In the field of clinical instrumentation and life science research, sensing and optical spectroscopy perform vital roles in a range of applications. Optical spectroscopy offers an optimal method for ...

The study of optical properties in biological tissues is central to understanding their composition, physiology and pathology. Reflectance spectroscopy, by analysing the light that is scattered and ...

Optical properties and spectroscopy have become integral to modern biomedical applications by providing non‐invasive methods for tissue analysis, diagnostics and therapeutic guidance. Through the ...

Surrogate samples (also known as tissue phantoms) are commonly used in medical applications to simulate human tissue. Optical tissue phantoms are synthetic models that simulate human tissue ...

Experimental DRS setup. (Courtesy: S Dadgar et al J. Biomed. Opt. 23 067001/CC BY 3.0). Tumour hypoxia is associated with poor clinical outcome following radiation or chemotherapy in cancer patients.

The ability to determine the degree of cutaneous and subcutaneous tissue damage is essential for proper wound assessment and a significant factor for determining patient treatment and outcomes.

Optical Emission Spectroscopy (OES) is a widely used analytical technique used to determine the elemental composition of a broad range of metals. It is an extremely time-efficient and accurate method ...

In this article, we discuss the principle behind the functioning of glow discharge optical emission spectrometry, some of its practical applications as well as studies that have used the technology in ...

As occurs all too often in scientific analysis, if you want to investigatemore than one aspect of a sample, then you almost always need a different tool for each examination required. How convenient ...

Microscopy continues to transform the life sciences. Here are five recent breakthroughs made possible by the technique.