Terahertz spectral characteristics and optical properties of normal and pathological skin, cornea and their components

Author

Smolyanskaya, O.A. ; Khodzitsky, M.K. ; Duka, M.V. ; Sulatsky, M.I. ; Strepitov, E.A. ; Prozheev, I.V. ; Serebryakova, M.K. ; Trulioff, A.S.

Author_Institution

Photonics &Optoinformatics, ITMO Univ., St. Petersburg, Russia

fYear

2014

fDate

June 30 2014-July 4 2014

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

1

Abstract

We have shown the prospect of development of a contactless diagnostics method for pathological skin and cornea in the terahertz frequency range. We observed stimulation of the nerve cells growth by low-intensity terahertz radiation. There is a possibility that specific terahertz radiation parameters would allow expectation of acceleration of skin and cornea regeneration in vivo.

Keywords

bio-optics; cellular biophysics; eye; neurophysiology; patient diagnosis; skin; terahertz wave spectra; contactless diagnostics method; in vivo cornea regeneration acceleration; in vivo skin regeneration acceleration; low-intensity terahertz radiation; nerve cell growth; normal skin; optical properties; pathological skin; terahertz frequency range; terahertz radiation parameters; terahertz spectral characteristics; Microscopy; Photonics; Terahertz spectroscopy; cornea; fibroblasts; nerve cells; skin;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Laser Optics, 2014 International Conference

Conference_Location

St. Petersburg

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-3884-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LO.2014.6886496

Filename

6886496