Quantum Cascade Lasers in Biomedical Infrared Imaging

Technological advances, namely the integration of quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) within an infrared (IR) microscope, are enabling the development of valuable label-free biomedical-imaging tools capable of targeting and detecting salient chemical species within practical clinical timeframes.

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Published in:Trends in biotechnology (Regular ed.) Vol. 33; no. 10; pp. 557 - 558
Main Authors: Bird, Benjamin, Baker, Matthew J.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2015
Elsevier Limited
Subjects:
Acquisitions & mergers
bioimaging
Biomedical research
Biotechnology
Chemical speciation
chemical species
Diagnostic Imaging - instrumentation
Diagnostic Imaging - methods
Diagnostic Imaging - trends
discrete frequency
Equipment Design
Fourier transforms
Humans
Infrared
Infrared imaging
Infrared Rays
Internal Medicine
Lasers
Lasers, Semiconductor
microscope
Microscopes
Microscopy
Microscopy - instrumentation
Microscopy - methods
Microscopy - trends
quantum
Quantum cascade lasers
Quantum Theory
rapid
Signal-To-Noise Ratio
Spectrum allocation
Trends
rapid
quantum
infrared
discrete frequency
microscope
ISSN:0167-7799, 1879-3096, 1879-3096
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Summary:Technological advances, namely the integration of quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) within an infrared (IR) microscope, are enabling the development of valuable label-free biomedical-imaging tools capable of targeting and detecting salient chemical species within practical clinical timeframes.
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ISSN:0167-7799
1879-3096
1879-3096
DOI:10.1016/j.tibtech.2015.07.003