Title :
Femtosecond laser stimulated nanosystems for neuroscience applications
Author :
Nakano, T. ; Chin, Catherine ; Myint, David Mo Aung ; Tan, Eng Wui ; Hale, Peter John ; Reynolds, John N. J. ; Wickens, Jeff ; Dani, Keshav M.
Author_Institution :
Neurobiol. Res. Unit, Okinawa Inst. of Sci. & Technol. Grad. Univ., Okinawa, Japan
Abstract :
The development of fast and robust chemical delivery systems is important step for nanomedicine. We demonstrate on-demand, sub-second, controlled release of a neuromodulator by applying femtosecond laser pulse trains to robust, liposome structures.
Keywords :
bio-optics; high-speed optical techniques; laser beam applications; nanomedicine; neurophysiology; femtosecond laser stimulated nanosystems; liposome structures; nanomedicine; neuromodulator; neuroscience applications; Drug delivery; Educational institutions; Fiber lasers; MIMICs; Neurotransmitters; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
