Stepwise multiphoton activation fluorescence reveals a new method of melanin detection

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Lai, Zhenhua ^a,b   Kerimo, Josef ^a,b   Mega, Yair ^a,b   DiMarzioa, Charles A ^a,b  

^a Northeastern University   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

fluorescence; melanin; microscopy; near infrared; stepwise multiphoton excitation

Indexed keywords

CONFOCAL REFLECTANCE MICROSCOPIES; CONTINUOUS WAVE MODES; EMISSION SPECTRUMS; ENERGY EFFICIENT; MULTIPHOTON EXCITATION; MULTIPHOTON FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; NEAR INFRARED; NEAR-INFRARED LASERS;

CHEMICAL DETECTION; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; INFRARED DEVICES; MAMMALS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; TWO PHOTON PROCESSES;

MELANIN;

MELANIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLEACHING; CHEMISTRY; EQUIPMENT; EVALUATION; HAIR; LIGHT RELATED PHENOMENA; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; MULTIPHOTON MICROSCOPY; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SKIN;

ANIMALS; HAIR; MELANINS; MICE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE, MULTIPHOTON; OPTICAL PHENOMENA; PHOTOBLEACHING; SKIN; SPECTROSCOPY, NEAR-INFRARED;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84878634316     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: 15602281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.JBO.18.6.061225     Document Type: Article

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