Transfection and cell fusion by femtosecond lasers

Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 113-125

  He, Hao ^a   Kong, Siu Kai ^a   Chan, Kam Tai ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Biophotonics; cell fusion; femtosecond laser; transfection

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS ENVIRONMENT; BIO PHOTONICS; BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE; CELL FUSION; CELL FUSIONS; CELL-CELL FUSION; FEMTO-SECOND LASER; FEMTOSECOND (FS) LASER; FS LASER; FS LASER PULSE; MULTIPHOTON EXCITATION; NEAR-INFRARED BANDS; NOVEL METHODOLOGY; OPTICAL CELLS; PHOTO-TOXICITY; PLASMA FORMATIONS; SINGLE MOLECULE; TEMPORAL RESOLUTION; TRANSFECTION;

CELL MEMBRANES; CYTOLOGY; LASER EXCITATION; MULTIPHOTON PROCESSES; TISSUE; ULTRAFAST LASERS;

ULTRASHORT PULSES;

EID: 79960741940     PISSN: 17935458     EISSN: 17937205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S179354581100123X     Document Type: Article

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