Core–Shell Particles for Simultaneous 3D Imaging and Optical Tweezing in Dense Colloidal Materials

Yanyan Liu, Kazem V. Edmond, Arran Curran, Charles Bryant, Bo Peng, Dirk G. A. L. Aarts, Stefano Sacanna, Roel P. A. Dullens

Advanced Materials · 2016 · 39 citations · 31 references

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A new colloidal system that consists of core-shell "probe" particles embedded in an optically transparent "host" particle suspension is developed. This system enables simultaneous fast confocal imaging and optical tweezing in dense 3D colloidal materials.

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