"Breakthrough: Plasmonic Nanotweezers Revolutionize Cancerous Particle Trapping"

Researchers at Vanderbilt University have developed a high-throughput plasmonic nanotweezer technology called "Geometry-induced Electrohydrodynamic Tweezers" (GET) that can rapidly and precisely trap nanoscale objects, such as potentially cancerous extracellular vesicles, near plasmonic cavities. This breakthrough technology allows for the parallel trapping and positioning of single nanoscale biological objects in a matter of seconds without any harmful heating effects. The researchers believe that this advancement will enable a better understanding of the fundamental roles of extracellular vesicles in diseases like cancer.