New 'trap' to analyse, in real time, how cells communicate

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13 Sep 2018 13:28:35.063

Using multiple laser beams and Raman spectroscopy experts at the Universities of Nottingham and Glasgow have designed and built a new instrument which could help scientists learn more about how infections take hold and the formation of antibiotic-resistant bacterial biofilms. 

Ioan Notingher, Professor of Physics in the School of Physics and Astronomy, at the University of Nottingham, said: “Many techniques in biology measure a large number of cells at once or require added labels or invasive techniques to look at the single cell level. Our technique is non-invasive and requires no labelling – so it doesn’t disturb or destroy the biological sample.” 

Their research – Holographic optical trapping Raman micro-spectroscopy for non-invasive measurement and manipulation of live cells – has been published in The Optical Society journal Optics Express.  

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More information is available from Professor Ioan Notingher, in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Nottingham, ioan.notingher@nottingham.ac.uk 
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