TY - JOUR
T1 - Feature issue introduction
T2 - Biophotonic materials and applications
AU - Lee, Kwang Sup
AU - Andraud, Chantal
AU - Tamada, Kaoru
AU - Sokolov, Konstantin
AU - Kotz, Kenneth T.
AU - Zheng, Gang
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Optical Society of America.
PY - 2016/5/1
Y1 - 2016/5/1
N2 - Biophotonics can be defined as the interplay of light and biological matter. The percolation of new optical technology into the realm of biology has literally shed new light into the inner workings of biological systems. This has revealed new applications for optics in biology. In a parallel trend, biomolecules have also been investigated for their optical applications. Materials are playing a central role in the development of biophotonics. New materials, fabrication methods, and structures are enabling new biosensors, contrast agents, imaging strategies, and assay methods. Similarly, biologic materials themselves can be used in photonic devices. In this context, two open-access, rapid-publication journals from The Optical Society of America, Optical Materials Express and Biomedical Optics Express, will publish a joint feature issue covering advances in biophotonics materials.
AB - Biophotonics can be defined as the interplay of light and biological matter. The percolation of new optical technology into the realm of biology has literally shed new light into the inner workings of biological systems. This has revealed new applications for optics in biology. In a parallel trend, biomolecules have also been investigated for their optical applications. Materials are playing a central role in the development of biophotonics. New materials, fabrication methods, and structures are enabling new biosensors, contrast agents, imaging strategies, and assay methods. Similarly, biologic materials themselves can be used in photonic devices. In this context, two open-access, rapid-publication journals from The Optical Society of America, Optical Materials Express and Biomedical Optics Express, will publish a joint feature issue covering advances in biophotonics materials.
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U2 - 10.1364/OME.6.001747
DO - 10.1364/OME.6.001747
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84975686391
SN - 2159-3930
VL - 6
SP - 1747
EP - 1750
JO - Optical Materials Express
JF - Optical Materials Express
IS - 5
ER -