What is it about?
This account reviews some recent studies pursued in our group on several control experiments with important applications in (one-photon) confocal and two-photon fluorescence laser-scanning microscopy and optical trapping with laser tweezers. We explore the simultaneous control of internal and external (i.e. centre-of-mass motion) degrees of freedom, which require the coupling of various control parameters to result in the spatiotemporal control. Of particular interest to us is the implementation of such control schemes in living systems. A live cell is a system of a large number of different molecules which combine and interact to generate complex structures and functions. These combinations and interactions of molecules need to be choreographed perfectly in time and space to achieve intended intra-cellular functions. Spatiotemporal control promises to be a versatile tool for dynamical control of spatially manipulated bio-molecules.
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Why is it important?
Spatiotemporal control would lead to spatial and temporal control that has significant applications in microscopy and dynamics.
Perspectives
First of its kind showing control in both time and space.
Professor Debabrata Goswami
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
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This page is a summary of: Towards controlling molecular motions in fluorescence microscopy and optical trapping: a spatiotemporal approach, International Reviews in Physical Chemistry, July 2011, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/0144235x.2011.603237.
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