Focused light induced cytoplasmatic streaming (FLUCS): non-invasive microscopic flow fields and their applications

Microscopic flows and the associated transport of biological components inside cells play an important role in the development and homeostasis of living cells. A longstanding question is how molecules suddenly self-organise into spatial structures like e.g. biological cells. Until recently, it was not possible to generate such active flows inside biological cells in a controlled manner. With FLUCS—a method developed by the Kreysing lab—it is possible to investigate physical principles of cell organization.