Research on human carcinoma cells in different physiological states using laser phase microscopy

In this study we investigate the potentials of imaging the morphological and physiological features of cells by means of Laser Phase Microscopy (LPM). Since LPM is a relatively new microscopical device it has only been used in a few experimental laboratories so far. Human carcinoma cells were treated with the chemical stress factor ethanol and the patterns of the phase shift distributions were observed for single cells.