Bio-integrated wearable systems: a comprehensive review

TR Ray, J Choi, AJ Bandodkar, S Krishnan… - Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Bio-integrated wearable systems can measure a broad range of biophysical, biochemical,
and environmental signals to provide critical insights into overall health status and to …

LEDs for photons, physiology and food

PM Pattison, JY Tsao, GC Brainard, B Bugbee - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
Lighting based on light-emitting diodes (LEDs) not only is more energy efficient than
traditional lighting, but also enables improved performance and control. The colour, intensity …

[HTML][HTML] Recommendations for daytime, evening, and nighttime indoor light exposure to best support physiology, sleep, and wakefulness in healthy adults

TM Brown, GC Brainard, C Cajochen, CA Czeisler… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Ocular light exposure has important influences on human health and well-being through
modulation of circadian rhythms and sleep, as well as neuroendocrine and cognitive …

A review of human physiological responses to light: implications for the development of integrative lighting solutions

C Vetter, PM Pattison, K Houser, M Herf, AJK Phillips… - Leukos, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Architectural lighting has potent biological effects but applied lighting practices that
capitalize on this potential have been limited. In this review, we endeavor to consolidate and …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanisms of blue light-induced eye hazard and protective measures: a review

X Ouyang, J Yang, Z Hong, Y Wu, Y **e… - Biomedicine & …, 2020 - Elsevier
The risk of blue light exposure to human health has attracted increased research attention.
Blue light, with relatively high energy, can cause irreversible photochemical damage to eye …

[HTML][HTML] Ten questions concerning well-being in the built environment

S Altomonte, J Allen, PM Bluyssen, G Brager… - Building and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Well-being in the built environment is a topic that features frequently in building standards
and certification schemes, in scholarly articles and in the general press. However, despite …

Evening use of light-emitting eReaders negatively affects sleep, circadian timing, and next-morning alertness

AM Chang, D Aeschbach, JF Duffy… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
In the past 50 y, there has been a decline in average sleep duration and quality, with
adverse consequences on general health. A representative survey of 1,508 American adults …

Human-centric lighting: Myth, magic or metaphor?

KW Houser, PR Boyce, JM Zeitzer… - Lighting Research & …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
This paper discusses the rise of human-centric lighting and its current status in lighting. We
summarise the human benefits associated with light and lighting and show that human …

[HTML][HTML] Measuring and using light in the melanopsin age

RJ Lucas, SN Peirson, DM Berson, TM Brown… - Trends in …, 2014 - cell.com
Light is a potent stimulus for regulating circadian, hormonal, and behavioral systems. In
addition, light therapy is effective for certain affective disorders, sleep problems, and …

Light as a central modulator of circadian rhythms, sleep and affect

TA LeGates, DC Fernandez, S Hattar - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2014 - nature.com
Light has profoundly influenced the evolution of life on earth. As widely appreciated, light
enables us to generate images of our environment. However, light—through intrinsically …