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BioPhotonics: June 2016

BioPhotonics
 June 2016


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Beyond OCT: New Interferometric Imaging Techniques in Biomedicine Optical coherence tomography (OCT) began its commercial history in 1996 as a revolutionary technology for imaging retinas to help diagnose eye diseases, including glaucoma, macular degeneration and...
Low-Level Light Therapy Is Still Looking for — and Finding — Clinical Inroads The field of low-level light therapy (LLLT) emerged soon after the invention of the ruby and helium-neon (HeNe) lasers in the early 1960s. Since then, the technique has progressed, proving effective...
Procedures Hinge on Nonlaser Light Sources’ Optimal Spatial Intensity Distribution Unsterilized medical products, dental restorations with incompletely cured restorative materials and adhesives that fail in their application are a few of the potential outcomes when light-based...
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Next-Generation Stereo Endoscopes are Opening Surgeons' Eyes In its drive to explore outer space, NASA is developing optical technology that tests the limits of the laws of physics and promises to turn neurosurgeons into pioneers in innerspace. While minimally...
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EDITORIAL
Photonics Variety Spices Up the Sciences The British science historian Jacob Bronowski once pointed out that where Leonardo da Vinci was fascinated with nature’s “variety, its infinite adaptability, the fitness and the individuality of all its parts,” Isaac Newton, in contrast, found great pleasure in astronomy because of “its unity, its singleness, its model of a nature in which the diversified parts were mere...
BIOSCAN
Laser Scanning Predicts Soil Structure's Effect on Hydrology The use of lasers to study soil hydrology (the movement of water through soil) may help soil scientists more accurately predict water flow. Researchers at the University of Kansas have used a multistripe laser triangulation (MLT) scanner, originally developed for engineering purposes, to quantify macropores in soil from an excavation wall in northeastern Kansas in order to determine how the pore...
Laser System Modeled for Cell Transfection An optically induced method has been modeled for an efficient and cell-preserving transfection — the delivery of DNA or RNA into eukaryotic cells — in high-throughput screening. Selective...
Precise Wavelength Used to Gently Image Lungs of Newborns To avoid the harmful radiation resulting from x-rays, near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy has been used to image oxygen concentrations in the lungs of newborns, a technique that could be used to...
TDLAS Quickly, Accurately Detects Bacterial Growth in Perishables A technique referred to as tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy (TDLAS) enables fast, accurate and noninvasive measurement of bacteria levels in food, blood supplies and other products derived...
NIR Light, Gold Nanoparticles Combine to Inactivate Bacteria A rapid photothermal technique has near-infrared (NIR) light to inactivate bacterial cells such as E. coli deposted on surfaces coated with gold nanoparticles. The method could one day help hospitals...
Optogenetic Technique Recovers Lost Memories in Alzheimer Mouse Model An experimental optogenetics technique has been applied to a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) to rescue memories. The study revealed that spines — small knobs on brain-cell...
Fish Retinas Inspire Adjustable Contact Lens Design The elephant nose fish’s uniquely shaped retina has inspired the experimental design for a contact lens that can adjust its focus, a development that could enable autofocus lenses for people...
Optogenetic Biobots Are Powered by Skeletal Muscles Optogenetic techniques have enabled noninvasive control of miniature biological robots, or biobots, powered by muscle cells, bringing such bots ones step closer to application in health, sensing and...
White-Light Therapy Improves Depressive Symptoms in Cancer Survivors Light therapy has been found to decrease depressive symptoms and normalize circadian rhythms among cancer survivors. Researchers from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Northwestern University...
RAPIDSCAN
Agilent, Applied Spectral Imaging Enter FISH Marketing Agreement Agilent Technologies Inc. and Applied Spectral Imaging (ASI) Inc. have entered into a marketing agreement for ASI’s GenASIs imaging platforms and Agilent’s fluorescence in situ...
Biolase 2015 Revenue Reaches $48.5M Medical and dental laser company Biolase Inc. has reported net revenue for the year ended Dec. 31, 2015 of $48.5 million, as compared to net revenue of $47.7 million for fiscal 2014. The company said...
Necsel Acquires Photonic Packaging Company PD-LD Laser firm Necsel IP Inc., which supplies laser technology for cinema projection, specialty lighting, industrial and life sciences markets, has acquired PD-LD Inc., a photonic packaging company...
Ophthalmic Tech Firm BioLight Reports 2015 IOPtiMate Revenue of $360K Biolight Life Sciences Ltd., a publically traded ophthalmic technology development firm, has reported its 2015 financial results and said it has achieved all previously announced 2015 milestones. For...
Iridex Revenues Dip in 2015 Iridex Corp. has reported 2015 full-year operating incoming of $0.3 million, compared to $2.6 million for the full year 2014. The decline in operating income for the year was due primarily to both...
Brimrose Opens Biotech Division Acousto-optic technology developer Brimrose Technology Corp. has announced the opening of a new biotechnology division. One focus of the new sector will be the utilization of the bacteriophage virus...
THE PIPELINE
Biophotonics-Related Companies’ FY2015 R&D Spending Growth Loses Steam Research and development spending at many biophotonics-related companies failed to keep pace with revenue growth in their 2015 fiscal years, according to analysis of financial reports issued by 20 publicly traded companies and tracked by Photonics Media for this new quarterly column. Combined, the 20 companies, which had fiscal 2015 end dates ranging from June 27, 2015, to Jan. 3, 2016, saw their...
POSTSCRIPTS
Please Don't Squeeze the Peaches Despite all of mankind’s technological advances, consumer methods for testing fruit ripeness — visually scanning, squeezing and smelling — remain fairly primitive. In many ways, the difference between how our hunter-gatherer ancestors identified ripe fruit in the forest or on the savannah and how we do it in the grocery story is probably more a matter of art than technique. Now,...
PRODUCTS
Confocal Scanning Microscope Olympus Corp. has announced the FLUOVIEW FV3000 confocal laser scanning microscope, built for fast, stable and accurate measurement of biological reactions within living cells and tissues. ...
Olympus Europa SE & Co. KG
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Label-Free Angiography System MicroAngio is a label-free angiography technique for research and OEM applications based on optical coherence tomography, offered by Wasatch Photonics Inc. The system enables visualization of...
Wasatch Photonics Inc.
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Radiometer/Photometer Spectroline’s AccuMAX series of digital radiometer/photometers provides accurate readouts for UV irradiance, visible illuminance and luminance light readings. The XR-1000 and XF-1000...
Spectronics Corp., Spectroline
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Spectroscopy Package Craic Technologies Inc. offers a UV-VIS-NIR polarization spectroscopy package, allowing users to measure polarization spectra in either transmission or reflectance modes. Designed for...
CRAIC Technologies
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Collimated Beam Device The PearlBeam from AquiSense Technologies is a compact collimated beam device employing UV-C LEDs emitting radiation in the germicidal range. Its small size and ease of use allows the realization of...
AquiSense Technologies
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Lens-Free Live Imager Imec has announced a lens-free microscope for large field-of-view live imaging at micrometer resolution. The on-chip device captures images on a CMOS image sensor and digitally reconstructs...
Imec
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Multispectral Imager BaySpec Inc. has announced the OCI-M-400-1000 multispectral imager, covering 400 to 1000 nm for easy measurement of the airborne normalized difference vegetation index. Up to eight customized...
BaySpec Inc.
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Dental Laser Upgrades Convergent Dental Inc. has announced a software upgrade for its Solea dental laser. Upgrades include 1.25- and 0.75-mm-XC spot sizes, enhancing versatility and increasing cutting speed for...
Convergent Dental
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Remote Sensing Leaf Clip Spectral Evolution Inc. offers a remote sensing leaf clip and its ILM-105 light source as a system for scanning vegetation samples in the lab or field when used with the company’s...
Spectral Evolution Inc.
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Digital Piezo Controller PI (Physik Instrumente) LP offers the E-727 multichannel digital piezo controller, with higher performance and a lower price than its predecessor model. The 20-bit DAC & ADC converters keep...
PI (Physik Instrumente) LP, Motion Control, Air Bearings, Piezo Mechanics
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UV Sterilization System Xenon Corp. has announced the Z-1000 pulsed light sterilization system, providing a low-temperature, nontoxic, nonchemical, mercury-free method of decontaminating surfaces up to 12 in. wide in...
XENON Corporation
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Pockels Cells Excelitas Technologies Corp. has announced Qioptiq’s Linos Double BBO High-Repetition Pockels Cells (DBBPC HR), specifically designed for fast Q-switching as required in regenerative amplifiers...
Qioptiq
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Optical Spectrum Analyzer The AQ6376 optical spectrum analyzer from Yokogawa Europe BV is designed for operation in the shortwave- and midwave-infrared (SWIR and MWIR) ranges, measuring signals with wavelengths up to 3.4...
Yokogawa Europe BV
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Motorized Microscope Stand The Pro Z motorized microscope stand for Prior Scientific Ltd. offers an extensive travel range of 254 mm and fine resolution control of 0.25 µm. Designed for use with Nikon and Olympus...
Prior Scientific Instruments Ltd.
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Ultralow-Noise Cameras Princeton Instruments has introduced the SOPHIA series of ultralow-noise cameras for low-light-level scientific applications. The cameras feature proprietary ArcTec thermoelectric cooling technology,...
Teledyne Princeton Instruments
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Board-Level Camera IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH has announced the UI-359xLE USB3 board-level camera with Aptina’s 18-MP AR1820HS sensor, designed for narrow installation situations. A rolling...
IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH
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CMOS Video Camera The IK-HD5UM video camera from Toshiba America Information Systems Inc. is rated for medical use, meeting the IEC 60601-1 medical design standards requirements for medical and surgical imaging...
Toshiba America Electronic Components Inc.
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Femtosecond Laser Spectra Physics Inc. has announced the femtoTrain 1040-5 femtosecond laser, a compact, fixed wavelength device that delivers high energies and peak powers. The laser offers <220-fs pulse...
MKS/Spectra-Physics
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