Title :
Single particle tracking of amyloid oligomers on the plasma membrane of living cells
Author :
Calamai, Martino ; Pavone, Francesco
Author_Institution :
LENS - Eur. Lab. for Non-Linear Spectrosc., Univ. of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
Abstract :
This research uses innovative nanotechnology approaches to tackle the causes of Alzheimer´s disease and other amyloid disorders. The ultimate goal is the development of alternative strategies to study these debilitating pathologies.
Keywords :
biochemistry; biomembranes; cellular biophysics; diseases; medical disorders; nanomedicine; neurophysiology; Alzheimer disease; amyloid disorders; amyloid oligomers; debilitating pathologies; innovative nanotechnology; living cells; plasma membrane; single particle tracking; Biomedical imaging; Biomembranes; Diseases; Fluorescence; Labeling; Particle tracking; Trajectory;
Conference_Titel :
BioPhotonics, 2011 International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Parma
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9836-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9835-2
DOI :
10.1109/IWBP.2011.5954833
