Investigation of biophysical mechanisms in gold nanoparticle mediated laser manipulation of cells using a multimodal holographic and fluorescence imaging setup.
Laser based cell manipulation has proven to be a versatile tool in biomedical applications.In this context, combining weakly focused laser pulses and nanostructures, e.g.gold nanoparticles, promises to be useful for high throughput cell manipulation, such as transfection and photothermal therapy.Interactions between laser pulses and gold nanopartic