Making hidden cell particle interactions visible by thermal noise frequency decomposition

Jünger F, Rohrbach A.

Small. 2023; doi: 10.1002/smll.202207032.

We reveal ultra-smooth particle interactions with cells through MegaHertz interferometric laser tracking. A refined frequency analysis of thermal noise movements show that the particle feels finest surface structures on a microsecond scale, while the structures remain invisible on a second scale.