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Cell Viability and DNA Denaturation Measurements by Two-Photon Fluorescence Excitation in CW Al:GaAs Diode Laser Optical Traps.

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https://doi.org/10.1117/1.429948Creative Commons 'BY' version 4.0 license
Abstract

Cell viability and DNA denaturation are measured through two-photon fluorescence excitation using a single diode laser beam as the trapping and exciting source simultaneously. Two-photon fluorescence emission spectra are presented for CHO cells and T lymphocytes loaded with various fluorescent probes. This single beam method is demonstrated to be a safe tool to monitor the viability of optically trapped cells, even under intense 809 nm diode laser illumination (∼106 W/cm2). The dynamics of cellular necrosis is monitored by adding ethanol to the cell suspension during trapping. Thermal damage to heat-treated samples is assessed by recording shifts in the emission spectra from trapped cells loaded with the nucleic acid probe, acridine orange. © 1999 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers.

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