Title :
Novel multiphase optical nanodomains, metamaterials, and their role into molecular imaging, endocrinology, nanophotonics, and optical microfluidics
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Akron, Akron, OH
Abstract :
This paper reports new discoveries in the area of molecular optics and nanophotonics with potential applications in the areas of imaging, molecular imaging, endocrinology, optical microfluidics, and biomedical microdevices. The outcome of this study suggests that liquid multiphase macromolecules and liquid colloids give rise to the formation of molecular heterogeneous structures, and multiphase nanodomains, with enhanced index of refraction contrast, and pronounced metamaterial characteristics, which contribute significantly to the enhancement of interacting optical fields.
Keywords :
colloids; metamaterials; micro-optics; microfluidics; nanophotonics; nanostructured materials; refractive index; endocrinology; liquid colloids; metamaterials; molecular heterogeneous structures; molecular imaging; multiphase optical nanodomains; nanophotonics; optical microfluidics; refraction contrast index; Biomedical imaging; Biomedical optical imaging; Endocrine system; Metamaterials; Microfluidics; Molecular imaging; Nanophotonics; Nanostructures; Optical imaging; Optical refraction; Molecular multiphase nanodomains; biological molecules; enhanced photophysical and refractive effects; metamaterial properties; molecular imaging; nanophotonics and biophotonics; optical fluidics and microfluidics; optical nanoscale devices;
Conference_Titel :
Imaging Systems and Techniques, 2008. IST 2008. IEEE International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Crete
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2496-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2497-9
DOI :
10.1109/IST.2008.4659931