Title :
Laser fabrication of 3D microenvironments for small cellular populations
Author :
Shear, Jason B. ; Ritschdorff, Eric T. ; Connell, Jodi L. ; Spivey, Eric
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Chem. & Biochem., Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX, USA
Abstract :
We present development of a lithographic strategy based on multiphoton-excited crosslinking of proteins and other biological molecules. Application of this approach to study cultured cells in physiologically relevant, 3D microenvironments will be discussed.
Keywords :
cellular biophysics; laser materials processing; molecular biophysics; physiology; proteins; biological molecules; cellular populations; cultured cells; laser fabrication; lithographic strategy; multiphoton-excited crosslinking; physiologically relevant 3D microenvironments; proteins; Biomedical engineering; Cells (biology); Microorganisms; Microscopy; Three dimensional displays; USA Councils;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
