Title :
Effect of gold nanoparticles on the mechanical property of stress fibers in endothelial cells
Author :
Zili Ma ; Yu Huang ; Kam Tai Chan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, Shatin, China
Abstract :
The impact of gold nanoparticles to stress fibers (SFs) in HUVEC cells was studied by cutting the SFs from their mid-point with a femtosecond laser and recording their recoil dynamics in the real time.
Keywords :
biomechanics; cellular effects of radiation; gold; laser applications in medicine; nanomedicine; nanoparticles; patient treatment; Au; HUVEC cells; SF cutting; endothelial cells; femtosecond laser; gold nanoparticles; mechanical property; mid-point; real time; recoil dynamics; stress fibers; Educational institutions; Fiber lasers; Gold; Microscopy; Nanoparticles; Shape; Stress;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
