All-fiber probes for Endoscopic OpticalCoherence Tomography of the Large Airways

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Santosh Balakrishnan ◽  
Amy Oldenburg
Keyword(s):  
Large Airways ◽  
Fiber Probes

Measurement of Large Airways Using Dynamic 3D Hyperpolarized Helium-3 MR Imaging.

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
ET Peterson ◽  
JH Holmes ◽  
A Dattawadkar ◽  
G Agrawal ◽  
J Dai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mr Imaging ◽  
Hyperpolarized Helium ◽  
Large Airways ◽  
Helium 3

scholarly journals Nano- and Micropatterning on Optical Fibers by Bottom-Up Approach: The Importance of Being Ordered

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 3254
Author(s):  
Marco Pisco ◽  
Francesco Galeotti
Keyword(s):  
Optical Fiber ◽  
Optical Fibers ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Ordered Structures ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
Photonic Structures ◽  
Fiber Technology ◽  
Optical Fiber Probes ◽  
Fiber Probes ◽  
Self Assembled

The realization of advanced optical fiber probes demands the integration of materials and structures on optical fibers with micro- and nanoscale definition. Although researchers often choose complex nanofabrication tools to implement their designs, the migration from proof-of-principle devices to mass production lab-on-fiber devices requires the development of sustainable and reliable technology for cost-effective production. To make it possible, continuous efforts are devoted to applying bottom-up nanofabrication based on self-assembly to decorate the optical fiber with highly ordered photonic structures. The main challenges still pertain to “order” attainment and the limited number of implementable geometries. In this review, we try to shed light on the importance of self-assembled ordered patterns for lab-on-fiber technology. After a brief presentation of the light manipulation possibilities concerned with ordered structures, and of the new prospects offered by aperiodically ordered structures, we briefly recall how the bottom-up approach can be applied to create ordered patterns on the optical fiber. Then, we present un-attempted methodologies, which can enlarge the set of achievable structures, and can potentially improve the yielding rate in finely ordered self-assembled optical fiber probes by eliminating undesired defects and increasing the order by post-processing treatments. Finally, we discuss the available tools to quantify the degree of order in the obtained photonic structures, by suggesting the use of key performance figures of merit in order to systematically evaluate to what extent the pattern is really “ordered”. We hope such a collection of articles and discussion herein could inspire new directions and hint at best practices to fully exploit the benefits inherent to self-organization phenomena leading to ordered systems.

Nano-optoelectrodes Integrated with Flexible Multifunctional Fiber Probes by High-Throughput Scalable Fabrication

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 9156-9165
Author(s):  
Shan Jiang ◽  
Junyeob Song ◽  
Yujing Zhang ◽  
Meitong Nie ◽  
Jongwoon Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Throughput ◽  
Fiber Probes

MoS2 Functionalized Multicore Fiber Probes for Selective Detection of Shigella Bacteria based on Localized Plasmon

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
Santosh Kumar ◽  
Zhu Guo ◽  
Ragini Singh ◽  
Qinglin Wang ◽  
Bingyuan Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Selective Detection ◽  
Localized Plasmon ◽  
Fiber Probes ◽  
Multicore Fiber

Gold Sputtered U-Bent Plastic Optical Fiber Probes as SPR- and LSPR-Based Compact Plasmonic Sensors

Plasmonics ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 493-502 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina Christopher ◽  
A. Subrahmanyam ◽  
V. V. R. Sai
Keyword(s):  
Optical Fiber ◽  
Plastic Optical Fiber ◽  
Plasmonic Sensors ◽  
Optical Fiber Probes ◽  
Fiber Probes

Microfabricated Fiber Probe by Combination of Electric Arc Discharge and Chemical Etching Techniques

2012 ◽  
Vol 462 ◽  
pp. 38-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wan Maisarah Mukhtar ◽  
P. Susthitha Menon ◽  
Sahbudin Shaari
Keyword(s):  
Optical Fibers ◽  
Chemical Etching ◽  
Arc Discharge ◽  
Etching Rate ◽  
Electric Arc ◽  
Buffer Solution ◽  
Fiber Probe ◽  
Optical Fiber Probes ◽  
Electric Arc Discharge ◽  
Fiber Probes

In this study, optical fiber probes were fabricated by combination of electric arc discharge and chemical etching techniques. Size of tips diameters fabricated using different etching solutions were observed. When the optical fibers were pulled and heated by the electric arc discharge using a fusion splicer, fiber tips with few microns in diameter were obtained. To minimize the tips diameter, the pulled fiber probes were etched vertically for 10 minutes using two different etching solutions namely 49% HF and HF buffer solution (49% HF and 40% NH4F) with ratio of 2:1. A thick overlayer was added on top of the HF solution to prevent dangerous vapors escape to the environment. When the tapered part of the pulled fiber (FP1) was dipped into 49% HF solution, the diameter of tip was slightly decreased from 4.41μm to 1.31μm with etching rate of 5.17x10-3 μms-1. When the pulled fiber (FP2) was etched into HF buffer solution, the etching rate was increased up to 52.35% with the etching rate of 10.85x10-3μms-1. The tip diameter was reduced from 7.01μm to 468.9 nm in diameter. Combination of “heat and pull” technique with chemical etching by using HF buffer solution produced fiber probe with small tip diameter.

Phenotypic and Quantitative Changes in Mast Cells after Syngeneic Unilateral Lung Transplantation in the Rat

1996 ◽  
Vol 91 (3) ◽  
pp. 319-327 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annick Buvry ◽  
Monique Garbarg ◽  
Violetta Dimitriadou ◽  
Agnès Rouleau ◽  
George F. J. Newlands ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mast Cell ◽  
Mast Cells ◽  
Lung Transplantation ◽  
Left Lung ◽  
Muscle Layer ◽  
Rat Lung ◽  
Large Airways ◽  
Quantitative Changes ◽  
Cell Phenotypes ◽  
And Control

1. Lung transplantation causes a total interruption of the innervation and vascularization within the transplanted organ, followed by repair processes. This is frequently associated with bronchial hyper-responsiveness. A common feature of tissue repair is an increase in the number of mast cells. Three phenotypically distinct mast cell subsets, with respect to their protease content, have been identified in rat lung, and it is probable that mast cells of differing protease phenotype fulfil different functions. 2. We have compared the number, protease phenotype and distribution of mast cells in left lung from transplanted and control Lewis rats 1 month after syngeneic unilateral left lung transplantation, without interference of inflammation, graft rejection or of any treatment. Connective and mucosal-type mast cell phenotypes were characterized using antibodies directed against their specific rat mast cell proteases, RMCPI and RMCPII, respectively. 3. After transplantation, RMCPI and RMCPII tissue concentrations increased by 172% and 239%, respectively, compared with controls (13.1 ± 1.2 and 5.6±1.0 μg/g). 4. Localization of mast cell phenotypes was studied by immunohistochemistry after double immunostaining. The number of mast cells increased after transplantation: the increase in the number of RMCPI-immunoreactive mast cells (RMCPI+) was significant around bronchioles and arterioles, around large vessels and in the pleura. The number of RMCPII+ mast cells also significantly increased around bronchioles and arterioles, as well as in the smooth muscle layer of large airways. Some mast cells stained for the presence of both RMCPI and RMCPII, supporting the existence of co-expressing phenotype in rat lung. The number of mast cells of the RMCPI+ /H+ phenotype significantly increased around bronchioles and arterioles and in the pleura. Moreover, the distribution of the mast cell phenotypes was modified in the different areas after transplantation. 5. This indicates a local differentiation/maturation of mast cells after transplantation.

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