Carbon nanomaterials for biological imaging and nanomedicinal therapy

G Hong, S Diao, AL Antaris, H Dai - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
Carbon nanomaterials are a class of low-dimensional materials that have aroused a great
deal of interest in the past 30 years since the spectacular debut of fullerene, the first member …

Optical properties of skin, subcutaneous, and muscle tissues: a review

AN Bashkatov, EA Genina, VV Tuchin - Journal of innovative optical …, 2011 - World Scientific
The development of optical methods in modern medicine in the areas of diagnostics,
therapy, and surgery has stimulated the investigation of optical properties of various …

Tether-free photothermal deep-brain stimulation in freely behaving mice via wide-field illumination in the near-infrared-II window

X Wu, Y Jiang, NJ Rommelfanger, F Yang… - Nature Biomedical …, 2022 - nature.com
Neural circuitry is typically modulated via invasive brain implants and tethered optical fibres
in restrained animals. Here we show that wide-field illumination in the second near-infrared …

Through-skull fluorescence imaging of the brain in a new near-infrared window

G Hong, S Diao, J Chang, AL Antaris, C Chen… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
To date, brain imaging has largely relied on X-ray computed tomography and magnetic
resonance angiography, with their limited spatial resolution and long scanning times …

Noninvasive optical inhibition with a red-shifted microbial rhodopsin

AS Chuong, ML Miri, V Busskamp, GAC Matthews… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Optogenetic inhibition of the electrical activity of neurons enables the causal assessment of
their contributions to brain functions. Red light penetrates deeper into tissue than other …

Measurement of tissue optical properties in the context of tissue optical clearing

AN Bashkatov, KV Berezin… - … of biomedical optics, 2018 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Nowadays, dynamically developing optical (photonic) technologies play an ever-increasing
role in medicine. Their adequate and effective implementation in diagnostics, surgery, and …

Recent advances in wavefront shaping techniques for biomedical applications

H Yu, J Park, KR Lee, J Yoon, KD Kim, S Lee… - Current Applied …, 2015 - Elsevier
Due to the highly inhomogeneous distributions of refractive indexes, light propagation in
complex media such as biological tissue experiences multiple light scattering events. The …

Industrial-scale separation of high-purity single-chirality single-wall carbon nanotubes for biological imaging

Y Yomogida, T Tanaka, M Zhang, M Yudasaka… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Single-chirality, single-wall carbon nanotubes are desired due to their inherent physical
properties and performance characteristics. Here, we demonstrate a chromatographic …

Transcranial infrared laser stimulation produces beneficial cognitive and emotional effects in humans

DW Barrett, F Gonzalez-Lima - Neuroscience, 2013 - Elsevier
This is the first controlled study demonstrating the beneficial effects of transcranial laser
stimulation on cognitive and emotional functions in humans. Photobiomodulation with red to …

Quantitative analysis of transcranial and intraparenchymal light penetration in human cadaver brain tissue

CE Tedford, S DeLapp, S Jacques… - Lasers in surgery and …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Objective Photobiomodulation (PBM) also known as low‐level light therapy
has been used successfully for the treatment of injury and disease of the nervous system …