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Biomechanical studies of living cells using the optical stretcher
Conference paper

Biomechanical studies of living cells using the optical stretcher

Carolyn L. Posey, Meg M. Marquardt, Russell P. Wolfe and Michael G. Nichols
Frontiers in Optics, FiO 2006
Optics InfoBase Conference Papers, Optical Society of America (OSA)
Frontiers in Optics, FiO 2006 (Rochester, NY, United States, 10/10/2006 - 10/10/2006)
2006
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1364/fio.2006.ftue6

Abstract

Instrumentation Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
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.

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