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Continuous-wave Thulium Laser for Heating Cultured Cells to Investigate Cellular Thermal Effects
Yoko Miura 1,2,3, Joachim Pruessner 1, Carla Lotta Mertineit 1, Katharina Kern 1, Michael Muenter 1, Moritz Moltmann 2, Veit Danicke 2, Ralf Brinkmann 1,2
1Institute of Biomedical Optics, University of Luebeck, 2Medical Laser Center Luebeck GmbH, University of Leubeck, 3Department of Ophthalmology, University of Luebeck

An original experimental setup for heating cells in a culture dish using 1.94 µm continuous-wave laser radiation is introduced here. Using this method, the biological responses of retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells after different thermal exposures can be investigated.

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