Title :
Quantum enhanced microrheology of a living cell
Author :
Taylor, Michael A. ; Janousek, Jan ; Daria, Vincent ; Knittel, Joachim ; Hage, Boris ; Bachor, Hans-A ; Bowen, W.P.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Eng. Quantum Syst., Univ. of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD, Australia
fDate :
June 30 2013-July 4 2013
Abstract :
We demonstrate the first biological measurement with precision surpassing the quantum noise limit. Lipid particles within a living yeast cell are tracked with sub-shot noise sensitivity, thereby revealing the biological dynamics of the cellular cytoplasm.
Keywords :
biological techniques; biorheology; cellular biophysics; microorganisms; quantum noise; biological dynamics; biological measurement; cellular cytoplasm; lipid particles; living cell; living yeast cell; quantum enhanced microrheology; quantum noise limit; subshot noise sensitivity; Atmospheric measurements; Biology; Lipidomics; Noise; Particle measurements; Tracking;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO-PR), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kyoto
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2013.6600080
