Title :
Three-dimensional imaging of stem cell distribution within tissue engineering scaffolds using angled fluorescent laminar optical tomography (aFLOT)
Author :
Chen, Chao-Wei ; Yeatts, Andrew B. ; Fisher, John P. ; Chen, Yu
Author_Institution :
Fischell Dept. of Bioeng., Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
Abstract :
We have developed a line-scanning angled fluorescent laminar optical tomography (LS-aFLOT) system. This system enables three-dimensional imaging of fluorescent-labeled stem cell distribution within engineered tissue scaffold over a several-millimeter field-of-view.
Keywords :
biomedical optical imaging; cellular biophysics; fluorescence; optical tomography; tissue engineering; fluorescent-labeled stem cell distribution; line-scanning angled fluorescent laminar optical tomography system; three-dimensional imaging; tissue engineering scaffolds; Fluorescence; Image reconstruction; Optimized production technology; Phantoms; Stem cells; Three dimensional displays; fluorescent laminar optical tomography; human mesenchymal stem cell; tissue engineering;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8940-4
DOI :
10.1109/PHO.2011.6110757
