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Optical Tissue Biodiagnostics Using Fluorescence Lifetime
EVA M. SEVICK-MURACA, CHRISTINA L. HUTCHINSON, AND DILIP Y. PAITHANKAR
THE AUTHORS BRIEFLY HIGHLIGHT OPTICAL TECHNIQUES AVAILABLE FOR BIODIAGNOSTICS, DESCRIBE THE DIFFICULTY OF TISSUE SCATTERING WHICH LIMITS THEIR APPLICATION TO TISSUES, AND FINALLY DESCRIBE ONE APPROACH THAT CIRCUMVENTS THIS DIFFICULTY: FLUORESCENCE LIFETIME OF ENDOGENOUS (NATIVE) OR EXOGENOUS (ARTIFICIALLY INTRODUCED) COMPOUNDS FOR METABOLIC MONITORING. more>>
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Viewing Disease Progression Through a Bioluminescent Window
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Bioluminescent markers for biological processes permit noninvasive detection in living animals, which can accelerate novel drug development, increase our understanding of gene regulation, and facilitate assessment of genetic therapies. more>>