SWIR Microscope to Enable Imaging Through Blood, Soft Tissue
BIELEFELD, Germany, March 17, 2022 — Collaborators on a project called BetterView will develop a SWIR microscope that will overcome challenges faced by conventional visible spectrum surgical microscopes, such as seeing through blood, cartilage, soft tissue, and biofilms. The aim is to illuminate blood, bacterial biofilms, cartilage, and soft tissue; display them spatially; and make them distinguishable from each other. Seven institutions will partner on the project, including Bielefeld University and Klinikum Bielefeld, one