Opticution is the term given to the damaging beyond viability of biological samples that are manipulated via optical traps, most commonly optical tweezers. The term was coined by Arthur Ashkin, who developed optical tweezers at Bell Labs in the 1970s and 80s. As different biological samples absorb different wavelengths, choosing the proper laser f...
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The death of an organism due to intense light (usually a laser). (presumably by analogy with electrocution, itself derived from electro- + (exe)cution). (
Ashkin and Dziedzic, 1989). Appears to be mainly due to photochemical effects in the presence of oxyg...
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