Effects of graphene quantum dots on linear and nonlinear optical behavior of malignant ovarian cells

Salman Mohajer; Mohammad Hossein Majles Ara; Leila Serahatjoo

doi:10.1117/1.JNP.10.036014

23 August 2016 Effects of graphene quantum dots on linear and nonlinear optical behavior of malignant ovarian cells

Salman Mohajer, Mohammad Hossein Majles Ara, Leila Serahatjoo

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Journal of Nanophotonics, Vol. 10, Issue 3, 036014 (August 2016). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JNP.10.036014

Abstract

We investigate linear and nonlinear optical properties of standard human ovarian cancer cells (cell line: A2780cp) in vitro. Cells were treated by graphene quantum dots (GQDs) with two special concentrations. Nontoxicity of GQDs was examined in standard biological viability tests. Cancerous cells were fixed on a glass slide; then, interaction of light with biofilms was studied in linear and nonlinear regimes. Absorption spectra of untreated biofilms and biofilms with two different concentrations of GQDs was studied by UV-visible spectrophotometer. Optical behavior of biofilms in a linear regime of intensity (with low-intensity laser exposure) was reported using a simple optical setup. After that, we compared the attenuation of light in biofilm of cancerous cells with and without GQDs. Nonlinear behavior of these biofilms was investigated by a Z-scan setup using a continued wave He–Ne laser. Results showed that GQDs decreased the extinction coefficient and changed the sign and exact value of the nonlinear refractive index of malignant ovarian cells noticeably. The nonlinear refractive index of studied cells with no GQDs treatment was in the order of 10⁻⁸ (cm²/w) with a positive sign. This quantity changed to the same order of magnitude with a negative sign after GQDs treatment. Thus, GQDs can be used for cancer diagnosis under laser irradiation.

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Salman Mohajer, Mohammad Hossein Majles Ara, and Leila Serahatjoo "Effects of graphene quantum dots on linear and nonlinear optical behavior of malignant ovarian cells," Journal of Nanophotonics 10(3), 036014 (23 August 2016). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JNP.10.036014

Published: 23 August 2016

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