Title :
Ultrafast-laser interactions with soft biological tissues — A study with viable 3-D hydrogel cell cultures
Author :
Mordovanakis, Aghapi G. ; Qian, Zuoming ; Covarrubias, Andrés ; Feng, Yuanfeng ; Lilge, Lothar ; Marjoribanks, Robin
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Abstract :
We´ve developed a 3-dimensional hydrogel cell culture to investigate the effects of ultrafast laser pulses on soft biological tissues. We characterize the physical and histological impact of intense laser irradiation at >;100MHz repetition rates.
Keywords :
biological effects of laser radiation; biological tissues; cellular biophysics; high-speed optical techniques; hydrogels; 3D hydrogel cell cultures; intense laser histological effects; intense laser physical effects; laser-tissue interactions; soft biological tissues; ultrafast laser; Biological tissues; Laser ablation; Laser modes; Laser theory; Protocols; Surface emitting lasers; Three dimensional displays;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
