Resolvability Between Bare and DNA-Grafted Microsphere by Flow Resistance Measurement using Optical Tweezers

Kebolehbezaan antara Mikrosfera Tanpa Salut dan Mikrosfera Bersalut DNA dengan Kaedah Pengukuran Rintangan Alir Menggunakan Penyepit Optik

Authors

  • David Chong Bor Wei Photonics Laboratory, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tanjung Malim, Perak, Malaysia
  • Shahrul Kadri Ayop Photonics Laboratory, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tanjung Malim, Perak, Malaysia
  • Friedrich Kremer Institute of Experimental Physics I, University of Leipzig, Linnenstrasse 5, D-04103, Germany

Keywords:

optical tweezers, flow-resistance, DNA

Abstract

Optical tweezers have an ability to hold a single optically transparent particle in a suitable medium without mechanical contact. One can measure and exert photonics forces of focused laser power on a particle in confined test cell. They offer a possibility to hold a particle in a flow of surrounding medium. For a bare micro sphere, Stoke’s law easily holds. But for 4000-bp DNA grafted micro sphere, the flow resistance is unknown and theoretically difficult to describe. Experimentally, the optical tweezers resolve between bare and the grafted microsphere in phosphate buffer solution (PBS) pH 7.4 by 2.00 ± 0.05 pN at the position of 35 μm from the test cell wall regardless on employed laser power. 

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Published

2013-12-18

How to Cite

Wei, D. C. B., Ayop, S. K., & Kremer, F. (2013). Resolvability Between Bare and DNA-Grafted Microsphere by Flow Resistance Measurement using Optical Tweezers: Kebolehbezaan antara Mikrosfera Tanpa Salut dan Mikrosfera Bersalut DNA dengan Kaedah Pengukuran Rintangan Alir Menggunakan Penyepit Optik. Journal of Science and Mathematics Letters, 1, 28–36. Retrieved from https://ejournal.upsi.edu.my/index.php/JSML/article/view/4304