Title :
Monitoring Fluorescence in Cultured Neural Networks using Polymer Waveguide Excitation
Author :
Seger, R. Adam ; Rabus, Dominik G. ; Ichihashi, Yasuhisa ; Bruendel, Mathias ; Hieb, Jeremy ; Isaacson, Michael S.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of California, Santa Cruz
Abstract :
We present fluorescence excitation of cultured living neural cells using integrated optical waveguides. The waveguides (width 5, 7, 9 mum) are fabricated in polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) using deep ultraviolet radiation. The excitation wavelength is 473 nm.
Keywords :
bio-optics; biotechnology; brain; cellular biophysics; fluorescence; integrated optics; neural nets; neurophysiology; optical polymers; optical waveguides; cultured neural cells; cultured neural networks; deep ultraviolet radiation; fluorescence; integrated optical waveguides; living neural cells; polymer waveguide excitation; polymethylmethacrylate; wavelength 473 nm; Biomedical optical imaging; Electromagnetic waveguides; Fluorescence; Integrated optics; Monitoring; Neural networks; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Polymers; deep UV; fluorescence; neural cells; polymer;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE/LEOS Summer Topical Meetings, 2007 Digest of the
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0926-8
Electronic_ISBN :
1099-4742
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2007.4288358
