Numerous light-based diagnostic and therapeutic devices are routinely used in the clinic.
These devices have a familiar look as items plugged in the wall or placed at patients' …

meso-methyl BODIPY photocages have recently emerged as an exciting new class of
photoremovable protecting groups (PPGs) that release leaving groups upon absorption of …

More than four decades have passed since the first example of a light-activated (caged)
compound was described. In the intervening years, a large number of light-responsive …

Wearables as medical technologies are becoming an integral part of personal analytics,
measuring physical status, recording physiological parameters, or informing schedule for …

The rapid development of biophotonics and biomedical sciences makes a high demand on
photonic structures to be interfaced with biological systems that are capable of manipulating …

Biological photonic structures can precisely control light propagation, scattering, and
emission via hierarchical structures and diverse chemistry, enabling biophotonic …

Advances in material science and nanotechnology have fostered the miniaturization of
devices. Over the past two decades, the form‐factor of these devices has evolved from 3D …

Portable optical biosensors have emerged as revolutionary tools in point-of-care
diagnostics, bringing the healthcare sector to the next level. Developing cutting-edge …

Optical fibers and waveguides in general effectively control and modulate light propagation,
and these tools have been extensively used in communication, lighting and sensing …

Sensors are devices or systems able to detect, measure and convert magnitudes from any
domain to an electrical one. Using light as a probe for optical sensing is one of the most …