Title :
High resolution imaging of cell adhesion activity using photonic crystal biosensor surfaces
Author :
Kohl, Anja ; Lidstone, Erich ; Chaudhery, Vikram ; Cunningham, Brian T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
Abstract :
Photonic crystal surfaces combined with an imaging detection instrument are used for label-free quantification of cell adhesion with intra-cell spatial resolution. The adhesion response to chemical stimuli of cancer cells, cardiac cells, and stem cells are monitored.
Keywords :
biomedical optical imaging; biosensors; cellular biophysics; photonic crystals; biosensor; cancer cells; cardiac cells; cell adhesion activity; high resolution imaging; imaging detection instrument; intra-cell spatial resolution; label-free quantification; photonic crystal surfaces; stem cells; Adhesives; Biosensors; Cancer; Imaging; Optical sensors; Pixel; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Winter Topicals (WTM), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Keystone, CO
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8428-7
DOI :
10.1109/PHOTWTM.2011.5730061
