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Optofluidic Applications for Photorefractive Optoelectronic Tweezers

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In this chapter, advanced applications of the previously described POT will be presented. These applications are especially relevant for the field of optofluidics, which describes the fusion of optical elements with the beneficial aspects of microfluidics [1–3].

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Esseling, M. (2015). Optofluidic Applications for Photorefractive Optoelectronic Tweezers. In: Photorefractive Optoelectronic Tweezers and Their Applications. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09318-5_6

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