Observation of apparent membrane tension in red blood cells using actively stabilized hilbert phase microscopy

Gabriel Popescu, Takahiro Ikeda, Catherine A. Best, Keisuke Goda, Kamran Badizadegan, Ramachandra R. Dasari, Michael S. Feld

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Abstract

Stabilized Hilbert phase microscopy delivers quantitative phase images at millisecond and nanometer scales. We quantified the thermal membrane fluctuations in red blood cells and performed the first no-contact measurement of cytoskeleton-induced cell membrane tension.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationBiomedical Topical Meeting, BIO 2006
PublisherOptical Society of America (OSA)
ISBN (Print)1557528071, 9781557528070
DOIs
StatePublished - 2006
Externally publishedYes
EventBiomedical Topical Meeting, BIO 2006 - Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States
Duration: Mar 19 2006Mar 19 2006

Publication series

NameOptics InfoBase Conference Papers
ISSN (Electronic)2162-2701

Other

OtherBiomedical Topical Meeting, BIO 2006
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityFort Lauderdale, FL
Period3/19/063/19/06

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Instrumentation
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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