Figure | Arbitrary-axis rotation of spherical particles. (IMAGE)

Light Publishing Center, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics And Physics, CAS

Figure | Arbitrary-axis rotation of spherical particles.

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Figure | Arbitrary-axis rotation of spherical particles. (A) Simulated thermo-osmotic flow distribution and streamlines. (B) Asymmetric flow near the particle generates hydrodynamic torque. (C) Dependence of torque and rotation speed on beam-particle offset. (D) Experimental demonstrations of arbitrary-axis rotation under different laser spot positions.

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Yuebing Zheng et al.

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