Title :
Deep tissue imaging using Nd-doped upconverting nanoparticles
Author :
Haichun Liu ; Xu, Can T. ; Soderlund, Hugo ; Mousavi, Monirehalsadat ; Andersson-Engels, Stefan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Lund Univ., Lund, Sweden
Abstract :
Deep tissue excitation of upconverting nanoparticles is limited for biomedical applications by water absorption. By modifying the nanoparticles to shift the excitation wavelength, we demonstrate better depth sensitivity.
Keywords :
biological tissues; biomedical optical imaging; nanomedicine; nanoparticles; Nd-doped upconverting nanoparticles; biomedical applications; deep tissue excitation; deep tissue imaging; water absorption; Absorption; Biomedical optical imaging; Nanoparticles; Optical attenuators; Optical imaging; Phantoms; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
