Manipulation of cell membrane using carbon nanotube scaffold as a photoresponsive stimuli generator

Takao Sada, Tsuyohiko Fujigaya, Naotoshi Nakashima

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    Abstract

    We describe, for the first time, the perforation of the cell membrane in the targeted single cell based on the nanosecond pulsed near-infrared (NIR) laser irradiation of a thin film of carbon nanotubes that act as an effective photon absorber as well as stimuli generator. When the power of NIR laser is over 17.5 μJ/pulse, the cell membrane after irradiation is irreversibly disrupted and results in cell death. In sharp contrast, the perforation of the cell membrane occurs at suitable laser power (∼15 μJ/pulse) without involving cell termination.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number045002
    JournalScience and Technology of Advanced Materials
    Volume15
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Aug 1 2014

    All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

    • Materials Science(all)

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