Title :
Brillouin microscopy for tissue and cell biomechanics
Author :
Scarcelli, Giuliano
Author_Institution :
Fischell Dept. of Bioeng., Univ. of Maryland Coll. Park, College Park, MD, USA
Abstract :
We have developed an all-optical approach to measure material mechanical properties using Brillouin light scattering. Brillouin imaging uses the elastic modulus as contrast mechanism. We demonstrate its application in vivo for tissue and cellular biomechanics.
Keywords :
Brillouin spectra; biological tissues; biomechanics; cellular biophysics; elastic moduli; optical microscopy; Brillouin imaging; Brillouin light scattering; Brillouin microscopy; all-optical approach; cell biomechanics; contrast mechanism; elastic modulus; mechanical properties; tissue biomechanics; Biomechanics; Biomedical optical imaging; Cornea; In vivo; Microscopy; Optical microscopy; Scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
