Stable Polymer Nanotubes May Have a Biotech Future (5887836010)

This sequence of images taken at NIST shows the creation of a nanotube as a highly focused infrared laser tugs on a polymer membrane that has been colored with a fluorescent dye. The white scale bar indicates 10 micrometers. The video shows the creation of a polymer nanotube. A highly focused infrared laser tugs on a polymer membrane and a long, thin tube is formed.
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