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ArticleNature communications2024

Determining intrinsic potentials and validating optical binding forces between colloidal particles using optical tweezers.

Chi Zhang, José Muñetón Díaz, Augustin Muster, Diego R Abujetas, Luis S Froufe-Pérez, Frank Scheffold

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Photo-Gated Corona Microfluidics.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  4. Dual-Laser Optical Tweezers for Photothermal Analysis of Hybrid Microgels.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Chi ZhangDepartment of Physics, University of Fribourg, 1700, Fribourg, Switzerland. chi.zhang2@unifr.ch.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8660-6908
José Muñetón DíazDepartment of Physics, University of Fribourg, 1700, Fribourg, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0004-4698-1067
Augustin MusterDepartment of Physics, University of Fribourg, 1700, Fribourg, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-2627-5970
Diego R AbujetasDepartment of Physics, University of Fribourg, 1700, Fribourg, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6544-5305
Luis S Froufe-PérezDepartment of Physics, University of Fribourg, 1700, Fribourg, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6356-969X
Frank ScheffoldDepartment of Physics, University of Fribourg, 1700, Fribourg, Switzerland. frank.scheffold@unifr.ch.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0567-5811

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Understanding the interactions between small, submicrometer-sized colloidal particles is crucial for numerous scientific disciplines and technological applications. In this study, we employ optical tweezers as a powerful tool to investigate these interactions. We utilize a full image reconstruction technique to achieve high precision in characterizing particle pairs that enable nanometer-scale measurement of their positions. This approach captures intricate details and provides a comprehensive understanding of the spatial arrangement between particles, overcoming previous limitations in resolution. Moreover, our research demonstrates that properly accounting for optical binding forces to determine the intrinsic interaction potential is vital. We employ a discrete dipole approximation approach to calculate optical binding potentials and achieve a good agreement between the calculated and observed binding forces. We incorporate the findings from these simulations into the assessment of the intrinsic interaction potentials and validate our methodology by using short-range depletion attraction induced by micelles as an example.

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