NanoTracker™ - Optical trapping and bead manipulation, Photonic Force Microscope for living cell studies (nanotracker, optical trapping, optical trap, bead manipulation, photonic force microscope, photonic force microscopes, living cell studies, photonic force microscopy)

With the NanoTracker™, the user can trap and track particles from several µm down to 30nm with the ability to control, manipulate and observe samples from vesicles to whole cells in real time with nanometer precision.

NanoTracker™ technology provides precisely quantifiable and reproducible measurements of particle/ cell interactions. The system delivers precise information about single molecule mechanics and may also be used to determine mechanical characteristics such as adhesion, elasticity or stiffness on single molecules.

NanoTracker™ setup with syringe pumps
on Zeiss Axio Observer base

Key features

• Real-time data - essential for living cell studies
• Optical Tweezers meets 3D particle tracking
• 3D real space tracking information with nanometer precision
• Use of biochemically modified nanoparticles
• No perturbation of the biological system
• Reproducible and calibrated data
• Quantitative results from mechanical properties to diffusion

Awards

The NanoTracker™ is 2008 winner of the Prism Award for Photonics Innovation in the Life Sciences category. Go to news page