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20242026
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7 papers

physics.optics2026

Sequential Multi-Step Nanoimprint Lithography Fabrication of Zero-Mode Waveguide Nanoaperture Arrays to Enhance Single Molecule Fluorescence Detection

Hamza Khelidj, Badre Kerzabi, Igor Ozerov +3

Zero-mode waveguides (ZMWs) enable single-molecule fluorescence detection at micromolar concentrations by confining light to nanoscale volumes, overcoming the diffraction limit of…

physics.optics2026

Single Nanoparticle Dynamics in Opto-Thermal Tweezers: Resolving the Temporal Resolution of Depletion Force Trapping

Jinchao Chen, Robert Talla Kontchou, Saurabh Rai +4

Optothermal tweezers enable the manipulation of a wide range of nano-objects through optically induced depletion forces. Despite significant advances, the temporal dynamics of opto…

physics.optics2026

Reconfigurable Magnetic Nanopore Platform for Selective Trapping

Nageswar Reddy Sanamreddy, Jeanne Maunier, Malavika Kayyil Veedu +5

Solid-state nanopores offer a powerful platform for nanoscale analysis of individual analytes, including biomolecules and functionalized nanoparticles, by confining them within a p…

physics.app-ph2026

Sel-assembled Rhodium Nanoantennas for Single-Protein UV SERS

Yanqiu Zou, Nicco Corduri, Francesco DAmico +11

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) provides critical insights into analyte structure, dynamic processes, and intermolecular interactions at the single-molecule level. By expl…

physics.optics2026

DNA-Origami-Assembled Rhodium Nanoantennas for Deep-UV Label-Free Single-Protein Detection

Nicco Corduri, Malavika Kayyil Veedu, Yifan Yu +6

Nanoparticles of plasmonic metals have significantly to the development of spectroscopic techniques, enabling strong confinement of electromagnetic fields at the nanoscale and corr…

physics.optics2025

Breaking the Low Concentration Barrier of Single-Molecule Fluorescence Quantification to the Sub-Picomolar Range

Malavika Kayyil Veedu, Jérôme Wenger

Single-molecule fluorescence techniques provide exceptional sensitivity to probe biomolecular interactions. However, their application to accurately quantify analytes at the picomo…