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

Giovanni Volpe

ISBN 10: 383831137X / ISBN 13: 9783838311371

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2010

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The Photonic Force Microscope and Its Applications | measuring forces and torques at the nanoscale with applications to plasmonics, microfluidics and biology | Giovanni Volpe | Taschenbuch | 188 S. | Englisch | 2010 | LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing | EAN 9783838311371 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu GmbH & Co. KG, Lengericher Landstr. 19, 49078 Osnabrück, mail[at]preigu[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

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• Title: The Photonic Force Microscope and Its Applications | measuring forces and torques at the nanoscale with applications to plasmonics, microfluidics and biology
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 383831137X
• ISBN 13: 9783838311371
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 220W x 150H x 12D millimeters 220 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 12 millimeters depth
• Weight: 298 grams
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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.

About the Author

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.