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Das A, Raposo GCC, Lopes DS, da Silva EJ, Carneiro VSM, Mota CCBDO, Amaral MM, Zezell DM, Barbosa-Silva R, Gomes ASL. Exploiting Nanomaterials for Optical Coherence Tomography and Photoacoustic Imaging in Nanodentistry. NANOMATERIALS 2022; 12:nano12030506. [PMID: 35159853 PMCID: PMC8838952 DOI: 10.3390/nano12030506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2021] [Revised: 01/09/2022] [Accepted: 01/21/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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There is already a societal awareness of the growing impact of nanoscience and nanotechnology, with nanomaterials (with at least one dimension less than 100 nm) now incorporated in items as diverse as mobile phones, clothes or dentifrices. In the healthcare area, nanoparticles of biocompatible materials have already been used for cancer treatment or bioimaging enhancement. Nanotechnology in dentistry, or nanodentistry, has already found some developments in dental nanomaterials for caries management, restorative dentistry and orthodontic adhesives. In this review, we present state-of-the-art scientific development in nanodentistry with an emphasis on two imaging techniques exploiting nanomaterials: optical coherence tomography (OCT) and photoacoustic imaging (PAI). Examples will be given using OCT with nanomaterials to enhance the acquired imaging, acting as optical clearing agents for OCT. A novel application of gold nanoparticles and nanorods for imaging enhancement of incipient occlusal caries using OCT will be described. Additionally, we will highlight how the OCT technique can be properly managed to provide imaging with spatial resolution down to 10's-100's nm resolution. For PAI, we will describe how new nanoparticles, namely TiN, prepared by femtosecond laser ablation, can be used in nanodentistry and will show photoacoustic microscopy and tomography images for such exogenous agents.
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- Avishek Das
- Physics Department, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife 50670-901, PE, Brazil; (R.B.-S.); (A.S.L.G.)
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- Graduate Program in Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife 50670-901, PE, Brazil; (G.C.C.R.); (E.J.d.S.)
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- Faculty of Dentistry, Campus Arcoverde, Universidade de Pernambuco, Arcoverde 56503-146, PE, Brazil;
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- Graduate Program in Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife 50670-901, PE, Brazil; (G.C.C.R.); (E.J.d.S.)
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- Scientific and Technological Institute, Universidade Brasil, Fernandópolis 15600-000, SP, Brazil;
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- Center for Lasers and Applications, Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares IPEN—CNEN, São Paulo 05411-000, SP, Brazil;
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- Physics Department, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife 50670-901, PE, Brazil; (R.B.-S.); (A.S.L.G.)
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- Physics Department, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife 50670-901, PE, Brazil; (R.B.-S.); (A.S.L.G.)
- Graduate Program in Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife 50670-901, PE, Brazil; (G.C.C.R.); (E.J.d.S.)
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Sensitive label-free imaging of brain samples using FxClear-based tissue clearing technique. iScience 2021; 24:102267. [PMID: 33817573 PMCID: PMC8005756 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.102267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2020] [Revised: 02/16/2021] [Accepted: 02/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Optical clearing has emerged as a powerful tool for volume imaging. Although volume imaging with immunostaining have been successful in many protocols, yet obtaining homogeneously stained thick samples remains challenging. Here, we propose a method for label-free imaging of brain slices by enhancing the regional heterogeneity of the optical properties using the tissue clearing principle. We used FxClear, a method for delipidation of brain tissue, to retain a larger proportion of lipids at the white matter (WM). Furthermore, the embedding media affected the contrasts for the lipid-rich or extracellular matrix-rich areas, depending on their chemical properties. Thus, we tailored clearing conditions for the enhancement of the refractive indices (RIs) differences between gray and WM, or several pathological features. RI differences can be imaged using conventional light microscopy or optical coherence tomography. We propose that our protocol is simple, reliable, and flexible for label-free imaging, easily implementable to routine histology laboratory.
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Sdobnov AY, Lademann J, Darvin ME, Tuchin VV. Methods for Optical Skin Clearing in Molecular Optical Imaging in Dermatology. BIOCHEMISTRY (MOSCOW) 2019; 84:S144-S158. [PMID: 31213200 DOI: 10.1134/s0006297919140098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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This short review describes recent progress in using optical clearing (OC) technique in skin studies. Optical clearing is an efficient tool for enhancing the probing depth and data quality in multiphoton microscopy and Raman spectroscopy. Here, we discuss the main mechanisms of OC, its safety, advantages, and limitations. The data on the OC effect on the skin water content are presented. It was demonstrated that 70% glycerol and 100% OmnipaqueTM 300 reduce the water content in the skin. Both OC agents (OCAs) significantly affect the strongly bound and weakly bound water. However, OmnipaqueTM 300 causes considerably less skin dehydration than glycerol. In addition, the results of examination of the OC effect on autofluorescence in two-photon excitation and background fluorescence in Raman scattering at different skin depths are presented. It is shown that OmnipaqueTM 300 is a promising OCA due to its ability to reduce background fluorescence in the upper skin layers. The possibility of multimodal imaging combining optical methods and OC technique is discussed.
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- A Yu Sdobnov
- Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, University of Oulu, Oulu, 90570, Finland. .,Research-Educational Institute of Optics and Biophotonics, Saratov State University, Saratov, 410012, Russia
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- Center of Experimental and Applied Cutaneous Physiology, Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, 10117, Germany
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- Center of Experimental and Applied Cutaneous Physiology, Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, 10117, Germany
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- Research-Educational Institute of Optics and Biophotonics, Saratov State University, Saratov, 410012, Russia.,Laboratory of Laser Diagnostics of Technical and Living Systems, Institute of Precision Mechanics and Control, Russian Academy of Sciences, Saratov, 410028, Russia.,Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Biophotonics, Tomsk State University, Tomsk, 634050, Russia.,Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119071, Russia
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Hendon CP, Lye TH, Yao X, Gan Y, Marboe CC. Optical coherence tomography imaging of cardiac substrates. Quant Imaging Med Surg 2019; 9:882-904. [PMID: 31281782 PMCID: PMC6571187 DOI: 10.21037/qims.2019.05.09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2019] [Accepted: 05/06/2019] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Knowledge of a patient's heart structure will help to plan procedures, potentially identifying arrhythmia substrates, critical structures to avoid, detect transplant rejection, and reduce ambiguity when interpreting electrograms and functional measurements. Similarly, basic research of numerous cardiac diseases would greatly benefit from structural imaging at cellular scale. For both applications imaging on the scale of a myocyte is needed, which is approximately 100 µm × 10 µm. The use of optical coherence tomography (OCT) as a tool for characterizing cardiac tissue structure and function has been growing in the past two decades. We briefly review OCT principles and highlight important considerations when imaging cardiac muscle. In particular, image penetration, tissue birefringence, and light absorption by blood during in vivo imaging are important factors when imaging the heart with OCT. Within the article, we highlight applications of cardiac OCT imaging including imaging heart tissue structure in small animal models, quantification of myofiber organization, monitoring of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) lesion formation, structure-function analysis enabled by functional extensions of OCT and multimodal analysis and characterizing important substrates within the human heart. The review concludes with a summary and future outlook of OCT imaging the heart, which is promising with progress in optical catheter development, functional extensions of OCT, and real time image processing to enable dynamic imaging and real time tracking during therapeutic procedures.
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- Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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Baek K, Jung S, Lee J, Min E, Jung W, Cho H. Quantitative assessment of regional variation in tissue clearing efficiency using optical coherence tomography (OCT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI): A feasibility study. Sci Rep 2019; 9:2923. [PMID: 30814611 PMCID: PMC6393517 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-39634-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2018] [Accepted: 01/25/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Tissue clearing has gained attention as a pioneering research tool for imaging of large tissue samples. This technique improves light transmission by reducing light scattering within tissues, either by removing lipids or by replacing water with a high refractive index solution. Although various clearing techniques have been developed, quantitative assessments on clearing efficacy depending on tissue properties are rare. In this study, we developed the quantitative mapping of regional clearing efficacy using mean free path in optical coherence tomography (OCT) and proton density in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and demonstrated its feasibility in the brain sample with four representative clearing techniques (benzyl alcohol and benzyl benzoate [BABB], ClearT, Scale, and passive CLARITY technique [PACT]). BABB (solvent-based clearing), involving both refractive index matching and lipid removal, exhibited best optical clearing performance with the highest proton density reduction both in gray and white matter. Lipid-removing techniques such as Scale (aqueous hyperhydration) and PACT (hydrogel embedding) showed higher clearing efficiency in white matter than gray matter in accordance with larger proton density increase in white matter. For ClearT (aqueous-based simple immersion), we observed lowest clearing efficiency in the white matter as well as poor lipid removal reflected in low proton density reduction. Our results showed the feasibility of the regional mapping of clearing efficacy and correlating optical transparency and proton density changes using OCT and MRI from existing tissue clearing techniques. This novel quantitative mapping of clearing efficacy depending on tissue types and clearing methods may be helpful in the development of optimized clearing methods for different biological samples.
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- Kwangyeol Baek
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, South Korea
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- The Rowland Institute at Harvard, 100 Edwin H. Land Blvd, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, South Korea.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, South Korea.
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Alexandrovskaya YM, Evtushenko EG, Obrezkova MM, Tuchin VV, Sobol EN. Control of optical transparency and infrared laser heating of costal cartilage via injection of iohexol. JOURNAL OF BIOPHOTONICS 2018; 11:e201800195. [PMID: 30043483 DOI: 10.1002/jbio.201800195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2018] [Revised: 07/21/2016] [Accepted: 07/23/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Infrared (IR) laser impact has no analogues for rapid and safe cartilage reshaping. For better penetration of radiation optical clearing agents (OCAs) can be applied. In present work, the effect of low-osmolality agent iohexol on costal cartilage is studied. Specifically, it is shown that ½ of total increase of optical transparency occurs in 20 minutes of immersion. Maximally, cartilage transparency on 1560 nm can be increased in 1.5 times. Injection of iohexol results in increased tissue hygroscopicity, lower drying rate and higher percentage of bound water. Effective diffusion coefficients of water liberation at 21°C are (5.3 ± 0.4) × 10-7 and (3.3 ± 0.1) × 10-7 cm2 /s for untreated and iohexol-modified tissue, respectively. Raman spectroscopy of irradiated iohexol solution reveals its photo and thermo-stability under clinically used IR laser energies up to 350 W/cm2 for exposure times of several seconds. At energies higher than 500 W/cm2 [Correction added on 5 September 2018, after first online publication: This unit has been changed] decomposition of iohexol occurs rapidly through formation of molecular iodine and fluorescent residue.
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- Yulia M Alexandrovskaya
- Institute of Photon Technologies, Federal Scientific Research Centre "Crystallography and Photonics" of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Research-Educational Institute of Optics and Biophotonics, Saratov State University, Saratov, Russia
- Laboratory of Laser Diagnostics of Technical and Living Systems, Institute of Precision Mechanics and Control RAS, Saratov, Russia
- Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Biophotonics, Tomsk State University, Tomsk, Russia
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- Institute of Photon Technologies, Federal Scientific Research Centre "Crystallography and Photonics" of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
- IPG Medical Corporation, Marlborough, Massachusetts
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Masoumi S, Ansari MA, Mohajerani E, Genina EA, Tuchin VV. Combination of analytical and experimental optical clearing of rodent specimen for detecting beta-carotene: phantom study. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2018; 23:1-7. [PMID: 30215244 DOI: 10.1117/1.jbo.23.9.095002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2018] [Accepted: 08/24/2018] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Recently, compression optical clearing (OC) was applied to detect dermal carotenoid using reflection spectroscopy. To enhance the precision and accuracy of reflection spectroscopy to better detect the spectral absorption of beta-carotene inside biological phantom, here, we simultaneously use compression and immersion OC using dimethyl sulfoxide. In addition, we analytically extract the absorption coefficient of beta-carotene using diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (as an analytical OC). Our results show that the presented analytical OC can be applied alone as a noninvasive method to measure cutaneous chromophores at deep tissues. Finally, we also improve the ability of the analytical clearing method mediated with experimental OC. Our result demonstrates that the combination of analytical and experimental clearing methods enhance the ability of diffuse reflection spectroscopy for extracting the absorption coefficient of beta-carotene as one of the chromospheres inside biological phantom.
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- Shadi Masoumi
- Shahid Beheshti University, Laser and Plasma Research Institute, Tehran, Iran
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- Shahid Beheshti University, Laser and Plasma Research Institute, Tehran, Iran
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- Shahid Beheshti University, Laser and Plasma Research Institute, Tehran, Iran
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- Saratov State University (National Research University), Research-Educational Institute of Optics an, Russia
- Tomsk State University (National Research University), Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Biophotonics,, Russia
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- Saratov State University (National Research University), Research-Educational Institute of Optics an, Russia
- Tomsk State University (National Research University), Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Biophotonics,, Russia
- Institute of Precision Mechanics and Control RAS, Laboratory of Laser Diagnostics of Technical and L, Russia
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Sdobnov AY, Darvin ME, Genina EA, Bashkatov AN, Lademann J, Tuchin VV. Recent progress in tissue optical clearing for spectroscopic application. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2018; 197:216-229. [PMID: 29433855 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2018.01.085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2017] [Revised: 01/25/2018] [Accepted: 01/31/2018] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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This paper aims to review recent progress in optical clearing of the skin and over naturally turbid biological tissues and blood using this technique in vivo and in vitro with multiphoton microscopy, confocal Raman microscopy, confocal microscopy, NIR spectroscopy, optical coherence tomography, and laser speckle contrast imaging. Basic principles of the technique, its safety, advantages and limitations are discussed. The application of optical clearing agent on a tissue allows for controlling the optical properties of tissue. Optical clearing-induced reduction of tissue scattering significantly facilitates the observation of deep-located tissue regions, at the same time improving the resolution and image contrast for a variety of optical imaging methods suitable for clinical applications, such as diagnostics and laser treatment of skin diseases, mucosal tumor imaging, laser disruption of pathological abnormalities, etc.
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- A Yu Sdobnov
- Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, University of Oulu, Oulu 90570, Finland; Research-Educational Institute of Optics and Biophotonics, Saratov State University (National Research University of Russia), Astrakhanskaya 83, 410012 Saratov, Russian Federation.
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- Center of Experimental and Applied Cutaneous Physiology, Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin Institute of Health, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Research-Educational Institute of Optics and Biophotonics, Saratov State University (National Research University of Russia), Astrakhanskaya 83, 410012 Saratov, Russian Federation; Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Biophotonics, Tomsk State University (National Research University of Russia), Lenin's av. 36, 634050 Tomsk, Russian Federation
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- Research-Educational Institute of Optics and Biophotonics, Saratov State University (National Research University of Russia), Astrakhanskaya 83, 410012 Saratov, Russian Federation; Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Biophotonics, Tomsk State University (National Research University of Russia), Lenin's av. 36, 634050 Tomsk, Russian Federation
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- Center of Experimental and Applied Cutaneous Physiology, Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin Institute of Health, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Research-Educational Institute of Optics and Biophotonics, Saratov State University (National Research University of Russia), Astrakhanskaya 83, 410012 Saratov, Russian Federation; Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Biophotonics, Tomsk State University (National Research University of Russia), Lenin's av. 36, 634050 Tomsk, Russian Federation; Laboratory of Laser Diagnostics of Technical and Living Systems, Institute of Precision Mechanics and Control RAS, Rabochaya 24, 410028 Saratov, Russian Federation
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Molecular modeling of immersion optical clearing of biological tissues. J Mol Model 2018; 24:45. [DOI: 10.1007/s00894-018-3584-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2017] [Accepted: 01/08/2018] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Men J, Huang Y, Solanki J, Zeng X, Alex A, Jerwick J, Zhang Z, Tanzi RE, Li A, Zhou C. Optical Coherence Tomography for Brain Imaging and Developmental Biology. IEEE JOURNAL OF SELECTED TOPICS IN QUANTUM ELECTRONICS : A PUBLICATION OF THE IEEE LASERS AND ELECTRO-OPTICS SOCIETY 2016; 22:6803213. [PMID: 27721647 PMCID: PMC5049888 DOI: 10.1109/jstqe.2015.2513667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a promising research tool for brain imaging and developmental biology. Serving as a three-dimensional optical biopsy technique, OCT provides volumetric reconstruction of brain tissues and embryonic structures with micrometer resolution and video rate imaging speed. Functional OCT enables label-free monitoring of hemodynamic and metabolic changes in the brain in vitro and in vivo in animal models. Due to its non-invasiveness nature, OCT enables longitudinal imaging of developing specimens in vivo without potential damage from surgical operation, tissue fixation and processing, and staining with exogenous contrast agents. In this paper, various OCT applications in brain imaging and developmental biology are reviewed, with a particular focus on imaging heart development. In addition, we report findings on the effects of a circadian gene (Clock) and high-fat-diet on heart development in Drosophila melanogaster. These findings contribute to our understanding of the fundamental mechanisms connecting circadian genes and obesity to heart development and cardiac diseases.
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- Jing Men
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Center for Photonics and Nanoelectronics, and Bioengineering Program, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA, 18015
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Center for Photonics and Nanoelectronics, and Bioengineering Program, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA, 18015
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Center for Photonics and Nanoelectronics, and Bioengineering Program, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA, 18015
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Center for Photonics and Nanoelectronics, and Bioengineering Program, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA, 18015
- Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, P.R. China, 450000
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Center for Photonics and Nanoelectronics, and Bioengineering Program, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA, 18015
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Center for Photonics and Nanoelectronics, and Bioengineering Program, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA, 18015
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- Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, P.R. China, 450000
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- Genetics and Aging Research Unit, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA, 02129
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- Genetics and Aging Research Unit, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA, 02129
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Center for Photonics and Nanoelectronics, and Bioengineering Program, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA, 18015
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Cheshire EC, Malcomson RDG, Joseph S, Biggs MJB, Adlam D, Rutty GN. Optical clearing of the dura mater using glycerol: a reversible process to aid the post-mortem investigation of infant head injury. Forensic Sci Med Pathol 2015; 11:395-404. [PMID: 26130174 DOI: 10.1007/s12024-015-9691-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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PURPOSE In cases of suspected abusive head trauma, a thorough and systematic study of the cranium and its contents is essential, preferably using the best available methods for observing the brain and its coverings. Building upon recent developments in skull bone removal techniques in infant autopsies, we have assessed the use of two optical clearing agents (OCAs), glycerol and mannitol, on pediatric dura mater in an attempt to increase the transparency of this tissue and thereby enhance the post-mortem assessment of infant head injuries, particularly subdural hematomas. METHODS Extracorporeal testing revealed glycerol to be the more effective OCA. Therefore, in situ investigations were commenced using glycerol during 33 pediatric post-mortem examinations. RESULTS An increase in the transparency of the dura was observed in 32 of the 33 cases, within 1 min of application of the OCA. In a 2 year old with cerebral palsy, only partial optical clearance of the dura was seen, most likely due to a significantly atrophic brain, prominent gelatinous leptomeninges, and abnormally thickened dura. This technique allowed for detection of minimal amounts of subdural bleeding over the convexities, before dissection of the dura, avoiding post-mortem blood spillage from artifactually disrupted bridging veins. Optical clearing of the dura aided in the evaluation of patterns of subdural hemorrhage in three cases of non-accidental head injury, three cases of peri-natal head injury and one case of overlaying, apparently resulting in minor crush injury to the head. CONCLUSIONS We have demonstrated that glycerol is an effective and easy-to-use OCA to effect the readily reversible optical clearing of human infant calvarial dura at autopsy.
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- Emma C Cheshire
- East Midlands Forensic Pathology Unit, University of Leicester, Robert Kilpatrick Building, Level 3 Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, LE2 7LX, UK,
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Zhu D, Larin KV, Luo Q, Tuchin VV. Recent progress in tissue optical clearing. LASER & PHOTONICS REVIEWS 2013; 7:732-757. [PMID: 24348874 DOI: 10.1002/lpor.2013.7.issue-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2012] [Revised: 12/23/2012] [Accepted: 01/08/2013] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Tissue optical clearing technique provides a prospective solution for the application of advanced optical methods in life sciences. This paper gives a review of recent developments in tissue optical clearing techniques. The physical, molecular and physiological mechanisms of tissue optical clearing are overviewed and discussed. Various methods for enhancing penetration of optical-clearing agents into tissue, such as physical methods, chemical-penetration enhancers and combination of physical and chemical methods are introduced. Combining the tissue optical clearing technique with advanced microscopy image or labeling technique, applications for 3D microstructure of whole tissues such as brain and central nervous system with unprecedented resolution are demonstrated. Moreover, the difference in diffusion and/or clearing ability of selected agents in healthy versus pathological tissues can provide a highly sensitive indicator of the tissue health/pathology condition. Finally, recent advances in optical clearing of soft or hard tissue for in vivo imaging and phototherapy are introduced. [Formula: see text].
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- Dan Zhu
- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan, China ; Key Laboratory of Biomedical Photonics of Ministry of Education, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, USA and Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Baylor College of Medicine Houston, USA ; Department of Optics and Biophotonics, Saratov State University Saratov, 410012, Russia
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- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan, China ; Key Laboratory of Biomedical Photonics of Ministry of Education, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan, China
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- Department of Optics and Biophotonics, Saratov State University Saratov, 410012, Russia ; Laboratory of Laser Diagnostics of Technical and Living Systems, Institute of Precise Mechanics and Control RAS Saratov, 410028, Russia ; Optoelectronics and Measurement Techniques Laboratory, P.O. Box 4500, University of Oulu, FIN-90014 Oulu, Finland
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Zhu D, Larin KV, Luo Q, Tuchin VV. Recent progress in tissue optical clearing. LASER & PHOTONICS REVIEWS 2013; 7:732-757. [PMID: 24348874 PMCID: PMC3856422 DOI: 10.1002/lpor.201200056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 186] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2012] [Revised: 12/23/2012] [Accepted: 01/08/2013] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Tissue optical clearing technique provides a prospective solution for the application of advanced optical methods in life sciences. This paper gives a review of recent developments in tissue optical clearing techniques. The physical, molecular and physiological mechanisms of tissue optical clearing are overviewed and discussed. Various methods for enhancing penetration of optical-clearing agents into tissue, such as physical methods, chemical-penetration enhancers and combination of physical and chemical methods are introduced. Combining the tissue optical clearing technique with advanced microscopy image or labeling technique, applications for 3D microstructure of whole tissues such as brain and central nervous system with unprecedented resolution are demonstrated. Moreover, the difference in diffusion and/or clearing ability of selected agents in healthy versus pathological tissues can provide a highly sensitive indicator of the tissue health/pathology condition. Finally, recent advances in optical clearing of soft or hard tissue for in vivo imaging and phototherapy are introduced. [Formula: see text].
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- Dan Zhu
- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan, China
- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Photonics of Ministry of Education, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, USA and Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Baylor College of MedicineHouston, USA
- Department of Optics and Biophotonics, Saratov State UniversitySaratov, 410012, Russia
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- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan, China
- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Photonics of Ministry of Education, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan, China
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- Department of Optics and Biophotonics, Saratov State UniversitySaratov, 410012, Russia
- Laboratory of Laser Diagnostics of Technical and Living Systems, Institute of Precise Mechanics and Control RASSaratov, 410028, Russia
- Optoelectronics and Measurement Techniques Laboratory, P.O. Box 4500, University of Oulu, FIN-90014Oulu, Finland
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Wilson JW, Degan S, Warren WS, Fischer MC. Optical clearing of archive-compatible paraffin embedded tissue for multiphoton microscopy. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2012; 3:2752-60. [PMID: 23162713 PMCID: PMC3493235 DOI: 10.1364/boe.3.002752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2012] [Revised: 09/28/2012] [Accepted: 10/01/2012] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Standard histopathology techniques (including paraffin embedding) are incompatible with thick tissue multiphoton imaging, and standard clearing techniques on those specimens destroy some molecular information. We demonstrate multiphoton imaging in specimens prepared according to standard histopathology techniques. This permits unlabeled 3-dimensional histology on archival tissue banks, which is of great value in evaluating prognostic indicators.
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- Jesse W. Wilson
- Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708,
USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708,
USA
- Department of Radiology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710,
USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708,
USA
- Department of Radiology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710,
USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC
27708, USA
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Pirnstill CW, Malik BH, Gresham VC, Coté GL. In vivo glucose monitoring using dual-wavelength polarimetry to overcome corneal birefringence in the presence of motion. Diabetes Technol Ther 2012; 14:819-27. [PMID: 22691020 PMCID: PMC3429297 DOI: 10.1089/dia.2012.0070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE Over the past 35 years considerable research has been performed toward the investigation of noninvasive and minimally invasive glucose monitoring techniques. Optical polarimetry is one noninvasive technique that has shown promise as a means to ascertain blood glucose levels through measuring the glucose concentrations in the anterior chamber of the eye. However, one of the key limitations to the use of optical polarimetry as a means to noninvasively measure glucose levels is the presence of sample noise caused by motion-induced time-varying corneal birefringence. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS In this article our group presents, for the first time, results that show dual-wavelength polarimetry can be used to accurately detect glucose concentrations in the presence of motion-induced birefringence in vivo using New Zealand White rabbits. RESULTS In total, nine animal studies (three New Zealand White rabbits across three separate days) were conducted. Using the dual-wavelength optical polarimetric approach, in vivo, an overall mean average relative difference of 4.49% (11.66 mg/dL) was achieved with 100% Zone A+B hits on a Clarke error grid, including 100% falling in Zone A. CONCLUSIONS The results indicate that dual-wavelength polarimetry can effectively be used to significantly reduce the noise due to time-varying corneal birefringence in vivo, allowing the accurate measurement of glucose concentration in the aqueous humor of the eye and correlating that with blood glucose.
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- Casey W Pirnstill
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-3120, USA.
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Hou R, Le T, Murgu SD, Chen Z, Brenner M. Recent advances in optical coherence tomography for the diagnoses of lung disorders. Expert Rev Respir Med 2011; 5:711-24. [PMID: 21955240 PMCID: PMC3393648 DOI: 10.1586/ers.11.59] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
There have been many advances in the field of diagnostic and therapeutic pulmonary medicine in the past several years, with major progress in the field of imaging. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a high-resolution (micron level) imaging modality currently being advanced with the potential to image airway wall structures in real time and at higher resolution than previously possible. OCT has the potential to increase the sensitivity and specificity of biopsies, create 3D images of the airway to guide diagnostics, and may have a future role in diverse areas such as the evaluation and treatment of patients with obstructive sleep apnea, tracheal stenosis, airway remodeling and inhalation injury. OCT has recently been investigated to monitor airway compliance in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma patients as well as differentiate causes of pulmonary hypertension. In future clinical and research applications, OCT will likely be combined with other endoscopic based modalities such as ultrasound, spectroscopy, confocal, and/or photoacoustic tomography to determine functional and biomolecular properties. This article discusses the current uses of OCT, its potential applications, as it relates to specific pulmonary diseases, and the future directions for OCT.
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- Randy Hou
- Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California School of Medicine, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California School of Medicine, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California School of Medicine, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Beckman Laser Institute, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California School of Medicine, Irvine, CA, USA
- Beckman Laser Institute, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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Wang J, Liang Y, Zhang S, Zhou Y, Ni H, Li Y. Evaluation of optical clearing with the combined liquid paraffin and glycerol mixture. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2011; 2:2329-38. [PMID: 21833369 PMCID: PMC3149530 DOI: 10.1364/boe.2.002329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2011] [Revised: 06/02/2011] [Accepted: 07/17/2011] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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By scanning biological tissues in vivo and in vitro with optical coherence tomography, it is found that liquid paraffin can enhance the percutaneous penetration of glycerol in deep layers of tissue and take synergistically optical clearing effect with glycerol. It is shown from experimental results that 30% - 50% liquid paraffin glycerol solutions have the best enhancement effect. Considering the refractive index of liquid paraffin and its medicinal value, we think liquid paraffin will play an important role in optical clearing as the penetration enhancer of glycerol in future clinical research.
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- Jingyi Wang
- Institute of Modern Optics, Nankai University, Key Laboratory of Opto-electronic Information Science and Technology, Education Ministry of China, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Institute of Modern Optics, Nankai University, Key Laboratory of Opto-electronic Information Science and Technology, Education Ministry of China, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Institute of Modern Optics, Nankai University, Key Laboratory of Opto-electronic Information Science and Technology, Education Ministry of China, Tianjin 300071, China
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- College of Precision Instrument and Opto-electronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, 300052, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, 300052, China
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