Biocompatible astaxanthin as novel contrast agent for biomedical imaging.

abstract：:The investigation of lung dynamics on alveolar scale is crucial for the understanding and treatment of lung diseases, such as acute lung injury and ventilator induced lung injury, and to promote the development of protective ventilation strategies. One approach to this is the establishment of numerical simulations of ...

journal_title：Journal of biophotonics

authors： Kirsten L,Gaertner M,Schnabel C,Meissner S,Koch E

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Skin fibrosis, often referred to as skin scarring, is a significant international health problem with limited treatment options. The hallmarks of skin fibrosis are increased fibroblast proliferation, collagen production, and migration speed. Recently published clinical observations indicate that visible red light may ...

journal_title：Journal of biophotonics

authors： Mamalis A,Koo E,Garcha M,Murphy WJ,Isseroff RR,Jagdeo J

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this work we present how to entirely remove the scattering ambiguity present in existing multiphoton multifocal systems. This is achieved through the development and implementation of single-element detection systems that incorporate high-speed photon-counting electronics. These systems can be used to image entire ...

journal_title：Journal of biophotonics

authors： Hoover EE,Field JJ,Winters DG,Young MD,Chandler EV,Speirs JC,Lapenna JT,Kim SM,Ding SY,Bartels RA,Wang JW,Squier JA

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantitative phase imaging (QPI) is an emerging modality, which enables the identification of abnormalities in tissue based on optical properties. QPI can be applied to any biological specimen due to its label-free imaging capability, but its use in stained tissue is unclear. Here, we study the variability of QPI with...

journal_title：Journal of biophotonics

authors： Ban S,Min E,Ahn Y,Popescu G,Jung W

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a pseudo-real-time retinal layer segmentation for high-resolution Sensorless Adaptive Optics-Optical Coherence Tomography (SAO-OCT). Our pseudo-real-time segmentation method is based on Dijkstra's algorithm that uses the intensity of pixels and the vertical gradient of the image to find the minimum cost in ...

journal_title：Journal of biophotonics

authors： Janpongsri W,Huang J,Ng R,Wahl DJ,Sarunic MV,Jian Y

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the use of ultrasound modulated optical tomography (UOT) with heterodyne parallel detection to locally sense and image blood flow deep inside a highly scattering medium. We demonstrate that the UOT signal is sensitive to the speed of the blood flow in the ultrasound focus and present an analytical model that...

journal_title：Journal of biophotonics

authors： Hussain A,Steenbergen W,Vellekoop IM

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The possibilities of using Mueller matrix (MM) imaging polarimetry to assess meat quality have not yet been sufficiently explored. In the current study, the fresh porcine muscles are imaged at room temperature with a wide-field MM imaging polarimeter over 26 hours to visualize dynamics of tissue optical properties thr...

journal_title：Journal of biophotonics

authors： Peyvasteh M,Popov A,Bykov A,Pierangelo A,Novikova T,Meglinski I

更新日期：2020-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantification of the mucosa oxygenation levels during Endoscopic imaging provides useful physiological/diagnostic information. In this work a method for non-contact quantification of the oxygen saturation index during Endoscopic imaging using three discrete spectral-band in the blue, the green, and the red parts of t...

journal_title：Journal of biophotonics

authors： Fawzy Y

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A murine model of cutaneous leishmaniasis with green fluorescent protein positive (GFP+) L. major enables the monitoring of parasitic load via measurements of GFP fluorescence intensity, allowing for a faster and more efficient way of monitoring the clinical outcome of photodynamic therapy (PDT). This model may provid...

journal_title：Journal of biophotonics

authors： Latorre-Esteves E,Akilov OE,Rai P,Beverley SM,Hasan T

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Initially, it has been shown that the phase thickness and refractivity (the latter interpreted as the difference of the refractivity indices of an object and surrounding medium) depend on the functional state of mitochondria. The refractivity of various objects decreased in response to energy depletion. This dependenc...

journal_title：Journal of biophotonics

authors： Tychinsky V

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The photodetachment of Br(-), I(-) and OH(-) in aqueous solution is studied by 2- and 3-pulse femtosecond spectroscopy. The UV excitation leads to fast electron separation followed by formation of a donor-electron pairs. An additional repump pulse is used for secondary excitation of the intermediates. The 3-pulse tech...

journal_title：Journal of biophotonics

authors： Fischer MK,Gliserin A,Laubereau A,Iglev H

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retinoblastoma (RB) is a rare form of cancer of the retina most prevalent in young children. We successfully show that laser-induced cell disruption, mediated by gold plasmonic nanoparticle (NP), is a potential and efficient therapy to kill the cancerous cells. The proof of concept is demonstrated in vitro on cultured...

journal_title：Journal of biophotonics

authors： Darviot C,Hardy P,Meunier M

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a compact, cost-effective tuned amplifier for frequency-selective amplification of the modulated signal in heterodyne detected nonlinear optical microscopy. Our method improved the signal to noise ratio by an order of magnitude compared to conventional lock-in detection, as demonstrated through stimulated Ra...

journal_title：Journal of biophotonics

authors： Slipchenko MN,Oglesbee RA,Zhang D,Wu W,Cheng JX

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To this day, any photosensitizers for the photodynamic treatment of pulmonary illnesses have been administered intravenously. There is, however, an intrinsic difficulty in reaching the target cells or bacteria in the respiratory system. Nebulization could overcome distribution problems and alleviate side effects by de...

journal_title：Journal of biophotonics

authors： Kassab G,Geralde MC,Inada NM,Achiles AE,Guerra VG,Bagnato VS

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laser tweezers Raman spectroscopy (LTRS) as a label-free and noninvasive technology has been proven to be an ideal tool for analysis of single living cells, which provides important fingerprint information without interference from surrounding environments. For the first time, LTRS system was successfully used to exam...

journal_title：Journal of biophotonics

authors： Liu M,Liu X,Huang Z,Tang X,Lin X,Xu Y,Chen G,Kwok HF,Lin Y,Feng S

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Solar radiation exposure is recognised to be a significant contributor to the development of skin cancer. Monitoring the simultaneous and consecutive mechanisms of interaction could provide a greater understanding of the process of photocarcinogenesis. This work presents an analysis of the biochemical and morphologica...

journal_title：Journal of biophotonics

authors： Lopez-Gonzalez U,Casey A,J Byrne H

更新日期：2020-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a novel silicon photonic biosensor using phase-shifted Bragg gratings in a slot waveguide. The optical field is concentrated inside the slot region, leading to efficient light-matter interaction. The Bragg gratings are formed with sidewall corrugations on the outside of the waveguide, and a phase shift is i...

journal_title：Journal of biophotonics

authors： Wang X,Flueckiger J,Schmidt S,Grist S,Fard ST,Kirk J,Doerfler M,Cheung KC,Ratner DM,Chrostowski L

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vivo microscopy has recently become a gold standard in lung immunology studies involving small animals, largely benefiting from the democratization of multiphoton microscopy allowing for deep tissue imaging. This technology represents currently our only way of exploring the lungs and inferring what happens in human...

journal_title：Journal of biophotonics

authors： Fiole D,Tournier JN

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alveolar type II (ATII) cells in the peripheral human lung spontaneously differentiate toward ATI cells, thus enabling air-blood barrier formation. Here, linear Raman and coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS) microscopy are applied to study cell differentiation of freshly isolated ATII cells. The Raman spectra ...

journal_title：Journal of biophotonics

authors： Vukosavljevic B,Hittinger M,Hachmeister H,Pilger C,Murgia X,Gepp MM,Gentile L,Huwer H,Schneider-Daum N,Huser T,Lehr CM,Windbergs M

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whole slide imaging (WSI) has moved digital pathology closer to diagnostic practice in recent years. Due to the inherent tissue topography variability, accurate autofocusing remains a critical challenge for WSI and automated microscopy systems. The traditional focus map surveying method is limited in its ability to ac...

journal_title：Journal of biophotonics

authors： Bian Z,Guo C,Jiang S,Zhu J,Wang R,Song P,Zhang Z,Hoshino K,Zheng G

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mucosal lesions of the upper aerodigestive tract usually concern the squamous epithelium of the surface. Many precancerous alterations now designated as potentially malignant are caused by DNA damage resulting from long term exposure to tobacco and alcohol consumption. The distinction from conditions with a similar ph...

journal_title：Journal of biophotonics

authors： Dreyer T,Kreisel M

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nanofluidics enables the imaging of stretched single molecules with potential applications for single molecule sequence mapping. Lab-on-a-chip devices for single cell trapping and lyzing, genomic DNA extraction from single cells, and optical mapping of genomic length DNA has been demonstrated separately. Yet the pursu...

journal_title：Journal of biophotonics

authors： Marie R,Kristensen A

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A conceptually new type of corneal inlays for a customized treatment of presbyopia is presented. The diffractive inlay consists on a small aperture disc having an array of micro-holes distributed inside the open zones of a Fresnel zone plate. In this way, the central hole of the disc lets pass the zero order diffracti...

journal_title：Journal of biophotonics

authors： Furlan WD,García-Delpech S,Udaondo P,Remón L,Ferrando V,Monsoriu JA

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluctuations in brain water content has attracted increasing interest, particularly as regards studies of the glymphatic system, which is connected with the complex organization of dural lymphatic vessels, responsible for cleaning tissue. Disturbances of glymphatic circulation are associated with several brain disorde...

journal_title：Journal of biophotonics

authors： Myllylä T,Harju M,Korhonen V,Bykov A,Kiviniemi V,Meglinski I

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The advent of moderate dilatations in ascending aortas is often accompanied by structural modifications of the main components of the aortic tissue, elastin and collagen. In this study, we have undertaken an approach based on FTIR microscopy coupled to a curve-fitting procedure to analyze secondary structure modificat...

journal_title：Journal of biophotonics

authors： Bonnier F,Rubin S,Debelle L,Ventéo L,Pluot M,Baehrel B,Manfait M,Sockalingum GD

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nanosecond pulsed laser irradiation can trigger a release of nucleic acids from gold nanoparticles, but the involved nanoeffects are not fully understood yet. Here we investigate the release of coumarin labeled siRNA from 15 to 30 nm gold particles after nanosecond pulsed laser irradiation. Temperatures in the particl...

journal_title：Journal of biophotonics

authors： Rudnitzki F,Feineis S,Rahmanzadeh R,Endl E,Lutz J,Groll J,Hüttmann G

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is highly sensitive and label-free analytical technique based on Raman spectroscopy aided by field-multiplying plasmonic nanostructures. We report the use of SERS measurements of patient urine in conjunction with biostatistical algorithms to assess the treatment response of pro...

journal_title：Journal of biophotonics

authors： Ma Y,Chi J,Zheng Z,Attygalle A,Kim IY,Du H

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:FTIR spectroscopy is a powerful diagnostic tool that can also derive biochemical signatures of a wide range of cellular materials, such as cytology, histology, live cells, and biofluids. However, while classification is a well-established subject, biomarker identification lacks standards and validation of its methods....

journal_title：Journal of biophotonics

authors： Trevisan J,Park J,Angelov PP,Ahmadzai AA,Gajjar K,Scott AD,Carmichael PL,Martin FL

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We suggest to use a combination of optical tweezers and single-image quantitative differential interference contrast (DIC) emulated by a spatial light modulator (SLM) to study physiological shape changes in thrombocytes after activation and demonstrate the effectiveness of this system for the given task. A specially d...

journal_title：Journal of biophotonics

authors： Khan S,Jesacher A,Nussbaumer W,Bernet S,Ritsch-Marte M

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) has been applied to unstained samples of articular cartilage enabling the investigation of living cells within fresh tissue. Hyperspectral SRS measurements over the CH vibrational region showed variations in protein and lipid content within the cells, pericellular matrix and interterr...

journal_title：Journal of biophotonics

authors： Mansfield J,Moger J,Green E,Moger C,Winlove CP

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00