Acoustic Tweezers

Acoustic tweezers are devices that use acoustic radiation forces to trap and maneuver objects. Sharing many attributes with optical tweezers, but governed by different physics, these devices are particularly important for biological applications. In "A Perspective on acoustical tweezers—devices, forces, and biomedical applications," Bruce W. Drinkwater draws from recently reported advances in the literature, including papers brought together in this collection, and provides an assessment of the field's development including increased integration of acoustic tweezers with other biomedical technology, approaches that allow increased functionality at the single-cell level, and a move towards quantitative measurements such as cell stiffness.

Guest Editor: Bruce W. Drinkwater