Monthly newsletter focusing on how light-based technologies are being used in the life sciences.
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.
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Fluorescence LED Illumination Systems Can Be Customized for Life Sciences Applications
Automation is a widespread trend across the life sciences, maximizing throughput and efficiency in applications such as drug development and clinical testing. For example, high-throughput screening — often enhanced by advanced illumination — accelerates the development of new drugs, while multiplex fluorescence imaging systems are helping to advance spatial biology research and the study of molecular interactions.
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LEDs and Multi-Bandpass Filters Work in Tandem to Transform Fluorescence Instrumentation
Fluorescence stands as a cornerstone technology in the realm of bioanalysis. Fluorescence is one of the most sensitive spectroscopic quantification techniques, and fluorescence microscopy methods, including wide-field and confocal microscopy, enable users to identify the locations and movements of certain molecules. These technologies, as well as flow cytometry, enable scientists, medical professionals, and biotechnology companies to obtain accurate test results, often in rapid time frames.
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Raman Spectroscopy Undergoes Major Speed Upgrade
Researchers at the University of Tokyo have increased the measurement rate of Raman spectroscopy by 100-fold. Since the measurement rate of the technique has been a major limitation, the improvement is expected to aid advancements in multiple fields relying on the identification of molecules and cells, such as biomedical diagnostics and material analytics.
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