Multifunctional materials for implantable and wearable photonic healthcare devices

GH Lee, H Moon, H Kim, GH Lee, W Kwon… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Numerous light-based diagnostic and therapeutic devices are routinely used in the clinic.
These devices have a familiar look as items plugged in the wall or placed at patients' …

Flexible electronics and devices as human–machine interfaces for medical robotics

W Heng, S Solomon, W Gao - Advanced Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Medical robots are invaluable players in non‐pharmaceutical treatment of disabilities.
Particularly, using prosthetic and rehabilitation devices with human–machine interfaces can …

Brain photobiomodulation therapy: a narrative review

F Salehpour, J Mahmoudi, F Kamari… - Molecular …, 2018 - Springer
Brain photobiomodulation (PBM) therapy using red to near-infrared (NIR) light is an
innovative treatment for a wide range of neurological and psychological conditions. Red/NIR …

Significant improvement in cognition in mild to moderately severe dementia cases treated with transcranial plus intranasal photobiomodulation: case series report

AE Saltmarche, MA Naeser, KF Ho… - … and laser surgery, 2017 - liebertpub.com
Objective: This study investigated whether patients with mild to moderately severe dementia
or possible Alzheimer's disease (AD) with Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE) Baseline scores …

Non-invasive transcranial brain modulation for neurological disorders treatment: a narrative review

EA Mosilhy, EE Alshial, MM Eltaras, MMA Rahman… - Life Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Noninvasive brain stimulation/modulation is a rapidly emerging technique that has been
implemented in different clinical applications. The commonly noninvasive techniques used …

The beneficial role of photobiomodulation in neurodegenerative diseases

A Abijo, CY Lee, CY Huang, PC Ho, KJ Tsai - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Photobiomodulation (PBM), also known as Low-level Laser Therapy (LLLT), involves the
use of light from a laser or light-emitting diode (LED) in the treatment of various disorders …

Turning on lights to stop neurodegeneration: the potential of near infrared light therapy in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease

DM Johnstone, C Moro, J Stone, AL Benabid… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease are the two most common neurodegenerative
disorders. They develop after a progressive death of many neurons in the brain. Although …

The effect of photobiomodulation on the brain during wakefulness and sleep

C Moro, A Valverde, M Dole, J Hoh Kam… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Over the last seventy years or so, many previous studies have shown that
photobiomodulation, the use of red to near infrared light on body tissues, can improve …

Transcranial low-level laser therapy improves brain mitochondrial function and cognitive impairment in D-galactose–induced aging mice

F Salehpour, N Ahmadian, SH Rasta, M Farhoudi… - Neurobiology of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Mitochondrial function plays a key role in the aging-related cognitive impairment, and
photoneuromodulation of mitochondria by transcranial low-level laser therapy (LLLT) may …

The role of the light source in antimicrobial photodynamic therapy

M Piksa, C Lian, IC Samuel, KJ Pawlik… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (APDT) is a promising approach to fight the growing
problem of antimicrobial resistance that threatens health care, food security and agriculture …