• 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