Title :
Raman microspectroscopy of melanosomes in RPE cells: The effect of light irradiation
Author :
Saha, Anushree ; Yakovlev, Vladislav V. ; Thomas, Robert J. ; Noojin, Gary ; Denton, Michael ; Burke, Janice
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Wisconsin-Milwaukee Univ., Milwaukee, WI
Abstract :
Raman microspectroscopy is used for the first time to study chemical and structural transformations in RPE cells exposed to cw and short-pulsed high-intensity light irradiation.
Keywords :
Raman spectroscopy; biochemistry; biological effects of laser radiation; biomedical measurement; biomedical optical imaging; cellular effects of radiation; eye; optical microscopy; RPE cells; Raman microspectroscopy; chemical transformations; cw exposure; melanosomes; retinal pigment epithelium cells; short-pulsed high-intensity light irradiation; structural transformations; Biomedical imaging; Biomedical optical imaging; Cells (biology); Chemical lasers; Microscopy; Optical imaging; Photochemistry; Retina; Spectroscopy; Stress; (170.3880) Medical and biological imaging; (330.3350) Vision - laser damage; (330.7323) Visual optics, aging changes;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
