AN OPTICAL NANOREPORTER OF ENDOLYSOSOMAL LIPID ACCUMULATION REVEALS ENDURING EFFECTS OF DIET ON HEPATIC MACROPHAGES IN VIVO
Dr. Dan Heller’s research led to a very interesting discovery. Using SWCNT-based optical reporter and our IR VIVO™ imager, his group found that elevated lipid quantities in hepatic macrophages - the liver - caused by a high-fat diet persist long after reverting to a normal diet. In other words, Morgan Spurlock (the Super Size Me guy) might have affected his health irreversibly for his movie.
Read full article
NONINVASIVE OVARIAN CANCER BIOMARKER DETECTION VIA AN OPTICAL NANOSENSOR IMPLANT
A research team led by Daniel Heller at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center used our new SWIR imager to capture the first in vivo optical nanosensor capable of noninvasive cancer biomarker detection in orthotopic models of disease.
Read full article
ELECTROSTATIC DEPOSITION OF LARGE-SURFACE GRAPHENE
The department of electrical engineering from ÉTS used RIMA to map the G’ band over a wide area for their new publication. Their paper presents a method for electrostatic deposition of graphene over a large area using controlled electrostatic exfoliation from a Highly Ordered Pyrolytic Graphite (HOPG) block.
Read full article
HYPERSPECTRAL RAMAN IMAGING USING BRAGG TUNABLE FILTERS OF GRAPHENE AND OTHER LOW-DIMENSIONAL MATERIALS
Here we present a hyperspectral Raman system based on Bragg tunable filtering that is capable of global imaging with significantly reduced acquisition time and improved sensitivity compared to scanning confocal Raman microscopes.
Read full article
CARBON NANOTUBE OPTICAL REPORTER MAPS ENDOLYSOSOMAL LIPID FLUX.
‘‘In this Perspective, we discuss the existing strategies for and challenges of using carbon nanotubes for medical diagnosis based on intracellular sensing as well as discuss also their biocompatibility and degradability [...]’’ See how IMA IR is being used in this study:
Read full article
WHITE PAPER - COOLING SWIR SENSORS
AN OVERVIEW
Dark current is a critical parameter when one is looking to acquire a scientific imaging camera, especially in the short-wave infrared (SWIR) region. Very careful attention must be paid to the cooling method used to optimize this parameter. In this white paper, a short introduction to thermoelectric (TE) cooling is presented, as well as a comparison with other available cooling methods.
Read full article