Wound healing assay of two competing cell types with dry mass measurement

Shir Cohen Maslaton, Natan T. Shaked

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Abstract

Wound healing assay is a method for evaluating of cell migration rate in vitro. In this assay, a scratch is performed in a confluent cell monolayer that usually contains only one type of cells. Interferometric phase microscopy (IPM) is a quantitative imaging technique, by which the optical path difference (OPD) of a sample is extracted. The OPD is equal to the thickness of the sample multiplied by its integral refractive index, and therefore provides us with quantitative information about the sample without labeling. Fluorescent probes are fluorescent compounds that can be attached to specific cells in order to provide ability of imaging the cells with specific contrast enhancement under fluorescence microscopy. Using a fluorescent microscope combined with an interferometric phase microscope, wound healing assay of a cell confluent monolayer that contains two types of cells is performed, while one type of cells is labeled with fluorescent probes for cell differentiation purposes. This allows us to check which cell type closes the wound faster, and to continually measure the dry mass of each cell population.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationOptical Methods for Inspection, Characterization, and Imaging of Biomaterials IV
EditorsPietro Ferraro, Simonetta Grilli, Monika Ritsch-Marte, Monika Ritsch-Marte, Christoph K. Hitzenberger
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510627994
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2019
Externally publishedYes
EventOptical Methods for Inspection, Characterization, and Imaging of Biomaterials IV 2019 - Munich, Germany
Duration: 24 Jun 201926 Jun 2019

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume11060
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceOptical Methods for Inspection, Characterization, and Imaging of Biomaterials IV 2019
Country/TerritoryGermany
CityMunich
Period24/06/1926/06/19

Keywords

  • Cells migration
  • Fluorescence microscopy
  • Holography
  • Quantitative phase imaging
  • Wound healing

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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