Transparency in Biology: Making the Invisible Visible

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Abstract

This book explains transparency in biology with emphasis on bending and absorption, which together are the essence of transparency. The reader is provided with an understanding of why the interior of the body can be made to appear transparent through the application of elementary physics. Based on the principle of transparency, emerging imaging techniques using near-infrared light to view the body transparently are explained with examples such as cancer detection and temperature imaging of deep tissues. This book is useful to many researchers, including biologists, physicists, chemists, materials scientists, and device engineers as well as developers—all who seek a deep understanding of transparency in bioimaging.

Original languageEnglish
PublisherSpringer Singapore
Number of pages263
ISBN (Electronic)9789811596278
ISBN (Print)9789811596261
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2020

Keywords

  • Less invasive diagnosis
  • deep imaging of live tissue
  • near infrared photonics
  • optical clearing in biology
  • scattering by biological tissue

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