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) which are manipulated using a fiber-based dual-beam optical trap. We prepare GUVs encapsulating various concentrations and molecular weights of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) polymer.

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