Title :
From biophotonics toward nanobiophotonics: Breaking the diffraction barrier in the subwavelength nanoscale
Author_Institution :
Center for Devices & Radiol. Health, Office of Sci. & Eng. Labs., Div. of Phys., U.S. Food & Drug Adm., Silver Spring, MD
Abstract :
We present fundamental principals and features of novel approaches in biophotonics and nanobiophotonics field for biomedical applications with spatial resolution beyond the diffraction barrier in the subwavelength (below 100 nm) nanoscale range.
Keywords :
bio-optics; biomedical optical imaging; laser applications in medicine; nanobiotechnology; biophotonics; diffraction barrier; nanobiophotonics; spatial resolution; subwavelength nanoscale range; Biomedical imaging; Biomedical optical imaging; Biophotonics; Cells (biology); Fluorescence; Nanobioscience; Optical diffraction; Optical imaging; Optical sensors; Spatial resolution;
Conference_Titel :
Life Science Systems and Applications Workshop, 2009. LiSSA 2009. IEEE/NIH
Conference_Location :
Bethesda, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4292-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4293-5
DOI :
10.1109/LISSA.2009.4906700
