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SEPTEMBER 2007 | CONTENTS
Features
Quantum Dots Carry Light into Remote
Biological Regions
by Michael A. Greenwood, News Editor
Small semiconductors are used to detect cancer, to image the
lymphatic system and to modify microscopy.
page 30
Gradient Index Optical Microsystems
Visualize Living Cells in Deep Tissue 
by
Dr. Bernhard Messerschmidt, Grintech GmbH
GRIN lenses help make miniature instruments for in vivo imaging.
page 36
High-Speed Genotyping with Fluorescence
Detection
by Varouj D. Amirk hanian, Karl Cabrera, Dave Anderson and
Dr. Ming-Sun Liu, eGene Inc.
Fiber optics helps simplify DNA anlysis.
page 40
Columns
Biophotonics Research
page 46
Delivering drugs with light
Improving diagnosis of autoimmune diseases
Building a better contrast agent via a virus
Virus tracking without labeling
Easy, visual detection with multicolor SPR imaging
Optical trap pulls apart cell division mystery
Post Scripts
by Michael J. Lander
Microscopic barrels, bullets and worms of plastic
page 84
Departments 
Editorial
page 8
Company Index
page 10
As We Go To Press
page 12
Technology Solutions
page 14
Biophotonics News
page 18
Heating up chemiluminescence experiments
Visualizing nutrient passage through chain-forming bacteria
Software interprets 3-D confocal microscopy images
- KNbO3 nanowires generate tunable coherent light for microscopy
A brain disorder is charted on MR coincidence maps
Microscopy partnership formed
Nanoparticles enable optical and MR imaging of cancer cells
High-resolution MRI method generates virtual mouse brain
s
From the Clinic
page 44
From the Journals
page 59
Courses & Shows
page 60
New to the Market
page 66
New Media
page 81
Advertiser Index
page 83
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