Call for Papers for a Special Section of the Journal of Biomedical Optics: Multiphoton Microscopy: Technical Innovations, Biological Applications, and Clinical Diagnostics
March 2013
Guest Editors:
Paul J. Campagnola
Department of Biomedical Engineering
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, Wisconsin 53706
E-mail: pcampagnola@wisc.edu
Chen-Yuan Dong
Department of Physics
National Taiwan University
Taipei 106, Taiwan
E-mail: cydong@phys.ntu.edu.tw
Karsten Koenig
Department of Biophotonics and Laser Technology
Saarland University
66123 Saarbruecken, Germany
E-mail: k.koenig@blt.uni-saarland.de
Jerome Mertz
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Boston University
Boston 02215, Massachusetts
E-mail: jmertz@bu.edu
Peter T. C. So
Department of Mechanical Engineering and Biological Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
E-mail: ptso@mit.edu
Chris Xu
Department of Applied and Engineering Physics
Cornell University
Ithaca, New York 14853
E-mail: cx10@cornell.edu
Call for Papers: In the decades since researchers began to explore nonlinear optical phenomena in biological systems, biological optical microscopy has entered a new realm. Among the numerous advantages of this new form of microscopy are intrinsic optical sectioning, reduced photodamage, and label-free imaging. These features have rendered multiphoton microscopy to be the preferred imaging modality in many applications of biological optical microscopy, especially when biological specimens are examined in three dimensions and inside living organisms. Over the years, numerous technical innovations have been proposed, as the full potential of these innovations in basic biological research has been explored. In addition, multiphoton imaging has recently shown tremendous potential as a potential diagnostic platform in clinics. In view of the impact of multiphoton microscopy in biological and medical sciences, this special section will provide both reviews and reports on recent progress in technical innovations, biological applications, and clinical diagnostics. Topics of interest include multiphoton fluorescence excitation, harmonic generation, vibration-based, and other nonlinear techniques. Original research articles are welcome and review papers will be invited by the guest editors.
Manuscripts due 1 July 2012.
