Title :
Terahertz tomographic imaging of topical drugs
Author :
Kim, Hyeongmun ; Kim, Kyung Won ; Park, Jisuk ; Han, Joon Koo ; Son, Joo-Hiuk
Author_Institution :
A Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Seoul, Seoul, South Korea
Abstract :
THz technology can be good modality for studying transdermal drug delivery due to their chemical identification and imaging capabilities. We demonstrate THz reflection and tomographic imaging to visualize the distribution of topically applied drugs.
Keywords :
drug delivery systems; drugs; terahertz wave imaging; tomography; chemical identification; terahertz reflection; terahertz tomographic imaging; topical drugs; transdermal drug delivery; Chemicals; Drugs; Educational institutions; Imaging; In vivo; Reflection; Skin;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
