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
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;
Conference_Titel :
BioPhotonics, 2011 International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Parma
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9836-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9835-2
DOI :
10.1109/IWBP.2011.5954861
