Title :
Single-cell photonic nanocavity probes
Author :
Shambat, Gary ; Kothapalli, Sri Rajasekhar ; Provine, J. ; Sarmiento, Tomas ; Harris, J. ; Gambhir, Sanjiv Sam ; Vuckovic, Jelena
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate for the first time high Q photonic nanocavities operating inside single biological cells. We show in vitro protein detection with our tool as a route towards real-time label-free sensing in an intracellular environment.
Keywords :
biomedical optical imaging; cellular biophysics; molecular biophysics; nanophotonics; proteins; high-Q photonic nanocavities; in vitro protein detection; intracellular environment; real-time label-free sensing; single-cell photonic nanocavity probes; Biomedical optical imaging; Cavity resonators; Nanobioscience; Optical resonators; Optical sensors; Photonics; Probes;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
