Introduction to the bio-optics: design and application

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Abstract:The "Bio-Optics: Design and Application" symposium, held on April 12-15, 2015, in Vancouver, BC, was an important step in a continuous journey to closely connect technological design advancement and biomedical applications. The symposium presented a broad range of innovations in diagnostic devices, endoscopy, optical microscopy, optical coherence tomography, multi-modal imaging, and highlighted specific applications including cancer diagnostics, detection of infectious disease and point of care, as well as microsurgery treatment.© 2015 Optical Society of America OCIS codes: (000.1200) Announcements, awards, news, and organizational activities; (000.0000) General. References and links1. X. Lin, J. Wu, G. Zheng, and Q. Dai, "Camera array based light field microscopy," Biomed. Opt. Express 6(9), 3179-3189 (2015). 2. K. Guo, J. Liao, Z. Bian, X. Heng, and G. Zheng, "InstantScope: a low-cost whole slide imaging system with instant focal plane detection," Biomed. Opt. Express 6(9), 3210-3216 (2015). 3. J. L. Burnett, J. L. Carns, and R. Richards-Kortum, "In vivo microscopy of hemozoin: towards a needle free diagnostic for malaria," Biomed. Opt. Express 6(9), 3462-3474 (2015). 4. G. D. Vigil and S. S. Howard, "Photophysical characterization of sickle cell disease hemoglobin by multi-photon microscopy," Biomed. Opt. Express 6(10), 4098-4104 (2015). 5. A. Forcucci, M. E. Pawlowski, C. Majors, R. Richards-Kortum, and T. S. Tkaczyk, "All-plastic, miniature, digital fluorescence microscope for three part white blood cell differential measurements at the point of care," Biomed. Opt. Express 6(11), 4433-4446 (2015). 6. Y. Zhao, J. R. Maher, J. Kim, M. A. Selim, H. Levinson, and A. Wax, "Evaluation of burn severity in vivo in a mouse model using spectroscopic optical coherence tomography," Biomed. Opt. Express 6(9), 3339-3345 (2015). 7. H. M. Leung and A. F. Gmitro, "Fluorescence and reflectance spectral imaging system for a murine mammary window chamber model," Biomed. Opt. Express 6(8), 2887-2894 (2015). 8. K. Tanha, A. M. Pashazadeh, and B. W. Pogue, "Review of biomedical Čerenkov luminescence imaging applications," Biomed. Opt. Express 6(8), 3053-3065 (2015). 9. S. Feng, W. Wang, I. T. Tai, G. Chen, R. Chen, and H. Zeng, "Label-free surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy for detection of colorectal cancer and precursor lesions using blood plasma," Biomed. Opt. Express 6(9), 3494-3502 (2015). 10. D. S. Jung, J. A. Crowe, J. P. Birchall, M. G. Somekh, and C. W. See, "Anti-confocal versus confocal assessment of the middle ear simulated by Monte Carlo methods," Biomed. Opt. Express 6(10), 3820-3825 (2015).Optical instrumentation for bio-imaging is an important component of biological and medical science progress. On the other hand, biomedical applications are critical drivers for technology development in optics and photonics. The development of optics in biological and biomedical sciences (i.e.,bio-optics) requires not only deep insight into the applications but also the synergistic collaborations of many fields, inclu...

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