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BioPhotonics.com - January 2016
Business
Photonics Media Appoints Michael Wheeler and James Schlett to Key Editorial Posts
Photonics Media has appointed a new editorial team for its four business-to-business publications focused on photonic technologies including lasers, optics, imaging, sensors & detectors and more....
Hyperion Medical Illuminators Certified for Use in US, EU, Canada
Nathaniel Group Inc. has said their Hyperion 200L and 200LV medical illuminator products have been certified for use in the U.S., E.U. and Canada. The systems allow access to areas of the anatomy...
Opsens Appoints George Quinoy VP, GM of US Sales & Ops
Fiber optic sensing technology firm Opsens Inc. has appointed technology sales veteran George Quinoy vice president and general manager of U.S. commercial sales and operations. He will be responsible...
Application Note: Digital Light Microscopy Reveals Mechanical Properties of Bone
Digital light microscopy has been demonstrated as a faster, easier method for conducting microindentation analysis — a tool often used to investigate the mechanical properties of materials such...
Gerald Farrell Joins Presbia’s Board
Ophthalmic technology firm Presbia PLC has added Gerald Farrell to its board of directors and audit committee. With experience in consumer-oriented health care, the company said Farrell will...
Queensland University Labs Integrate DeNovix Spectrophotometers
Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has adopted 81 DS-11 UV-VIS spectrophotometers from DeNovix Inc. as an undergraduate teaching tool. "As part of a large-scale refurbishment of our teaching...
Application Note: NIR Spectroscopy Aids Diagnosis of Neonatal Brain Injury
A near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy system has been used to measure cerebral changes and oxygen utilization in vivo, offering a noninvasive diagnostic technique for neonatal brain injury. Researchers...
Orbotech to Deliver 7 UV Laser Drilling Systems to Japanese Manufacturer
Electronics manufacturer Orbotech Ltd. said it has received an order for seven of its Emerald UV laser drilling systems from a Japanese manufacturer or ceramic based electronic components and...
Biolase, IPG Team Up on Dental Lasers
Biolase Inc. and IPG Medical, the medical laser division of IPG Photonics Corp. in Alpharetta, Ga., have entered into a development and distribution agreement for dental laser products, accessories...
AIC to Distribute ISVI Cameras in Japan
High-speed camera maker ISVI Corp. has signed a distribution agreement with Advanced Imaging Components Inc. (AIC) to address the Japanese automated imaging market. "Continued demand for automation...
Envista, Independence LED Partner on Indoor Aquaponics System
Independence LED Lighting LLC and Envista Farms LLC have launched an indoor fish and vegetable farming facility that integrates their LED grow lights and aquaponics systems. Aquaponics combines...
Mauna Kea Appoints Joseph DeVivo Director
Joseph M. DeVivo, president and CEO of AngioDynamics Inc., will join the five-member board of directors of Mauna Kea Technologies SA as an independent nonexecutive director. DeVivo has 20 years of...
EndoChoice Secures 3-Year Tech, Service Contracts with Health Care Facility Network
EndoChoice Holdings Inc. has been awarded contracts for its Fuse endoscopy system and services, as well as infection-control products, by the health care improvement company Premier Inc. of...
Joel Schuman Named Ophthalmology Chair at NYU Langone
New York University's Langone Medical Center has named glaucoma clinician and scientist Dr. Joel S. Schuman chairman of its ophthalmology department. Schuman was a member of the team that developed...
Multispectral Ophthalmology Tech Firm Annidis Replaces President
Annidis Corp. has terminated its employment agreement with President Nick Ribaric by mutual agreement. Ribarc remains on the company's board of directors. Michael Crowley, CEO, assumed the role of...
Application Note: Filming 'Killer Cells' in 3D to Aid Immune Response
Watching the formation of the human immune system's "killer cells" could help scientists develop new ways to target cancer. Researchers at Cambridge University used a confocal spinning disk...
Research & Technology
UV, NIR Light Enable Targeted Drug Delivery
A nanotherapy that converts near-infrared light to UV light may mitigate side effects caused by drug regimens that can damage healthy cells. Researchers from McGill University and the University of...
EUV Laser Enables Nanoscale, 3D Imaging of Cells
A mass-spectral imaging system that integrates a EUV laser has enabled the mapping of cellular compositions in 3D, allowing researchers to watch how cells respond to medications at the nanoscale. In...
NIR-Activated Nanoparticle Therapy Suppresses Tumors
A nanoparticle drug-delivery system that combines photodynamic and molecular therapies has been shown to suppress tumor progress and metastatic outgrowth in animal models. The complementary treatment...
Photoactivated QDs Kill Antibiotic-Resistant ‘Superbugs’
A technique for treating bacterial infections has successfully used light-activated quantum dots (QDs) to kill multiple multidrug-resistant strains. The approach is adaptive to constantly evolving...
Lasering Leaves Improves Treatment of Citrus Greening
A treatment involving laser marking has improved the success of antibiotics in treating a disease that has been ravaging Florida’s citrus crops for a decade. Huanlongbing, also known as citrus...
Bubble-Pen Lithography Deftly Handles Nanoparticles
Bubble-pen lithography — which relies on microbubbles to inscribe, or write, nanoparticles onto a surface — has been demonstrated to efficiently handle nanoparticles used in micro- and...
Stretchable Thin Film Produces Circularly Polarized Light
A novel fabrication method has achieved a device-friendly nanocomposite thin film that produces circularly polarized light. The simple and cost-effective technology could aid disease monitoring and...
Application Note: NIR Spectroscopy Aids Diagnosis of Neonatal Brain Injury
A near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy system has been used to measure cerebral changes and oxygen utilization in vivo, offering a noninvasive diagnostic technique for neonatal brain injury. Researchers...
Eric Betzig Group Takes $25K Prize for Light-Sheet Microscopy Advance
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has awarded its $25,000 Newcomb Cleveland Prize to Nobel laureate Eric Betzig and colleagues for advancing light-sheet microscopy for...
Metasurface Polarimeter Meets Telecom, Nanotechnology Demands
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 11, 2016 — A novel architecture for in-line polarimeters enables monolithic, on-chip integration of polarization sensors for applications as varied as drug design and...
QCL Features Higher Power, Wider Tuning Range
Combining a tunable laser with an on-chip amplifier has enabled a versatile and powerful tool for spectroscopy and other applications. A team from Northwestern University demonstrated a single-mode...
Fluorescent Probe IDs Cancerous Tissue in Clinical Trial
An imaging probe that fluoresces in the presence of a cancer-related enzyme has been used safely in humans. Beyond increasing a surgeon's ability to locate and remove all of a tumor on the first...
Optogenetic Method Investigated for Neuron Repair
An optogenetics method has been used to stimulate the repair of a single neuronal circuit in zebrafish larvae. The method could have future therapeutic applications as a treatment for neuropathies in...
OCT Detects, Assesses Bacterial Buildup on Medical Devices
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) has been used to detect bacterial buildup on medical devices in an effort to reduce infections in hospitals. The research was led by Andrew Heidari from the...
Fiber Optic Sensor Monitors Early Stage Embryos
A fiber optic sensor holds promise for noninvasively monitoring early stage embryos during the in vitro fertilization (IVF) process. The sensor concurrently measures hydrogen peroxide and pH in...
Application Note: Filming 'Killer Cells' in 3D to Aid Immune Response
Watching the formation of the human immune system's "killer cells" could help scientists develop new ways to target cancer. Researchers at Cambridge University used a confocal spinning disk...
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Alrad Instruments Ltd. has announced the Dhyana 400D digital imaging camera, equipped with a scientific CMOS sensor, providing 70 percent quantum efficiency at 550 nm. The 1.2-in. sensor format...
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Spectroscopy Lasers
The 08-01 series of ultracompact narrow linewidth lasers from Cobolt AB is designed for high-resolution Raman spectroscopy and other analytical applications. A robust single longitudinal mode...
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Raman Spectrometer
The EAGLE Raman-S spectrometer platform by Ibsen Photonics A/S is available for OEM supply to manufacturers of analytical instruments, including for industrial process control applications. The...
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UV Lasers
Lasos Lasertechnik GmbH has announced the DLK series of UV lasers, emitting at 320 nm. The devices produce output power up to 20 mW. Intelligent optical design and power control provide...
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