Title :
Continuous flow single cell electroporation in an ultrafast laser inscribed optofluidic device
Author :
Choudhury, Debaditya ; Maestro, L.M. ; Ramsay, W.T. ; Paterson, Lynn ; Jaque, D. ; Kar, Ajoy K.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Photonics & Quantum Sci., Heriot-Watt Univ., Edinburgh, UK
Abstract :
Ultrafast laser inscription has been used to fabricate a selectively etched optofluidic device incorporating a near-infrared waveguide to enable continuous flow single cell electroporation for the generation of intracellular spatio-thermal maps using quantum dot nanothermometry.
Keywords :
biological techniques; cellular biophysics; laser beam etching; nanobiotechnology; nanophotonics; optical fabrication; optical waveguides; quantum dots; thermometers; continuous flow single cell electroporation; intracellular spatiothermal maps; near-infrared waveguide; quantum dot nanothermometry; selectively etched optofluidic device; ultrafast laser inscribed optofluidic device;
Conference_Titel :
Fiber Optics and Photonics (PHOTONICS), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chennai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4718-1
