• DocumentCode
    2252293
  • Title

    Detection of neural cell activity using plasmonic gold nanoparticles

  • Author

    Zhang, Jiayi ; Atay, Tolga ; Nurmikko, Arto

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Brown Univ., Providence, RI
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    4-9 May 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Metal nanoparticles have been studied intensively for their applications using localized surface plasmon polariton (SPP) resonance. We have demonstrated for the first time that using gold nanoparticles, one can detect electrical activities from the neurons.
  • Keywords
    bioelectric phenomena; cellular biophysics; gold; nanoparticles; nanotechnology; neurophysiology; polaritons; surface plasmon resonance; Au; neural cell electrical activity detection; plasmonic gold nanoparticles; surface plasmon polariton resonance; Biomedical optical imaging; Gold; Nanoparticles; Neurons; Neuroscience; Optical arrays; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Plasmons; Resonance light scattering; (170.0170) Medical optics and biotechnology; (240.6680) Surface plasmons;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    4572139