Thin-film transducers for the detection and imaging of Brillouin oscillations in transmission on cultured cells

Mechanical imaging and characterisation of biological cells has been a subject of interest for the last twenty years. Ultrasonic imaging based on the scanning acoustic microscope (SAM) and mechanical probing have been extensively reported. Large acoustic attenuation at high frequencies and the use o...

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Main Authors: Perez-Cota, Fernando, Smith, Richard J., Moradi, Emilia, Webb, Kevin F., Clark, Matt
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Published: IOP Publishing 2015
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/35433/
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author Perez-Cota, Fernando
Smith, Richard J.
Moradi, Emilia
Webb, Kevin F.
Clark, Matt
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Smith, Richard J.
Moradi, Emilia
Webb, Kevin F.
Clark, Matt
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description Mechanical imaging and characterisation of biological cells has been a subject of interest for the last twenty years. Ultrasonic imaging based on the scanning acoustic microscope (SAM) and mechanical probing have been extensively reported. Large acoustic attenuation at high frequencies and the use of conventional piezo-electric transducers limit the operational frequency of a SAM. This limitation results in lower resolution compared to an optical microscope. Direct mechanical probing in the form of applied stress by contacting probes causes stress to cells and exhibits poor depth resolution. More recently, laser ultrasound has been reported to detect ultrasound in the GHz range via Brillouin oscillations on biological cells. This technique offers a promising new high resolution acoustic cell imaging technique. In this work, we propose, design and apply a thin-film based opto-acoustic transducer for the detection in transmission of Brillouin oscillations on cells. The transducer is used to generate acoustic waves, protect the cells from laser radiation and enhance signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). Experimental traces are presented in water films as well as images of the Brillouin frequency of phantom and fixed 3T3 fibroblast cells.
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spelling nottingham-354332020-05-04T20:06:12Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/35433/ Thin-film transducers for the detection and imaging of Brillouin oscillations in transmission on cultured cells Perez-Cota, Fernando Smith, Richard J. Moradi, Emilia Webb, Kevin F. Clark, Matt Mechanical imaging and characterisation of biological cells has been a subject of interest for the last twenty years. Ultrasonic imaging based on the scanning acoustic microscope (SAM) and mechanical probing have been extensively reported. Large acoustic attenuation at high frequencies and the use of conventional piezo-electric transducers limit the operational frequency of a SAM. This limitation results in lower resolution compared to an optical microscope. Direct mechanical probing in the form of applied stress by contacting probes causes stress to cells and exhibits poor depth resolution. More recently, laser ultrasound has been reported to detect ultrasound in the GHz range via Brillouin oscillations on biological cells. This technique offers a promising new high resolution acoustic cell imaging technique. In this work, we propose, design and apply a thin-film based opto-acoustic transducer for the detection in transmission of Brillouin oscillations on cells. The transducer is used to generate acoustic waves, protect the cells from laser radiation and enhance signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). Experimental traces are presented in water films as well as images of the Brillouin frequency of phantom and fixed 3T3 fibroblast cells. IOP Publishing 2015-12 Article PeerReviewed Perez-Cota, Fernando, Smith, Richard J., Moradi, Emilia, Webb, Kevin F. and Clark, Matt (2015) Thin-film transducers for the detection and imaging of Brillouin oscillations in transmission on cultured cells. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 684 (1). 012003. ISSN 1742-6596 http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/684/1/012003/meta doi:10.1088/1742-6596/684/1/012003 doi:10.1088/1742-6596/684/1/012003
spellingShingle Perez-Cota, Fernando
Smith, Richard J.
Moradi, Emilia
Webb, Kevin F.
Clark, Matt
Thin-film transducers for the detection and imaging of Brillouin oscillations in transmission on cultured cells
title Thin-film transducers for the detection and imaging of Brillouin oscillations in transmission on cultured cells
title_full Thin-film transducers for the detection and imaging of Brillouin oscillations in transmission on cultured cells
title_fullStr Thin-film transducers for the detection and imaging of Brillouin oscillations in transmission on cultured cells
title_full_unstemmed Thin-film transducers for the detection and imaging of Brillouin oscillations in transmission on cultured cells
title_short Thin-film transducers for the detection and imaging of Brillouin oscillations in transmission on cultured cells
title_sort thin-film transducers for the detection and imaging of brillouin oscillations in transmission on cultured cells
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