Abstract
Understanding cell functioning at the nanoscale has been hampered in part by the diffraction limited resolution of optical microscopy. We developed partial wave spectroscopic (PWS) microscopy that is capable of quantifying statistical properties of cell structure at the nanoscale. Our animal and human studies demonstrated that alterations in the nanoscale cell architecture is one of the earliest events in carcinogenesis and precedes any other known morphological changes at larger length scales (i.e. microarchitecture).
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 31st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society |
Subtitle of host publication | Engineering the Future of Biomedicine, EMBC 2009 |
Publisher | IEEE Computer Society |
Pages | 6325-6326 |
Number of pages | 2 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781424432967 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2009 |
Event | 31st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society: Engineering the Future of Biomedicine, EMBC 2009 - Minneapolis, MN, United States Duration: Sep 2 2009 → Sep 6 2009 |
Other
Other | 31st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society: Engineering the Future of Biomedicine, EMBC 2009 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Minneapolis, MN |
Period | 9/2/09 → 9/6/09 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cell Biology
- Developmental Biology
- Biomedical Engineering
- General Medicine