Significance: Chronic wounds include, but are not limited, to diabetic foot ulcers, venous leg
ulcers, and pressure ulcers. They are a challenge to wound care professionals and …

Background: Chronic wounds are a significant health problem with devastating
consequences for patients' physical, social, and mental health, increasing healthcare …

Extensive research in the area of optical sensing for medical diagnostics requires
development of tissue phantoms with optical properties similar to those of living human …

The non-invasive assessment of blood flow is invaluable for the diagnostic and monitoring
treatment of numerous vascular and neurological diseases. We developed a non-invasive …

A wearable surgical navigation system is developed for intraoperative imaging of surgical
margin in cancer resection surgery. The system consists of an excitation light source, a …

We present the optical measurement techniques used in human skin phantom studies. Their
accuracy and the sources of errors in microscopic parameters' estimation of the produced …

Monitoring chronic wound [CW] healing is a challenging issue for clinicians across the
world. Moreover, the health and cost burden of CW are escalating at a disturbing rate due to …

BACKGROUND 0004 A living organism is made up of cells. Cells are the Smallest structures
capable of maintaining life and reproduc ing. Cells have differing structures to perform …

Purpose: Epinephrine is used in local anesthetics to induce vasoconstriction and thus
reduce bleeding and prolong the anesthetic effect. Finding the optimal delay between the …

Objective To map skin temperature kinetics, and by extension skin blood flow throughout
normal or abnormal repair of full‐thickness cutaneous wounds created on the horse body …