Applications of Biophotonic Technologies
Year: 2022
Type: book-chapter
Abstract: Biophotonic technologies are widely used in biomedical research, in the detection and treatment of diseases and health conditions, and in point-of-care healthcare clinics. This chapter describes advanced tools and implementations for such disciplines. The first topic describes optical tweezers and optical trapping techniques that enable microscopic manipulation of cells and molecules for exploring biological materials and functions in the micrometer and nanometer regime. Next, the discussion turns to miniaturized photonics-based instrumentation and devices such as microfluidic platforms based on the lab-on-a-chip and lab-on-fiber technologies. Other biophotonic applications include evaluations of dental caries and oral diseases, the use of smartphones for use as compact, portable imaging and sensing instruments, wearable optoelectronic sensors, optogenetics procedures for exploring the mechanisms of neuronal activity in organs such as the brain and the heart, measurement methods for blood flow monitoring, and photonics in robotic surgery.
Source: Graduate texts in physics
Author: Gerd Keiser
Institution: Boston University
Language: English
Subfield: Biophysics
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4296900446