DocumentCode
2310093
Title
Single cell trapping and stretching in a femtosecond laser fabricated optofluidic chip
Author
Ferrara, L. ; Bragheri, F. ; Minzioni, P. ; Cristiani, I. ; Vishnubhatla, K.C. ; Bellini, N. ; Ramponi, R. ; Osellame, R.
Author_Institution
Electron. Dept., Univ. of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
fYear
2011
fDate
8-10 June 2011
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
We present an optofluidic monolithic chip for the study of mechanical properties of single cells by means of optical forces. The chip is fabricated by femtosecond laser micromachining in a fused silica glass substrate.
Keywords
biomedical equipment; blood; cellular biophysics; high-speed optical techniques; integrated optics; laser applications in medicine; laser beam machining; micromachining; optical fabrication; radiation pressure; SiO2; femtosecond laser micromachining; fused silica glass substrate; mechanical properties; optical forces; optofluidic monolithic chip; single cell stretching; single cell trapping; Biomedical optical imaging; Optical design; Optical devices; Optical fibers; Optical imaging; Ultrafast optics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
BioPhotonics, 2011 International Workshop on
Conference_Location
Parma
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-9836-9
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-9835-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IWBP.2011.5954861
Filename
5954861
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