Biophotonics: Concepts to Applications (Paperback)

Introduction to Biophotonics.- Fundamentals of Light: Basics of optics and photonics; Refractive index; Polarization; Coherence.- Optical Sources and Photodetectors: Lasers, laser diodes, LEDs; photodiodes, CCDs, photomultiplier tubes.- Optical Fibers for Biophotonics Applications.- Principles of Light-Tissue Interactions: Absorption, reflection, scattering; Fluorescence.- Light-Tissue Interaction Effects.- Microscopy: Visualization methods for different microscopes.- Spectroscopy: Fluorescence spectroscopy; Raman spectroscopy.- Optical Imaging: Optical coherence tomography; Endoscopy.- Tissue Engineering: laser surgery, treat skin and dental diseases.- Low-Level Light Therapy (LLLT).- Optical Manipulation: optical tweezers, optical trapping, cell sorting.- Probes and Sensors: Optical fiber devices; Surface plasmon resonance.- Nanophotonics: biocompatible quantum dots; high-resolution microscopy.- Biochips/Lab-on-a-Chip: compact integrated biosensors for enhanced optical intensity and spectral measurements in real time.