Effect of dehydration on optical clearing and OCT imaging contrast after impregnation of biological tissue with biochemical agents

Author(s):  
Ruikang K. Wang ◽  
Yonghong He ◽  
Valery V. Tuchin
2008 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 476-479 ◽  
Author(s):  
I V Larina ◽  
E F Carbajal ◽  
V V Tuchin ◽  
M E Dickinson ◽  
K V Larin

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga Zhernovaya ◽  
Valery V. Tuchin ◽  
Martin J. Leahy

AbstractThe results of a feasibility study of the application of PEG-300 and fructose as two independent optical clearing agents for the reduction of light scattering in biological tissues are presented.An OCT system operating at 1300 nm was used to study optical clearing effects. InThe intradermal injection of fructose in combination with the intravenous injection of PEG-300 led to a rapid optical clearing effect. In the experiments on miceThe experiments on mice have clearly demonstrated that intradermal and intravenous injections of optical clearing agents enhanced light transport through the skin and blood vessels.


2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irina V. Larina ◽  
Esteban F. Carbajal ◽  
Valery V. Tuchin ◽  
Mary E. Dickinson ◽  
Kirill V. Larin

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masato Ohmi ◽  
Makoto Ohnishi ◽  
Daisuke Takada ◽  
Masamitsu Haruna

Author(s):  
Chris W. Drew ◽  
Christopher G. Rylander

The highly disordered refractive index distribution in biological tissue causes multiple-scattering of incident light and inhibits optical penetration depth. “Tissue optical clearing” increases penetration depth of near-collimated light in biological tissue, potentially resulting in improved optical analysis and treatment techniques. Numerous methods of tissue optical clearing have been hypothesized using hyperosmostic agents [1]. These methods propose reduction in light scattering by means of dehydration of tissue constituents, replacement of interstitial or intracellular water with higher refractive agents, or structural modification or dissociation of collagen fibers [2,3]. It has been suggested that dehydration of tissue constituents alone can reduce light scattering by expulsing water between collagen fibrils, increasing protein and sugar concentrations, and decreasing refractive index mismatch [4].


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