DocumentCode
2988482
Title
Laser-assisted controlled micro-injection into living cells
Author
Peng, Cheng ; Wilke, Ingrid ; Palazzo, Robert E.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., Rensselaer Polytech. Inst., Troy, NY, USA
Volume
3
fYear
2005
fDate
22-27 May 2005
Firstpage
2305
Abstract
A titanium-sapphire laser emitting 100 fs short laser pulses at 800 nm wavelength is employed to inject an impermeable dye into single living cells. The cell morphology remains intact after this process. A new method to analyze dye uptake and evaluate membrane integrity is suggested.
Keywords
biomembranes; cellular biophysics; dyes; high-speed optical techniques; laser applications in medicine; solid lasers; titanium; 100 fs; 800 nm; Al2O3:Ti; cell morphology; dye uptake; impermeable dye; laser-assisted controlled micro-injection; living cells; membrane integrity; short laser pulses; titanium-sapphire laser; Biomedical optical imaging; Biomembranes; Cells (biology); Fluorescence; Laser theory; Microinjection; Optical control; Optical microscopy; Optical pulses; Ultrafast optics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN
1-55752-795-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202452
Filename
1573518
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