Light: Science & Applications (Aug 2023)

Advancing optothermal manipulation: decoupling temperature and flow fields in quasi-isothermal microscale streaming

  • Youngsun Kim,
  • Yuebing Zheng

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41377-023-01246-8
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 2

Abstract

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Abstract By decoupling temperature and flow fields through symmetry-correlated laser scan sequences, ISO-FLUCS enables quasi-isothermal optofluidic microscale streaming. This technique offers precise control over fluid manipulation while minimizing thermal damage.