Optical trapping.

By K. Neuman, S. Block. Review of Scientific Instruments, 2004

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Microfluidic bio-particle manipulation for biotechnology (2014, methodology): “The procedure is called optical force calibration (standard methods with their advantages and disadvantages can be found elsewhere [13]).”
Silicon Nanotweezers With Subnanometer Resolution for the Micromanipulation of Biomolecules (2008, neutral): “nowadays in biophysics laboratories [2].”
A Review of Automated Microinjection Systems for Single Cells in the Embryogenesis Stage (2016, neutral): “vibration [143], and optical trapping [144].”
Review on Cell Mechanics: Experimental and Modeling Approaches (2013, methodology): “This displacement is most often recorded using video-based position detection, but can also be determined via imaging or laser-based quadrant photodiode techniques [168].”
Biomolecules under mechanical force (2010, methodology): “As follows from Stock force calibration or noise measurements [164], the typical values of k = 0.”
Optical manipulation of nanoparticles: a review (2008, background): “Neuman and Block also make pertinent comments regarding the quadrant photodiode and position sensitive detector detection system [2].”