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Monte Carlo simulations and phantom modeling for spatial frequency domain imaging of surgical wound monitoring (2023)
Journal Article

Postoperative surgical wound infection is a serious problem around the globe, including in countries with advanced healthcare systems, and a method for early detection of infection is urgently required. We explore spatial frequency domain imaging (SF... Read More about Monte Carlo simulations and phantom modeling for spatial frequency domain imaging of surgical wound monitoring.

Bullseye Analysis: A Fluorescence Microscopy Technique to Detect Local Changes in Intracellular Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) Production (2022)
Journal Article

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are naturally produced compounds that play important roles in cell signaling, gene regulation, and biological defense, including involvement in the oxidative burst that is central to the anti-microbial actions of macroph... Read More about Bullseye Analysis: A Fluorescence Microscopy Technique to Detect Local Changes in Intracellular Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) Production.

Three-dimensional data capture and analysis of intact eye lenses evidences emmetropia-associated changes and strain-dependent differences in epithelial cell organization (2020)
Journal Article

Organ and tissue development are highly coordinated processes; lens growth and functional integration into the eye (emmetropia) is a robust example. An epithelial monolayer covers the anterior hemisphere of the lens, and its organization is the key t... Read More about Three-dimensional data capture and analysis of intact eye lenses evidences emmetropia-associated changes and strain-dependent differences in epithelial cell organization.

High-speed dual color fluorescence lifetime endomicroscopy for highly-multiplexed pulmonary diagnostic applications and detection of labeled bacteria (2018)
Journal Article

We present a dual-color laser scanning endomicroscope capable of fluorescence lifetime endomicroscopy at one frame per second (FPS). The scanning system uses a coherent imaging fiber with 30,000 cores. High-speed lifetime imaging is achieved by distr... Read More about High-speed dual color fluorescence lifetime endomicroscopy for highly-multiplexed pulmonary diagnostic applications and detection of labeled bacteria.

Mitochondrial ATP production provides long-range control of endothelial inositol trisphosphate–evoked calcium signaling (2018)
Journal Article

Endothelial cells are reported to be glycolytic and to minimally rely on mitochondria for ATP generation. Rather than providing energy, mitochondria in endothelial cells may act as signaling organelles that control cytosolic Ca2+ signaling or modify... Read More about Mitochondrial ATP production provides long-range control of endothelial inositol trisphosphate–evoked calcium signaling.

Tandem fluorescence and Raman (fluoRaman) characterisation of a novel photosensitiser in colorectal cancer cell line SW480 (2018)
Journal Article

The development of new imaging tools, molecules and modalities is crucial to understanding biological processes and the localised cellular impact of bioactive compounds. A small molecule photosensitiser, DC473, has been designed to be both highly flu... Read More about Tandem fluorescence and Raman (fluoRaman) characterisation of a novel photosensitiser in colorectal cancer cell line SW480.

Non-invasive in vivo quantification of the developing optical properties and graded index of the embryonic eye lens using SPIM (2018)
Journal Article

Graded refractive index lenses are inherent to advanced visual systems in animals. By understanding their formation and local optical properties, significant potential for improved ocular healthcare may be realized. We report a novel technique measur... Read More about Non-invasive in vivo quantification of the developing optical properties and graded index of the embryonic eye lens using SPIM.

Design, manufacture, and evaluation of prototype telescope windows for use in low-vision aids (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Pixellated Optics, a class of optical devices which preserve phase front continuity only over small sub areas of the device, allow for a range of uses that would not otherwise be possible. One potential use is as Low Vision Aids (LVAs), where they ar... Read More about Design, manufacture, and evaluation of prototype telescope windows for use in low-vision aids.

Towards a high-throughput real-time confocal microfluidic system for monitoring absorbance spectra in mixed-phase chemical reactions (2017)
Journal Article

In this work, we present a compact, real-time absorbance spectroscopy instrument, designed with a particular focus on taking spectroscopic readings in a microfluidic channel environment and selectively analysing an active volume in this channel by ad... Read More about Towards a high-throughput real-time confocal microfluidic system for monitoring absorbance spectra in mixed-phase chemical reactions.

Advancing Age Decreases Pressure-Sensitive Modulation of Calcium Signaling in the Endothelium of Intact and Pressurized Arteries (2017)
Journal Article

Aging is the summation of many subtle changes which result in altered cardiovascular function. Impaired endothelial function underlies several of these changes and precipitates plaque development in larger arteries. The endothelium transduces chemica... Read More about Advancing Age Decreases Pressure-Sensitive Modulation of Calcium Signaling in the Endothelium of Intact and Pressurized Arteries.

Shear banding in large amplitude oscillatory shear (LAOStrain and LAOStress) of polymers and wormlike micelles (2016)
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We investigate theoretically shear banding in large amplitude oscillatory shear (LAOS) of polymers and wormlike micelles. In LAOStrain we find banding at low frequencies and sufficiently high strain rate amplitudes in fluids for which the underlying... Read More about Shear banding in large amplitude oscillatory shear (LAOStrain and LAOStress) of polymers and wormlike micelles.

Two-color widefield fluorescence microendoscopy enables multiplexed molecular imaging in the alveolar space of human lung tissue (2016)
Journal Article

We demonstrate a fast two-color widefield fluorescence microendoscopy system capable of simultaneously detecting several disease targets in intact human ex vivo lung tissue. We characterize the system for light throughput from the excitation light em... Read More about Two-color widefield fluorescence microendoscopy enables multiplexed molecular imaging in the alveolar space of human lung tissue.

Clusters of specialized detector cells provide sensitive and high fidelity receptor signaling in the intact endothelium (2016)
Journal Article

Agonist-mediated signaling by the endothelium controls virtually all vascular functions. Because of the large diversity of agonists, each with varying concentrations, background noise often obscures individual cellular signals. How the endothelium di... Read More about Clusters of specialized detector cells provide sensitive and high fidelity receptor signaling in the intact endothelium.

A dimensionless ordered pull-through model of the mammalian lens epithelium evidences scaling across species and explains the age-dependent changes in cell density in the human lens (2015)
Journal Article

We present a mathematical (ordered pull-through; OPT) model of the cell-density profile for the mammalian lens epithelium together with new experimental data. The model is based upon dimensionless parameters, an important criterion for inter-species... Read More about A dimensionless ordered pull-through model of the mammalian lens epithelium evidences scaling across species and explains the age-dependent changes in cell density in the human lens.

Combining optical trapping in a microfluidic channel with simultaneous micro-Raman spectroscopy and motion detection (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Since their invention by Ashkin optical tweezers have demonstrated their ability and versatility as a non-invasive tool for micromanipulation. One of the most useful additions to the basic optical tweezers system is micro-Raman spectroscopy, which pe... Read More about Combining optical trapping in a microfluidic channel with simultaneous micro-Raman spectroscopy and motion detection.

AO modal optimization in a live, beating zebrafish heart (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

We report on the combinated use of heart synchronization and wavefront sensorless modal AO to enable significant improvement in image quality of a live transgenic zebrafish embryo heart, imaged with a light sheet microscope.

Laser-targeted ablation of the zebrafish embryonic ventricle: A novel model of cardiac injury and repair (2013)
Journal Article

Background: While the adult zebrafish (Danio rerio) heart demonstrates a remarkable capacity for self-renewal following apical resection little is known about the response to injury in the embryonic heart. Methods: Injury to the beating zebrafish emb... Read More about Laser-targeted ablation of the zebrafish embryonic ventricle: A novel model of cardiac injury and repair.

Improved method for kinetic studies in microreactors using flow manipulation and noninvasive Raman spectrometry. (2011)
Journal Article

A novel method has been devised to derive kinetic information about reactions in microfluidic systems. Advantages have been demonstrated over conventional procedures for a Knoevenagel condensation reaction in terms of the time required to obtain the... Read More about Improved method for kinetic studies in microreactors using flow manipulation and noninvasive Raman spectrometry..

Design of diffractive optical elements for beam shaping of micro-pixellated LED light to a tightly focused spot. (2008)
Journal Article

Tightly focused spots with small central lobes, high central intensity and low sidelobe intensity are desirable for many light-emitting diode based micro-projection system applications. Diffractive optical elements (DOEs) offer a potentially low cost... Read More about Design of diffractive optical elements for beam shaping of micro-pixellated LED light to a tightly focused spot..