optoporation

noun

1. Synonym of photoporation.“This problem becomes even more challenging if the study is to be limited to specific cells within a larger population, since other transfection methods, such as viral transfection and lipofection, are not realizable with a high degree of spatial selectivity.Here, we have used a focused femtosecond laser beam to create a small transient hole in the cellular membrane (optoporation) in order to injec”