Emerging biomedical instrumentation for imaging and diagnostics requires tissue-mimicking
phantoms with optical properties close to those of real biological tissues. Many such tissues …

The rapid development of new optical imaging techniques is dependent on the availability of
low-cost and easily reproducible standards for technique validation. This work describes a …

Significance: The polymer, polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), has been increasingly used to
make tissue simulating phantoms due to its excellent processability, durability, flexibility, and …

In vivo optical imaging of biological tissue not only requires the development of new
theoretical models and experimental procedures, but also the design and construction of …

Extensive research in the area of optical sensing for medical diagnostics requires
development of tissue phantoms with optical properties similar to those of living human …

We present a well-tested, broadband (600-1100 nm) characterized phantom recipe to
manufacture tissue mimicking optical phantoms over a wider range of optical properties …

We present an alternative to the conventional approach, phantoms without scattering
nanoparticles, where scattering is achieved by the material itself: spherical cavities trapped …

A lack of accepted standards and standardized phantoms suitable for the technical
validation of biophotonic instrumentation hinders the reliability and reproducibility of its …

The rapid development of new optical imaging techniques is dependent on the availability of
low-cost, customizable, and easily reproducible standards. By replicating the imaging …

Current innovations in optical imaging, measurement techniques, and data analysis
algorithms express the need for reliable testing and comparison methods. We present the …