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BioPhotonics: Jan/Feb 2021

BioPhotonics
 Jan/Feb 2021


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Eye Care, Laser Technology, and Imaging Modules Among 2021 Prism Award Finalists Six biophotonics technologies that enhance retinal imaging, disease diagnosis, and surgical precision are among the 30 finalists SPIE has selected for this year’s Prism Awards. Winners in 10 categories will be announced as part of the SPIE Photonics West 2021 Digital Forum, to be held online March 6-11. This year’s Prism Awards feature four new categories: Medical Devices, Quantum,...
Pulsed Lasers Pierce the Diffraction Limit in Medicine Optical imaging of tissues in diagnostics is a burgeoning field of research, and related technology has shown the ability to provide rapid, sensitive, and specific data that discriminates...
Chip-on-Tip Technology Expands Endoscopy’s Use in Localized Procedures Many patients would prefer to undergo surgery in which tools enter their bodies through a natural opening or small incision, over an operation involving the opening of their chests or abdominal...
Photoacoustic Imaging Identifies Transplantable Kidneys Chronic kidney disease is a condition that causes the gradual loss of kidney function over a period of months to years. The prevalence of the disease is worsened by the alarming rise of diabetes and...
Mobile Spectroscopy Enables Noninvasive Blood Hemoglobin Assessments As one of the most routinely performed laboratory tests, a blood hemoglobin test is used to measure levels of the oxygen-carrying protein in the blood. Potentially reduced levels are commonly...
EDITORIAL
Finding answers in the blood Blood tests are vital in the diagnosis of many conditions, especially where anemia and other blood disorders are common — for example, in developing countries and areas such as sub-Saharan Africa, where a team of researchers recently tried an optical approach to blood hemoglobin assessment. After blood is drawn from a patient in a hospital setting, it is usually examined using expensive, bulky...
SHOW PREVIEW
BiOS 2021 to Highlight Biomedical Optics, OCT, and Neurophotonics Advancements SPIE BiOS 2021, the largest biophotonics conference in the world, moves to an online format this year, focusing on nascent imaging modalities, diagnostics, and therapeutics. The event, which is part of SPIE Photonics West 2021, brings together researchers, engineers, scientists, and clinicians to explore optical technologies in the treatment of a wide variety of medical conditions. The conference...
BIOSCAN
Initiative Announces $32M in Funding for Biomedical Imaging The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced nearly $32 million in funding for biomedical imaging research, technology development, and the BioImaging North America international network of bioimaging facilities and communities. Being distributed is $17.5 million among 22 imaging scientists, $1.3 million to BioImaging North America, and $13 million across 13 projects in the CZI Frontiers of...
Reflection Matrix Microscopy Could Expedite Neuroscience Research A South Korean research team has developed an optical microscope capable of maintaining spatial resolution and acquiring a microscopic “map” of neural network activity in brain tissue as...
CRIMSON Project Aims to Develop Next-Gen Microscope Researchers this week began work on the CRIMSON project, an effort to develop advanced laser-based coherent Raman scattering microscopy. The transdisciplinary, transnational project aims to develop...
Terahertz Radiation Technology Gets Under Skin for Diagnosis Collaborating scientists from the University of Warwick and the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) have demonstrated a method that uses terahertz radiation to improve the diagnosis of skin...
Researchers Develop Open-Source Modular Microscope Researchers from the Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (Leibniz IPHT), Friedrich Schiller University, and Jena University Hospital developed a low-cost modular microscope that has the...
Optics, Machine Vision Algorithms at Heart of Epic-USC Collaboration Epic Sciences Inc., a diagnostics and disease profiling company, announced it has entered into an exclusive license and collaboration agreement with the University of Southern California (USC)...
Superresolution on the SPOT: Imaging Achieves Optical Sectioning A technique called SPOT (spectrum and polarization optical tomography) is providing researchers with a “street view” of lipid membranes surrounding cell organelles, thereby allowing...
Multipass Spectroscopy Seeks Disease Biomarkers in Breath An optical sensing method developed by a research team at the University of Warsaw relies on highly sensitive spectroscopic measurements to detect the presence or absence of formaldehyde in a...
International Team Awarded $13M Grant for Superresolution Microscopy An international research team headed by Markus Sauer of the University of Würzburg has been awarded a grant to pursue research in superesolution microscopy, aimed at advancing the study of...
Flow Cytometer Installed at National Research Council Kinetic River Corp., a developer of flow cytometry and optics products, announced it delivered its flagship flow cytometer to the National Research Council (CNR) in Naples, Italy. Kinetic...
Improving Microscope Resolution with Plasmonic Metasurfaces While imaging cells using real-time fluorescence microscopy methods, professor Kaoru Tamada of Kyushu University’s Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering and her group found that...
PerkinElmer to Acquire WUK-based Horizon Discovery PerkinElmer announced it will acquire Horizon Discovery, a Cambridge, England-based cell engineering company. The acquisition will expand PerkinElmer’s life sciences discovery and applied...
Light-Sheet Microscopy Method Improves Cancer Diagnostics A microscopy technique developed by researchers at TU Wien (Austria) in collaboration with TU Munich could lead to more reliable cancer diagnostics. The technique allows a tumor to be analyzed after...
Microscopy Advancement Expands Camera-based 3D Imaging Researchers at Boston University introduced a multifocus optical microscopy technique for simultaneously acquiring images at differing depths. The method can be added to existing camera-based...
DARPA Awards $36M for Spinal Cord Injury Recovery Systems As part of its Bridging the Gap Plus Program, DARPA awarded a consortium of universities, biomedical startups, and nonprofit organizations an award that supports the consortium’s development of...
VR, Superresolution Microscopy Take Scientists Inside Human Cells A joint development between University of Cambridge scientists and 3D image analysis software company Lume VR Ltd. is enabling the visualization of superresolution microscopy data — data that...
Microscopy, AI Capture Immune Cell Interactions in Eye A novel microscopy technique that expands on existing principles of adaptive optics — first developed to capture images of the sky without distortions from Earth’s atmosphere — has...
AO Two-Photon Endomicroscopy Achieves Synaptic Resolution Scientists from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) developed a technology for in vivo imaging of deep brain structures at synaptic resolution. The technology, “adaptive...
Imaging Flow Cytometry and Microscopy Combine to Identify Pollen Collaborating scientists from the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) and the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) developed an image-based particle analysis...
OpTek Invests in Operational Facilities in US, China, UK Precision laser processor and manufacturer OpTek Systems announced its investment into new operational facilities on three continents. The company expanded its Greenville, S.C., facility by 2000 sq...
Microlens Avoids Cross-Phase Modulation, Allows Live-cell Imaging King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) researchers developed an ultrathin stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) lens that will simplify and improve the quality of molecular-level...
Single Microendoscope Acquires Photoacoustic, Fluorescent Images An endoscope that combines photoacoustic and fluorescence imaging and that is about as thick as a human hair could one day provide insight into the brain by enabling the simultaneous measurement of...
Flexible Parylene Waveguide Operates Over Broad Spectrum A parylene-based waveguide has the physical characteristics necessary to enable it to emerge as the new standard in optical biointerfaces. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University developed the...
3 QUESTIONS
3 Questions with João Pessoa BioPhotonics spoke with João Pessoa, a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Molecular Medicine at the University of Lisbon in Portugal. We inquired about how the COVID-19 outbreak has affected the research community in Portugal, and the role of optical technologies in the study and treatment of the virus. How has COVID-19 affected the research community in
BIOPINION
Light therapy can help to manage pain Light has been recognized as having biological effects, and scientists are beginning to understand that some of these effects may help to alleviate a variety of chronic conditions, both physically and psychologically. The sleep cycle, for example, is tightly associated with increased and decreased light. Some psychiatric conditions are known to be affected by the brightness of light, and...
POSTSCRIPTS
Imaging cap helps researchers to see inside a baby’s mind Parents and caretakers of little ones know that babies move around constantly — often getting into trouble in the process. But researchers in and around London know that, as an indicator of overall health, what is going on inside babies’ brains can be just as important as little ones’ physical activity. The researchers used low levels of light and 3D imaging to create pictures...
PRODUCTS
Photoacoustic Microscope Laser A dual-wavelength laser for the Hadatomo™ Z photoacoustic microscope from Advantest Corp. enables 3D imaging of melanin and vascular networks in the skin. With wavelengths of 575 and 650 nm, the laser’s proprietary wavelength conversion technology is based on optical parametric generation. The wavelengths feature a high hemoglobin absorption coefficient, are suitable for imaging...
Advantest Corp.
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Raman Microscope The RMS1000 Raman Microscope from Edinburgh Instruments Ltd. is an open architecture, research-grade confocal system. The microscope has been designed for adaptation to almost any modern,...
Edinburgh Instruments Ltd.
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Microscopy Spectrometer The Bigfoot spectrometer from MONSTR Sense Technologies is a multi-functional ultrafast spectrometer capable of measuring signals at the diffraction-limited focus of a microscope. The device...
MONSTR Sense Technologies
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Raman Microscopy Analysis Software A Particle Analysis software module for the inVia™ confocal Raman microscope has been announced by Renishaw PLC to automate the system, identify particles on images, and chemically analyze them...
Renishaw PLC, Spectroscopy Products Div.
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Plant Phenotyping System The HyperAixpert multisensor plant phenotyping system from Analytik Ltd. can operate hyperspectral cameras in scanning mode to enable rapid digital analysis of phenotyping traits in plants. The...
Analytik Ltd.
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Body Temperature Kiosk The Seek Scan Kiosk from Seek Thermal Inc. is an all-in-one, contactless thermal scanning solution for initial body temperature assessment. Designed for employers and building operations...
Seek Thermal Inc.
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Medical Image Signal Processors The OH0120 and OH0130 ASIC-based boards from OmniVision Technologies Inc. are part of the OVMed medical image signal processor line, designed to pair with high-performance medical image sensors for...
OmniVision Technologies Inc.
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Fluorescence Reader The C10066 Immunochromato Reader from Hamamatsu Photonics accelerates R&D for novel COVID-19 test reagents. Providing precise readouts of fluorescence, the device’s measurement...
Hamamatsu Corporation
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Skin Temperature Thermal Camera The GFX Calibir camera from Teledyne DALSA is dedicated to elevated skin temperature screening. The camera is based on the Calibir GXM and is optimized for measurement accuracy and thermal...
Teledyne DALSA, Machine Vision OEM Components
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Medical Imaging Display MMZB-21.5G-X medical displays from TRU-Vu Monitors Inc. features a 21.5-in. display with 1920 × 1080 full HD resolution. Certified to the latest UL and IEC 60601-1-2 4th Edition...
Tru-Vu Monitors Inc.
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Live-Cell Imaging System The Multi Lux remote live-cell imaging system from CytoSMART Technologies is an automated device for long-term experiments, comparison studies, and large laboratory teams. The system is a...
CytoSMART Technologies
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Medical CMOS Cameras Basler AG has added four 6- and 20-MP models to its line of MED ace cameras. The USB 3.0 cameras with Sony’s 6-MP IMX178 and 20-MP IMX183 are available in both color and monochrome...
Basler AG
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Raman/Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging The XperRF dual-function Raman and fluorescence lifetime imaging (FLIm) instrument from Nanobase Inc. is a modular system that offers economical analysis capabilities. Featuring a wide mapping...
Nanobase Inc.
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