Nanocrystals for Deep-Tissue In Vivo Luminescence Imaging in the Near-Infrared Region

Y Yang, Q Jiang, F Zhang - Chemical Reviews, 2023‏ - ACS Publications
In vivo imaging technologies have emerged as a powerful tool for both fundamental
research and clinical practice. In particular, luminescence imaging in the tissue-transparent …

Optical properties of skin, subcutaneous, and muscle tissues: a review

AN Bashkatov, EA Genina, VV Tuchin - Journal of innovative optical …, 2011‏ - World Scientific
The development of optical methods in modern medicine in the areas of diagnostics,
therapy, and surgery has stimulated the investigation of optical properties of various …

Optical properties of human skin

T Lister, PA Wright, PH Chappell - Journal of biomedical optics, 2012‏ - spiedigitallibrary.org
A survey of the literature is presented that provides an analysis of the optical properties of
human skin, with particular regard to their applications in medicine. Included is a description …

Biocompatible and biodegradable polymer optical fiber for biomedical application: A review

Y Wang, Y Huang, H Bai, G Wang, X Hu, S Kumar… - Biosensors, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
This article discusses recent advances in biocompatible and biodegradable polymer optical
fiber (POF) for medical applications. First, the POF material and its optical properties are …

Refractive index of biological tissues: Review, measurement techniques, and applications

R Khan, B Gul, S Khan, H Nisar, I Ahmad - … and photodynamic therapy, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Refractive index (RI) is a characteristic optical variable that controls the propagation of light
in the medium (eg, biological tissues). Basic research with the aim to investigate the RI of …

Bioabsorbable polymer optical waveguides for deep-tissue photomedicine

S Nizamoglu, MC Gather, M Humar, M Choi… - Nature …, 2016‏ - nature.com
Advances in photonics have stimulated significant progress in medicine, with many
techniques now in routine clinical use. However, the finite depth of light penetration in tissue …

[HTML][HTML] Hydrogel for light delivery in biomedical applications

PYM Yew, PL Chee, Q Lin, C Owh, J Li, QQ Dou… - Bioactive Materials, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Traditional optical waveguides or mediums are often silica-based materials, but their
applications in biomedicine and healthcare are limited due to the poor biocompatibility and …

Multilayered tissue mimicking skin and vessel phantoms with tunable mechanical, optical, and acoustic properties

AI Chen, ML Balter, MI Chen, D Gross, SK Alam… - Medical …, 2016‏ - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: This paper describes the design, fabrication, and characterization of multilayered
tissue mimicking skin and vessel phantoms with tunable mechanical, optical, and acoustic …

Measurement of tissue optical properties in a wide spectral range: a review

IS Martins, HF Silva, EN Lazareva… - Biomedical Optics …, 2022‏ - opg.optica.org
A distinctive feature of this review is a critical analysis of methods and results of
measurements of the optical properties of tissues in a wide spectral range from deep UV to …

Monitoring device for attachment to a surface of a subject

K Hoppe, J Janting - US Patent 9,521,970, 2016‏ - Google Patents
The invention provides a monitoring device (1) for attach ment to a surface of a subject. The
device comprises a data collector (2) and a processor (3) as two separate parts which can …