Title :
First optical observation of periodic motion of native human cancer cells
Author :
He, Hao ; Kong, Siu Kai ; Chan, Kam Tai
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, Shatin
Abstract :
It is difficult to observe motions of living cells directly because of their transparency. With the aid of a highly sensitive detector, we are able to observe periodic cellular motions by measuring the scattered light.
Keywords :
biomedical optical imaging; cancer; light scattering; native human cancer cells; optical observation; periodic motion; scattered light; Atomic force microscopy; Biomedical optical imaging; Biomembranes; Cancer; Humans; Light scattering; Motion detection; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Particle scattering; (170.1530) Cell analysis; (290.5820) Scattering measurements;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
