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BioPhotonics Newsletter — On-Chip Imaging, Microscope Stages Support Inner Structure Mapping, and more… (10/16/2024)

BioPhotonics Newsletter — On-Chip Imaging, Microscope Stages Support Inner Structure Mapping, and more…

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Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Monthly newsletter focusing on how light-based technologies are being used in the life sciences. Includes news, features and product developments in lasers, imaging, optics, spectroscopy, microscopy, lighting and more. Manage your Photonics Media membership at BioPhotonics.com/subscribe.

Silicon-Based Photonics Platform Enables On-Chip Imaging with High Throughput

Integrated photonics provides a framework for high-throughput applications, such as DNA sequencing, proteomics, and cell therapy, bringing a high level of parallelization and sensitivity to these domains. A CMOS-compatible silicon nitride photonics platform that enables two new concepts in system design has been developed for such applications: an on-chip fluorescence microscope with a large field of view and high resolution, and an on-chip flow cytometer. Read Article

Microscope Stages Support Mapping the Inner Structure of Biological Systems

During the last two decades, research in the field of superresolution microscopy has been focused on incorporating different techniques to increase the spatial resolution in collected images. As these techniques have matured, this focus in microscope development has shifted toward the goal of imaging a maximum number of targets within proteins and cells, without a loss in resolution, requiring optimal sample stability. To this end, the accuracy and reliability of the microscope positioning stages is a key factor to attain this stability as well as achieve high throughput and cost efficiency. Read Article

Phone-Based Raman Spectrometer Recognizes Materials in Minutes

Scientists, medical personnel, and others will be able to quickly identify drugs, chemicals, and biological molecules with a handheld device for Raman spectrometry invented by a team at Texas A&M University. The portable Raman spectrometer is suitable for use in remote settings where laboratory-based spectrometers are impractical due to their large size, cost, and power demands. Read Article

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PI’s new U-781 inverted microscope stage is designed for democratizing the advantages of ultrasonic piezo motors in fluorescence microscopy. The new stage features 10-nm linear encoders and provides 128 × 86 mm travel. Includes a high-performance motion controller, joystick, and software.

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More News

Very Fast Light Source Will Capture Natural Events as They Happen
A team at Heriot-Watt University, led by professor Christian Brahms, is developing a light source for extremely fast laser pulses that will enable scientists to observe some of the fastest processes in the natural world as they occur. The new laser light source will capture natural processes like light absorption in photosynthesis in attoseconds. Read Article

Food Dye Curbs Light Scattering to Enable Optical Imaging of Living Tissue
The structure of biological tissues causes light to scatter, making optical imaging of the tissue difficult. Each biomaterial comprising the tissue, whether a fat, protein, or other type of biomolecule, has a different refractive index. The variety of refractive indices causes light to scatter as it passes through the tissue, making the tissue appear opaque. Also, the tissue absorbs light, which limits penetration depth. Read Article

High-Resolution OCT Imaging Improves Ear Disease Diagnosis
A portable device that integrates optical coherence tomography (OCT) with traditional otoscopy can provide clinicians in hearing clinics with images of the interior of the tympanic membrane, or eardrum, and the middle ear, in addition to standard otoscopic images of the ear. By combining otoscopic views with high-resolution imaging, the OCT otoscope can offer a more comprehensive picture of ear health and help improve diagnostic accuracy. Read Article

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