• DocumentCode
    1982356
  • Title

    Polarization-resolved second-harmonic-generation imaging of photoaged dermal collagen fiber

  • Author

    Yonetsu, Makoto ; Takahashi, Yu. ; Yasui, Takeshi ; Araki, Tsutomu

  • Author_Institution
    Grad. Sch. Eng. Sci., Osaka Univ., Toyonaka, Japan
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    30-3 Aug. 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We observed ultraviolet-B-exposed skin using polarization-resolved second-harmonic-generation (SHG) microscopy. A polarization anisotropic image of the SHG light indicated that the direction of the collagen fiber agree with that of ultraviolet-B-induced wrinkles.
  • Keywords
    biological effects of ultraviolet radiation; biomedical optical imaging; biomolecular effects of radiation; optical harmonic generation; proteins; skin; photoaged dermal collagen fiber; polarization-resolved second harmonic generation imaging; ultraviolet-B-exposed skin; wrinkles; Dermis; Mice; Microscopy; Optical fiber polarization; Optical harmonic generation; Optical imaging; Optical polarization; Optical pumping; Optical surface waves; Skin; collagen; microscopy; photoaging; polarization; second-harmonic-generation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers & Electro Optics & The Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009. CLEO/PACIFIC RIM '09. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Shanghai
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-3829-7
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-3830-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEOPR.2009.5292666
  • Filename
    5292666