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Fully angularly resolved 3D microrheology with optical tweezers (2024)
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Matheson, A. B., Mendonca, T., Smith, M. G., Sutcliffe, B., Fernandez, A. J., Paterson, L., …Tassieri, M. (2024). Fully angularly resolved 3D microrheology with optical tweezers. Rheologica Acta, 63(3), 205-217. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00397-024-01435-1

Microrheology with optical tweezers (MOT) is an all-optical technique that allows the user to investigate a materials’ viscoelastic properties at microscopic scales, and is particularly useful for those materials that feature complex microstructures,... Read More about Fully angularly resolved 3D microrheology with optical tweezers.

Effect of skin color on optical properties and the implications for medical optical technologies: a review (2024)
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Setchfield, K., Gorman, A., Simpson, A. H. R. W., Somekh, M. G., & Wright, A. J. (2024). Effect of skin color on optical properties and the implications for medical optical technologies: a review. Journal of Biomedical Optics, 29(01), Article 010901. https://doi.org/10.1117/1.jbo.29.1.010901

Significance: Skin color affects light penetration leading to differences in its absorption and scattering properties. COVID-19 highlighted the importance of understanding of the interaction of light with different skin types, e.g., pulse oximetry (P... Read More about Effect of skin color on optical properties and the implications for medical optical technologies: a review.

Relevance and utility of the in-vivo and ex-vivo optical properties of the skin reported in the literature: a review [Invited] (2023)
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Setchfield, K., Gorman, A., Simpson, A. H. R. W., Somekh, M. G., & Wright, A. J. (2023). Relevance and utility of the in-vivo and ex-vivo optical properties of the skin reported in the literature: a review [Invited]. Biomedical Optics Express, 14(7), 3555-3583. https://doi.org/10.1364/boe.493588

Imaging non-invasively into the human body is currently limited by cost (MRI and CT scan), image resolution (ultrasound), exposure to ionising radiation (CT scan and X-ray), and the requirement for exogenous contrast agents (CT scan and PET scan). Op... Read More about Relevance and utility of the in-vivo and ex-vivo optical properties of the skin reported in the literature: a review [Invited].

Living cells as a biological analog of optical tweezers – a non-invasive microrheology approach (2023)
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Hardiman, W., Clark, M., Friel, C., Huett, A., Pérez-Cota, F., Setchfield, K., …Tassieri, M. (2023). Living cells as a biological analog of optical tweezers – a non-invasive microrheology approach. Acta Biomaterialia, 166, 317-325. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2023.04.039

Microrheology, the study of fluids on micron length-scales, promises to reveal insights into cellular biology, including mechanical biomarkers of disease and the interplay between biomechanics and cellular function. Here a minimally-invasive passive... Read More about Living cells as a biological analog of optical tweezers – a non-invasive microrheology approach.

OptoRheo: Simultaneous in situ micro-mechanical sensing and imaging of live 3D biological systems (2023)
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Mendonca, T., Lis-Slimak, K., Matheson, A. B., Smith, M. G., Anane-Adjei, A. B., Ashworth, J. C., …Wright, A. J. (2023). OptoRheo: Simultaneous in situ micro-mechanical sensing and imaging of live 3D biological systems. Communications Biology, 6, Article 463. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-04780-8

Biomechanical cues from the extracellular matrix (ECM) are essential for directing many cellular processes, from normal development and repair, to disease progression. To better understand cell-matrix interactions, we have developed a new instrument... Read More about OptoRheo: Simultaneous in situ micro-mechanical sensing and imaging of live 3D biological systems.

Hydrogel-Based Pre-Clinical Evaluation of Repurposed FDA-Approved Drugs for AML (2023)
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James, J. R., Curd, J., Ashworth, J. C., Abuhantash, M., Grundy, M., Seedhouse, C. H., …Thompson, A. (2023). Hydrogel-Based Pre-Clinical Evaluation of Repurposed FDA-Approved Drugs for AML. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24(4), Article 4235. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24044235

In vivo models of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) are low throughput, and standard liquid culture models fail to recapitulate the mechanical and biochemical properties of the extracellular matrix-rich protective bone marrow niche that contributes to dru... Read More about Hydrogel-Based Pre-Clinical Evaluation of Repurposed FDA-Approved Drugs for AML.

C-terminal citrullinated peptide alters antigen-specific APC:T cell interactions leading to breach of immune tolerance (2023)
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Malcolm, J., Nyirenda, M. H., Brown, J. L., Adrados-Planell, A., Campbell, L., Butcher, J. P., …Culshaw, S. (2023). C-terminal citrullinated peptide alters antigen-specific APC:T cell interactions leading to breach of immune tolerance. Journal of Autoimmunity, 135, Article 102994. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaut.2023.102994

In rheumatoid arthritis, the emergence of anti-citrullinated autoimmunity is associated with HLA-antigen-T cell receptor complexes. The precise mechanisms underpinning this breach of tolerance are not well understood. Porphyromonas gingivalis express... Read More about C-terminal citrullinated peptide alters antigen-specific APC:T cell interactions leading to breach of immune tolerance.

Non-iterative aberration retrieval based on the spot shape around focus (2022)
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Smid, P., See, C. W., Somekh, M. G., & Wright, A. J. (2022). Non-iterative aberration retrieval based on the spot shape around focus. Optics and Lasers in Engineering, 157, Article 107108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optlaseng.2022.107108

A non-iterative, robust, aberration retrieval method to determine primary aberrations by utilizing the intensity distribution at and around focus is presented. The primary Zernike aberrations (coma, spherical aberration and astigmatism) are retrieved... Read More about Non-iterative aberration retrieval based on the spot shape around focus.

Ultra-compact and ultra-broadband hybrid plasmonic-photonic vertical coupler with high coupling efficiency, directivity, and polarisation extinction ratio (2022)
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Pezeshki, H., Wright, A. J., & Larkins, E. C. (2022). Ultra-compact and ultra-broadband hybrid plasmonic-photonic vertical coupler with high coupling efficiency, directivity, and polarisation extinction ratio. IET Optoelectronics, 16(3), 124-132. https://doi.org/10.1049/ote2.12063

An ultra-compact, ultra-broadband vertical coupler for dense photonic integrated circuits is reported with a 1.07×0.62μm2 wavelength-scale footprint. This hybrid plasmonic-photonic coupler uses a unique two-plane plasmonic nanoantenna array on a sili... Read More about Ultra-compact and ultra-broadband hybrid plasmonic-photonic vertical coupler with high coupling efficiency, directivity, and polarisation extinction ratio.

Microrheology With an Anisotropic Optical Trap (2021)
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Gibson, G. M., Dalgarno, P. A., Wright, A., Paterson, L., Mendonca, T., Matheson, A. B., & Tassier, M. (2021). Microrheology With an Anisotropic Optical Trap. Frontiers in Physics, 9, Article 621512. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphy.2021.621512

Microrheology with optical tweezers (MOT) measurements are usually performed using optical traps that are close to isotropic across the plane being imaged, but little is known about what happens when this is not the case. In this work, we investigate... Read More about Microrheology With an Anisotropic Optical Trap.

Optical Tweezers with Integrated Multiplane Microscopy (OpTIMuM): a new tool for 3D microrheology (2021)
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Matheson, A. B., Paterson, L., Wright, A. J., Mendonca, T., Tassieri, M., & Dalgarno, P. A. (2021). Optical Tweezers with Integrated Multiplane Microscopy (OpTIMuM): a new tool for 3D microrheology. Scientific Reports, 11, Article 5614. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-85013-y

We introduce a novel 3D microrheology system that combines for the first time Optical Tweezers with Integrated Multiplane Microscopy (OpTIMuM). The system allows the 3D tracking of an optically trapped bead, with?~?20 nm accuracy along the optical ax... Read More about Optical Tweezers with Integrated Multiplane Microscopy (OpTIMuM): a new tool for 3D microrheology.

Microrheology reveals microscale viscosity gradients in planktonic systems (2020)
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Guadayol, O., Mendonca, T., Segura-Noguera, M., Wright, A. J., Tassieri, M., & Humphries, S. (2021). Microrheology reveals microscale viscosity gradients in planktonic systems. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(1), Article e2011389118. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2011389118

Microbial activity in planktonic systems creates a dynamic and heterogeneous microscale seascape that harbors a diverse community of microorganisms and ecological interactions of global significance. In recent decades great effort has been put into u... Read More about Microrheology reveals microscale viscosity gradients in planktonic systems.

Picosecond ultrasonics for elasticity-based imaging and characterization of biological cells (2020)
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Pérez-Cota, F., Fuentes-Domínguez, R., La Cavera III, S., Hardiman, W., Yao, M., Setchfield, K., …Clark, M. (2020). Picosecond ultrasonics for elasticity-based imaging and characterization of biological cells. Journal of Applied Physics, 128(16), Article 160902. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0023744

© 2020 Author(s). Characterization of the elasticity of biological cells is growing as a new way to gain insight into cell biology. Cell mechanics are related to most aspects of cellular behavior, and applications in research and medicine are broad.... Read More about Picosecond ultrasonics for elasticity-based imaging and characterization of biological cells.

Detection of a common odd aberration in confocal reflection microscopy by means of an edge scan (2019)
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Smid, P., See, C., & Wright, A. (2019). Detection of a common odd aberration in confocal reflection microscopy by means of an edge scan. Journal of Optics, 21(12), https://doi.org/10.1088/2040-8986/ab4b33

In reflection laser scanning microscopes, detection of odd aberrations is challenging because aberration cancellation can occur after the second passage of the light beam through the system. A method is proposed that uses a sample containing high spa... Read More about Detection of a common odd aberration in confocal reflection microscopy by means of an edge scan.

Investigating the microrheology of the vitreous humor using an optically trapped local probe (2013)
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Watts, F., Tan, L. E., Wilson, C. G., Girkin, J. M., Tassieri, M., & Wright, A. J. (2013). Investigating the microrheology of the vitreous humor using an optically trapped local probe. Journal of Optics, 16(1), https://doi.org/10.1088/2040-8978/16/1/015301

We demonstrate that an optically trapped silica bead can be used as a local probe to measure the micro-rheology of the vitreous humor. The Brownian motion of the bead was observed using a fast camera and the micro-rheology determined by analysis of t... Read More about Investigating the microrheology of the vitreous humor using an optically trapped local probe.