Bioabsorbable polymer optical waveguides for deep-tissue photomedicine

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

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2016-01-01

Deskripsi

Light-based therapies are of growing importance in medicine, though penetrating tissue and reaching the targeted area can be difficult. Here, the authors report the use of biodegradable waveguides capable of directing light where desired, and demonstrate the potential for wound healing.