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BioPhotonics: January 2015

BioPhotonics
 January 2015


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Selecting a Microscope Based on Imaging Depth Optical microscopy has advanced greatly over the past decade. Here’s how to select the right instrument for any particular application. Selecting the right optical microscopy system relies on a...
Lasers, Optics Enhance Optogenetics Studies A guide to suitable light sources and fiber optic components for optogenetics research, with a specific emphasis on rodent behavior. The use of lasers and optics for optogenetics is only in its...
Line-Narrowed Laser Module Enables Spin-Exchange Optical Pumping The optical technique enhances MRI technology for diagnosis and other applications. In the past several decades, medical imaging has made huge strides. The field of MRI in particular has seen huge...
Raman Spectroscopy and Microscopy: Solving Outstanding Problems in the Life Sciences This first article in a two-part series will examine Raman spectroscopy applications in tumor surgery, endoscopy, bacterial identification and more. The second part will cover applications in cell...
Microspectroscopy Enables Real-Time Imaging of Singlet Oxygen A new experimental setup allows researchers to monitor a highly reactive species of molecular oxygen that plays an important role in a wide range of biological processes. Oxygen is one of the most...
Photonics Innovators Named 2015 Prism Awards Finalists Finalists include tools for 3-D printing, water analysis and laser-engineered surfaces. Innovative products, inventions and companies will take center stage Feb. 11, as the winners of the 2015 Prism...
EDITORIAL
A Note of Thanks We’re starting the new year with a note of gratitude to the many contributors who have shared their ideas, results and expertise with BioPhotonics readers. In this and every issue, experts from labs and enterprises around the world keep you updated on the latest technologies and biophotonics applications. If you would like to be one of those contributors this year, please send to my...
BIOSCAN
Drugs Enhance SPECT Imaging of Metastatic Cancer New drugs that bind to metastatic prostate cancer in soft tissue, lymph nodes and bone can enhance SPECT and planar imaging.
Phosphorescent Bandage Helps Wound Assessment A “smart” bandage can indicate oxygen concentration in severely damaged tissue, potentially increasing the success rate of surgeries to restore limbs and physical functions. With wounded...
Software Offers Panoramic Views for Endoscopy A software program that fuses together endoscope images could offer a fuller internal view of organs to better diagnose cancer and other ailments. The program — Endorama — developed by...
Handheld Probe Combines Photoacoustics, Ultrasound A new handheld imaging system that combines photoacoustics and ultrasound produces real-time, detailed images of blood vessels, internal organs and body parts.
Microscopy Aids Single-Cell, Whole-Body Imaging A microscopy and imaging technique could make tissue and potentially whole organisms transparent. A team at the RIKEN Quantitative Biology Center and the University of Tokyo developed the method...
Photoacoustics Exposes Arterial Plaques Measuring ultrasound signals generated by a fast-pulsing laser could advance diagnosis of cardiovascular disease. A new technique called intravascular photoacoustic imaging takes precise 3-D images...
Bioimaging Technique Isolates Moving Tissue Light-guiding technology could take scientists on a journey inside blood vessels. The new technology — time-reversed adapted-perturbation (TRAP) optical focusing, developed by a team at...
Nanoconstructs Aid Ovarian Cancer Targeting Newly developed nanostructures haves proven to be effective biomarkers of ovarian cancer cells — and vehicles for their destruction. A team from the University of California, Riverside, and the...
Blue LED Controls New Diabetes Drug A new drug for Type 2 diabetes could be controlled with violet-blue light, more effectively treating the disease through the efficient release of insulin from the pancreas.
Fluorescent, Magnetic Nanoparticles Aid Bioimaging Nanoparticles that fluoresce to enable tracking in the body can also be precisely manipulated with magnetic fields.
FRET Offers Real-Time Look at HIV Infection Process Scientists can now study the motion of HIV proteins on the surface of the virus, opening new possibilities for fighting the disease.
Optogenetics Tests Memory Manipulation Theory Optogenetics is giving scientists a better look at how different parts of the brain can work together to manipulate memories, proving a long-standing theory about retrieval of episodic memories.
Laser-Based Imaging Leads to Better Lung Disease Treatment How sticky is snot? The rest of the world might not ask that question every day, but a group at the University of North Carolina does. They now have an answer, thanks to a laser-based imaging method,...
RAPIDSCAN
BioLase Revenue Grows, Losses Shrink in Third Quarter BioLase Inc. reported a net loss of $3.5 million in the third quarter, an improvement over the previous quarter and the third quarter of 2013.
UC Berkeley Nabs Grant for BRAIN Initiative, Teams with Zeiss The University of California was awarded a total of $7.2 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health to conduct brain-related research as part of the national BRAIN Initiative. The...
Iridex Patents Disposable Laser Eye Treatment Device Iridex Corp. has received a patent for a disposable delivery device for its laser eye therapy system.
POST SCRIPTS
Beautiful things in small packages Microscopes transport us to another world. They show us the invisible landscapes and vistas of life’s natural processes, normally hidden right under our noses. While it’s not hard to be amazed by the details of our world, some scientists are providing microimaging of the highest caliber – intersecting art with science and beauty with the bizarre – and making people stop in...
PRODUCTS
Dual-Wavelength Laser A new laser from Coherent Inc. allows simultaneous, multiwavelength excitation of multiple probes and photoactivation for nonlinear microscopy. The Chameleon Discovery is continuously tunable from 680 to 1300 nm, with a pulse width of 100 fs and power up to 1.4 W. Its secondary output, at 1040 nm, offers 160-fs pulse widths at 1.5 W. An internal and fully automated group velocity...
Coherent Inc.
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Calibration LED The GL Opti Light LED 127 from GL Optic is an integrating-sphere-based uniform source that offers a comprehensive test system in a compact size. The device uses a patented, multilevel procedure...
GL Optic
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Mobile Eye-Tracking System The Red250 mobile IR eye-tracking system by SensoMotoric Instruments is designed to study neurodegenerative disorders. It features a temporal resolution of 250 Hz, an operating distance of 60...
SensoMotoric Instruments GmbH
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Light-Sheet Microscope The Zeiss Lightsheet Z.1 microscope system is designed for use with clearing methods to facilitate light-sheet fluorescence imaging. It acquires multiple tiles of Z-stacks with several thousand...
Carl Zeiss Spectroscopy GmbH
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Spectroscopy Software New software from Horiba Scientific turns the company’s Raman microscopes into high-throughput chemical analyzers, coupling nondestructive analysis with high sample turnaround. The MultiWell...
HORIBA Scientific
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Wearable fNIRS System TechEn has announced its new wireless functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) system. Using low-profile optodes, the device weighs less than 2 lb. It measures brain activation in almost...
TechEn
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Microscope Add-Ons Three new add-ons are now available for LaVision BioTec’s TriM Scope II intravital two-photon microscopes. The 4× Cloud Scanner is a beam multiplexer that generates a four-foci line...
LaVision BioTec GmbH
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Raman Spectroscopy Module The uRaman-Module flexible Raman spectroscopy system, by TechnoSpex Pte Ltd., can be integrated with imaging systems such as fluorescence microscopes. The module is available with a 532, 633 or...
Technospex Pte. Ltd.
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Optical Balls Sapphire and ruby balls from Meller Optics Inc. are designed for a range of applications that require precise tolerances, such as medical devices and fiber optic lens systems. They are...
Meller Optics Inc.
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Measuring Microscope A new optical measuring microscope with image processing capability from Mahr Federal is designed for the measurement and dimensioning of geometric elements. The MarVision QM 300 features a...
Mahr Inc.
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Fiber Optic System The FluoDuoFiber system from art photonics GmbH is a multichannel fiber optic probe for fluorescence sensing of human cells in multiorgan chips (MOCs). The system has four fiber legs (two for...
art photonics GmbH
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Atomic Emission Spectrophotometer New atomic emission spectrophotometers from Shimadzu Scientific Instruments enables detailed chemical, environmental, pharmaceutical, food, metal and electronics analysis. The ICPE-9800 Series...
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments Inc.
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Dual-Mode CCD A new CCD image sensor from ON Semiconductor can capture 1080p (1920 × 1080) video in scenes with widely varying lighting conditions. The KAE-02150 enables high-dynamic-range imaging by...
onsemi
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CMOS Cameras Basler has released a new series of Ace cameras based on Sony’s IMX174 CMOS sensor. The cameras feature high quantum efficiency, wide dynamic range and extremely low noise, allowing them...
Basler AG
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Cell Imaging Software Ensuring efficient use of time-lapse experiments and microscopy hardware, cellSens imaging software from Olympus is available in version 1.12, providing use of a Graphical Experiment Manager (GEM)...
Olympus Europa SE & Co. KG
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