LIVINGLASER

A laser made entirely of living cells and materials derived from living organisms

 Coordinatore INSTITUT JOZEF STEFAN 

 Organization address address: Jamova 39
city: LJUBLJANA
postcode: 1000

contact info
Titolo: Prof.
Nome: Jadran
Cognome: Lenarcic
Email: send email
Telefono: +386 1 477 3513
Fax: +0386 1 251 9385

 Nazionalità Coordinatore Slovenia [SI]
 Totale costo 214˙227 €
 EC contributo 214˙227 €
 Programma FP7-PEOPLE
Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)
 Code Call FP7-PEOPLE-2013-IOF
 Funding Scheme MC-IOF
 Anno di inizio 2014
 Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) 2014-11-01   -   2017-04-30

 Partecipanti

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1    INSTITUT JOZEF STEFAN

 Organization address address: Jamova 39
city: LJUBLJANA
postcode: 1000

contact info
Titolo: Prof.
Nome: Jadran
Cognome: Lenarcic
Email: send email
Telefono: +386 1 477 3513
Fax: +0386 1 251 9385

SI (LJUBLJANA) coordinator 214˙227.90

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cells    reproduction    entirely    organisms    laser    cell    light    goes    lasers    lasing    self    tissues    living    made    materials    body   

 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'The aim of this proposal is to make a laser composed entirely of living cells and materials derived from living organisms. The central part of the laser will consist of human embryonic kidney cells engineered to produce enhanced green fluorescent protein. The cells will provide gain for the laser. The resonant cavity will be made in three different ways, either using butterfly wings as highly reflective mirrors or using a droplet of water to circulate light or by highly scattering particles that will induce random lasing. This project goes well beyond bio-inspired technologies, which are based on principles from nature, but use artificial materials. A step forward is to use biocompatible materials or materials derived from living organisms. By using live cells this proposal goes even further. The advantage of this concept is self-assembly, self-healing, self-reproduction, scalability, self-reproduction, evolvability and adaptability of such living laser. The use of the living laser spans a variety of possible applications. The lasing spectrum emitted by the living laser has a unique pattern, which can be used to study the processes in the cell as well as for sensing external substances affecting the cell. We also suggest possible medical applications. Doctors today shine lasers into the body to gather images or to treat disease. The living lasers could instead generate or amplify the light inside the body, so it could penetrate the relevant tissues more deeply. Finally, future optical circuits could be made entirely of living tissues enabling their integration into living organisms.'

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