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Catch and move — cut or fuse

Nature volume 368, pages 667–669 (1994)Cite this article

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Still almost unbelievable, but true: light exerts force. With these forces it is indeed possible to catch and move cells or small particles and microsurgically to process them without any mechanical contact. As if by magic, objects are moved via focused laser light.

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  1. head of the Applicative Laser Unit at the Municipal Hospital Harlaching, Sanatoriumsplatz 2, D-81545, Munchen, Germany

    Karin Schüze

  2. scientific leader of the Department of In Vitro Fertilization at the University Womens Hospital, Maistraße 11, FRG-80337, Munchen, Germany

    Annette Clement-Sengewald

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Schüze, K., Clement-Sengewald, A. Catch and move — cut or fuse. Nature 368, 667–669 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1038/368667a0

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