The movie above shows the creation of a polymer nanotube. A highly focused infrared laser tugs on a polymer membrane and a long, thin tube is formed. Requires Apple Quicktime (free download).

Joseph E. Reiner, Jeffrey M. Wells, Rani B. Kishore, Candace Pfefferkorn, and Kristian Helmerson. 2006. Stable and robust polymer nanotubes stretched from polymersomes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Published online Jan. 23, 2006.

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