Biomechanical studies of living cells using the optical stretcher

Carolyn L. Posey; Meg M. Marquardt; Russell P. Wolfe; Michael G. Nichols

doi:10.1364/fio.2006.ftue6

Biomechanical studies of living cells using the optical stretcher

Carolyn L. Posey, Meg M. Marquardt, Russell P. Wolfe, Michael G. Nichols

Department of Physics

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Abstract

The optical stretcher is a novel biophotonic device capable of trapping and stretching individual biological cells. A geometrical optics model of force generation is used to determine cellular elasticity. Laser induced heating is carefully considered.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Frontiers in Optics, FiO 2006
Publisher	Optical Society of America (OSA)
ISBN (Print)	1557528187, 9781557528186
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/fio.2006.ftue6
State	Published - 2006
Event	Frontiers in Optics, FiO 2006 - Rochester, NY, United States Duration: Oct 10 2006 → Oct 10 2006

Publication series

Name	Optics InfoBase Conference Papers
ISSN (Electronic)	2162-2701

Other

Other	Frontiers in Optics, FiO 2006
Country	United States
City	Rochester, NY
Period	10/10/06 → 10/10/06

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Instrumentation
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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Posey, C. L., Marquardt, M. M., Wolfe, R. P., & Nichols, M. G. (2006). Biomechanical studies of living cells using the optical stretcher. In Frontiers in Optics, FiO 2006 (Optics InfoBase Conference Papers). Optical Society of America (OSA). https://doi.org/10.1364/fio.2006.ftue6

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