Title :
In vivo observation of skin burn using collagen-sensitive second-harmonic-generation microscopy
Author :
Tanaka, Ryosuke ; Yasui, Takeshi ; Fukushima, Shu-ichiro ; Araki, Tsutomu
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Eng. Sci., Osaka Univ., Toyonaka, Japan
fDate :
Aug. 28 2011-Sept. 1 2011
Abstract :
We applied collagen-sensitive second-harmonic-generation (SHG) microscopy for in vivo assessment of skin burn in animal model. Characteristic structural change of collagen fiber was clearly visualized in SHG image depending on a degree of burn.
Keywords :
biomedical optical imaging; biothermics; optical harmonic generation; optical microscopy; animal model; collagen fiber; collagen sensitive second harmonic generation microscopy; skin burn; structural change; Animals; Dermis; Epidermis; Microscopy; Visualization;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference & Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/IQEC/PACIFIC RIM), 2011
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1939-4
DOI :
10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6193726
