Implantable waveguides for deep-tissue photoactivation

Sedat Nizamoglu, Malte C. Gather, Matjaz Humar, Myunghwan Choi, Seonghoon Kim, Ki Su Kim, Sei Kwang Hahn, Giuliano Scarcelli, Mark Randolph, Robert W Redmond, Seok-Hyun A. Yun

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Abstract

We demonstrated biopolymer waveguides that are gradually resorbed by the tissue and used them for wound closure. The waveguides enabled a 10-fold extension of the photoactivated tissue area in comparision with conventional photochemical bonding.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings Advanced Photonics 2017 (IPR, NOMA, Sensors, Networks, SPPCom, PS)
PublisherOptical Society of American (OSA)
ISBN (Print)9781943580309
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 24 Jul 2017
EventNovel Optical Materials and Applications 2017 - Astor Crowne Plaza, New Orleans, United States
Duration: 24 Jul 201727 Jul 2017

Conference

ConferenceNovel Optical Materials and Applications 2017
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNew Orleans
Period24/07/1727/07/17

Keywords

  • Light propagation in tissues
  • Array waveguide devices
  • Biomaterials

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