Long-distance laser propulsion and deformation- monitoring of cells in optofluidic photonic crystal fiber
| Autor: | Philip St. J. Russell, Tijmen G. Euser, M. K. Garbos, Sarah Unterkofler |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Erythrocytes
Hot Temperature Materials science Optical Tweezers General Physics and Astronomy General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology Optofluidics Optics Erythrocyte Deformability Laser propulsion Microscopy Humans General Materials Science Cell Shape Optical Fibers Photons business.industry Lasers General Engineering Single-mode optical fiber General Chemistry Microfluidic Analytical Techniques Laser Doppler velocimetry Biomechanical Phenomena Core (optical fiber) Optical tweezers business Photonic-crystal fiber |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Biophotonics. 6:743-752 |
| ISSN: | 1864-063X |
| DOI: | 10.1002/jbio.201200180 |
| Popis: | We introduce a unique method for laser-propelling individual cells over distances of 10s of cm through stationary liquid in a microfluidic channel. This is achieved by using liquid-filled hollow-core photonic crystal fiber (HC-PCF). HC-PCF provides low-loss light guidance in a well-defined single mode, resulting in highly uniform optical trapping and propulsive forces in the core which at the same time acts as a microfluidic channel. Cells are trapped laterally at the center of the core, typically several microns away from the glass interface, which eliminates adherence effects and external perturbations. During propagation, the velocity of the cells is conveniently monitored using a non-imaging Doppler velocimetry technique. Dynamic changes in velocity at constant optical powers up to 350 mW indicate stress-induced changes in the shape of the cells, which is confirmed by bright-field microscopy. Our results suggest that HC-PCF will be useful as a new tool for the study of single-cell biomechanics. (© 2013 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim) |
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