Selective photoacoustic handling of microparticles via annular laser beams

Abstract

Precise manipulation of bioparticles in micro- and nano-fluidic environments is crucial for applications in cancer diagnostics, drug delivery, and single‑cell analysis. Despite the optical and acoustic tweezers provide high accuracy and stability, their flexibility and selectivity are often constrained by factors such as laser‑induced heating, reliance on the optical properties of target particles, and the labor‑ and time‑intensive fabrication of interdigital transducers (IDTs). In this study, we develop an annular beam-driven photoacoustic tweezer (PAT) to implement high-precision, selective handling of microparticles via annular beam-generated transient photoacoustic waves (T-PAWs). Realiz..