Fiber-Optic Nanomechanical Probe

Femtonewton force resolution

A microcantilever is 3D-printed directly on the fiber tip via femtosecond laser, with customizable stiffness for single-cell mechanics in both air and liquid.

Zou, Mengqiang · Lião, Changrui · Chen, Yanping · Xu, Lei · Tang, Shuo · Gaixia, Xu · Ke, Ma · Zhou, Jiangtao · Cai, Zhihao · Li, Bozhe · Zhao, Cong · Zhourui, Xu · Yuanyuan, Shen · Shen, Liu · Wang, Ying · Gan, Zongsong · Hao, Wang · Zhang, Xuming · Kasas, Sandor · Wang, Yiping

International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing 2023

Advantages

54.5 nm μN⁻¹

2.1 nN