Title :
Trapping and stretching of single cells in an optofluidic chip fabricated by a femtosecond laser
Author :
Bellini, N. ; Vishnubhatla, K. ; Ramponi, R. ; Osellame, R. ; Bragheri, F. ; Ferrara, L. ; Minzioni, P. ; Cristiani, I.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Fis., Politec. di Milano, Milan, Italy
Abstract :
We present a monolithic chip able to perform single-cell mechanical analyses without physical contact and with high reproducibility. The chip is based on a fused silica glass substrate and it is fabricated by fs-laser micromachining.
Keywords :
Biomedical optical imaging; Etching; Laser beams; Microchannel; Microfluidics; Micromachining; Optical devices; Optical sensors; Optical waveguides; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
