Enhanced cell transfection using subwavelength focused optical eigenmode beams [Invited]

Xanthi Tsampoula; Michael Mazilu; Tom Vettenburg; Frank Gunn-Moore; Kishan Dholakia

doi:10.1364/PRJ.1.000042

Enhanced cell transfection using subwavelength focused optical eigenmode beams [Invited]

Xanthi Tsampoula, Michael Mazilu, Tom Vettenburg, Frank Gunn-Moore, Kishan Dholakia

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Abstract

We show that superoscillating light fields, created using the method of optical eigenmodes, enable more efficient multiphoton-mediated cell transfection. Chinese hamster ovary cells are transfected with a plasmid and exhibit expression of DsRed-Mito in the mitochondria. We demonstrate an efficiency improvement of 35% compared to the diffraction-limited spot. This opens up new vistas for nanoscale localized cell transfection.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	42-46
Number of pages	5
Journal	Photonics Research
Volume	1
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/PRJ.1.000042
Publication status	Published - 2013 Jan 1

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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Tsampoula, X., Mazilu, M., Vettenburg, T., Gunn-Moore, F., & Dholakia, K. (2013). Enhanced cell transfection using subwavelength focused optical eigenmode beams [Invited]. Photonics Research, 1(1), 42-46. https://doi.org/10.1364/PRJ.1.000042

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