Title :
Neuronal fillopodia respond to distant femtosecond pulses
Author :
Mathew, M. ; Amat-Roldan, I. ; Andres, R. ; Cormack, L.G. ; Artigas, D. ; Soriano, E. ; Loza-Alvarez, P.
Author_Institution :
Inst. de Ciencies Fotoniques, Castelldefels
Abstract :
In this paper, we show that the neuronal fillopodia can detect and respond to the presence of focused femtosecond laser light at a distance, an effect that does not occur when CW illumination is used. Control and manipulation of axonal growth is of extreme importance in the field of neurosciences as it could lead to advances such as in-vivo nerve regeneration or arbitrary patterning of neural circuits.
Keywords :
cellular biophysics; high-speed optical techniques; laser applications in medicine; neurophysiology; optical focusing; tissue engineering; arbitrary patterning; axonal growth control; axonal growth manipulation; focused femtosecond laser pulses; in-vivo nerve regeneration; neural circuits; neuronal fillopodia; Communication system control; Focusing; Laser beams; Laser modes; Mechanical factors; Nerve fibers; Neurons; Pulse circuits; Pulse modulation; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4386660
