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BioPhotonics: October 2017

BioPhotonics
 October 2017


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UVC LEDs Can Combat Hospital-Acquired Infections The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that one in every 25 hospital patients in the U.S. will contract a hospital-acquired infection (HAI) during their visit. Recent CDC...
3D Mapping of Neural Circuits In Vivo Opens the Window on Neurological Disease Despite extensive research, brain function and neurological diseases are poorly understood. Complexities arise from the quantity of neurons in the brain and from the densely interconnected networks...
Single-Molecule Localization Blazes New Paths for Microscopy Fluorescence microscopy has proven itself to be an indispensable method in the modern biological toolkit. The use of visible-wavelength fluorophores allows for relatively noninvasive imaging. While...
Forensic Microscopy Expands Its Reach The field of forensic microscopy is more than a century old. Though practitioners say their profession is far less glamorous than its portrayal in popular TV crime and courtroom shows, forensic...
EDITORIAL
Getting Granular One of the big stories in tools for biological research is the marriage of computational analysis and advanced optical methods. Progress in the two technologies goes hand in hand. Ever more powerful computation can allow researchers to access biological information that previously had been beyond their reach. That capacity in turn pushes demand for ever more exacting photonic methods to gather...
BIOSCAN
Laser Ablation System Enables Transdermal Drug Delivery A novel transdermal protein delivery system for protein-based drugs uses photothermal ablation to increase the permeability of the skin by heating and perturbing the first skin layer, so that the...
A Tabletop OCT Approach Utilizes Extreme Ultraviolet Radiation 3D noninvasive imaging with nanoscale axial resolution has been demonstrated using a high-harmonic extreme ultraviolet (XUV) radiation source. Specifically, XUV radiation was used to perform optical...
Microscopy Technique Images Thick, Multicellular Samples in 3D Gradient light interference microscopy (GLIM), an add-on module to a commercial differential interference contrast (DIC) microscope, provides a novel technique for extracting 3D information from thin...
Flat Microscope to be Used in Implantable Neural Interface A prototype of a flat microscope, called FlatScope, has been developed as part of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA’s) Neural Engineering System Design (NESD)...
Near-Infrared Tumor Technology Identifies Cancerous Cells Surgeons were able to identify and remove a greater number of cancerous nodules from lung cancer patients when combining intraoperative molecular imaging (IMI) — using of a contrast agent that...
Imaging Tracer Allows Early Evaluation of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm A novel medical imaging technique using a newly developed tracer could potentially be used to assess a patient’s rupture risk for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), allowing better management of...
New Laser Design Offers Multicolor Output of Tissue in Real Time A cost-effective laser design that outputs multi-color lasing could allow encrypted, encoded, redundant and faster information flow in optical fibers, and allow multi-color medical imaging of...
Raman-Based Approach Images Biological Processes in Action A fast, novel imaging technique could improve molecular-scale understanding of the biological processes involved in the early stages of disease. The technique uses polarization-resolved coherent...
RAPIDSCAN
Resonetics Expands With Aduro Acquisition Laser micromachining company Resonetics is expanding its capability in medical device production with the acquisition of California's Aduro Laser. Aduro laser processes tubular components for medical...
FDA Clears Leica's Fluorescence Filter for Visulization of Blood Flow Leica Microsystems has attained FDA 510(k) clearance for its FL560 fluorescence microscope filter for visualization of cerebrovascular blood flow in conjunction with the dye fluorescein. When...
SUNY Downstate Researchers Receive NSF Awards for Cognitive Light Study Researchers at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center are among the recipients of 19 awards from the National Science Foundation (NSF) made to cross-disciplinary teams from across the U.S. to conduct...
LEO Science & Tech Hub Announce Imaging Technology Partnership LEO Science & Tech Hub, an R&D unit of LEO Pharma, has announced two collaborative projects with The Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. The Hub will provide...
Nanoscience Center Awards Prizes to Student Researchers Three Ph.D. students and one master’s student from Würzburg and Munich have won prizes for their innovative work in application-oriented nanoscience at the Nano Innovation Awards at the...
Escarda Technologies Develops Laser-Based Weeding A smart system for controlling invasive weed growth uses multi-spectral sensors and computer vision algorithms to detect and classify all plants in a field. After weeds are identified, a laser beam...
Scholars Grant Helps Purchase of Spectroscopy Tools Camera developer Princeton Instruments has introduced the Scholars Grant Program, a financial assistance program for researchers and educators who are seeking the latest high-performance spectroscopy...
UC Merced Acquires Zeiss Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope The University of California, Merced, has acquired a Zeiss LSM 880 laser scanning confocal microscope for its imaging and microscopy facility. “Within UC Merced, this is by far the most...
BIOPINION
Women-Led Research Can Transform Health Care The work that I direct at Duke University’s Center for Global Women’s Health Technologies is based on the principle of human-centered design and, most importantly, values women-led research to address issues of women’s health disparities. The story of the Pocket Colposcope shows how women in biophotonics can harness their creativity to transform women’s health through...
POST SCRIPTS
Smart Lighting Makes for Smart Health Care Health and safety are of the utmost concern in hospital-type settings. However, doctors, nurses and caregivers can’t be with their patients around the clock. Imagine an eldercare facility or a hospital room where caregivers can discreetly monitor and “see” their patients without cameras in the rooms. The Center for Lighting Enabled Systems & Applications (LESA) at Rensselaer...
PRODUCTS
LED Illuminator The pE-340fura bespoke LED illuminator from CoolLED Ltd. is designed for Fura-2 imaging, which also supports everyday fluorescence microscopy, in a compact and affordable package. The device features a 340-nm LED with enough intensity at the sample plane to out-perform traditional approaches. A 380-nm LED is suitable for both Fura-2 and everyday dyes such as DAPI and Hoechst. A broad white...
CoolLED Ltd.
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sCMOS Camera The Dhyana 400BSI, a 95 percent quantum efficiency sCMOS camera from Tucsen Photonics Co. Ltd., improves resolution, offering information-rich images at reduced capital cost. A 95 percent peak...
Tucsen Photonics Co. Ltd.
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Alkali-Free Boro-Aluminosilicate Glass Abrisa Technologies has announced Asahi Glass Corp. EN-A1 Alkali-Free Boro-Aluminosilicate glass for applications such as sensitive bio-photo detection, high-throughput sensors, image sensor windows,...
Abrisa Technologies
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Ultraviolet Mirrors TECHSPEC Precision Ultraviolet Mirrors from Edmund Optics Inc. can be used in a number of optical setups to reflect UV light including fluorescence microscopy and spectrometry. The devices are...
Edmund Optics Inc.
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CD Microplate Reader The CD Microplate Reader from Hinds Instruments Inc. provides high-throughput screening for chirality. The device uses a vertical light path to measure circular dichroism directly from standard...
Hinds Instruments Inc.
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Surgical Light The Q-Flow surgical light from Merivaara Corp. improves the working environment in operating rooms and offers a new way to reduce the risk of infections. The light achieves superb color...
Merivaara Corp.
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Superresolution Microscopy Technology SRRF-Stream superresolution microscopy technology from Andor Technology Ltd. is now available on single-photon sensitive iXon electron multiplying charge-coupled device (EMCCD) cameras. ...
Andor Technology
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1270-nm Handheld Laser Device SemiNex Corp. has announced a 1270-nm handheld laser device for medical use. This specific wavelength has been proven to enhance immune response to vaccines. This NIR laser treatment avoids...
SemiNex Corporation
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Imaging Software The ZEISS ZEN 2 Core imaging software from Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH is a lab infrastructure solution that connects systems, data and workflows. The software is used as a powerful tool for image...
Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH
NIR Field Spectroradiometers The PSR+ and RS-3500 NIR field spectroradiometers from Spectral Evolution Inc. are portable, full-range, UV-VIS- NIR instruments with high resolution and low noise. They measure cellulose fast...
Spectral Evolution Inc.
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Life Science Imaging Software Version 1.17 of the cellSens life sciences imaging software from Olympus Europa SE & Co. KG features an automatic object tracking function to analyze and document dynamic processes within living...
Olympus Europa SE & Co. KG
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Photoreceiver The QL01 Quantum Limited Photoreceiver from Hobbs ElectroOptics is based on a proprietary bootstrap architecture, allowing for low-noise, high-speed measurements in very low light. The QL01-B...
Hobbs ElectroOptics
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Excimer Laser Vision System The NAVEX Quest M2 NIDEK Advanced Vision Excimer Laser System from Nidek Co. Ltd. provides all the tools necessary for topography-guided or wavefront-guided refractive surgery and therapeutic...
NIDEK CO. LTD.
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Deep Tissue Imager The SP8 Deep In Vivo Explorer (DIVE) from Leica Microsystems GmbH, is a spectrally tunable solution for multi-color, multiphoton deep tissue imaging. The device enables researchers to capture...
Leica Microsystems GmbH
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Photoluminescence Spectrometer The FLS1000 Photoluminescence Spectrometer from Edinburgh Instruments Ltd. is a complete luminescence laboratory in one instrument. The system features high sensitivity and can be configured...
Edinburgh Instruments Ltd.
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Nanoparticle Dispersion Machine The Thinky PR-1 Nanoparticle Dispersion Machine from Intertronics is a desktop unit which can disperse carbon nanotubes, graphene and other 2D nanomaterials within a closed container. The...
Intertronics
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Thermally Compensated Mirror Mount MKS Instruments Inc. has announced the Newport SU100TW-F2K Thermally Compensated Mirror Mount. The new mount for 25.4-mm optics combines low wavefront distortion mounting with innovative...
MKS/Newport
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