Exposure to sub-lethal doses of ionising and non-ionising electromagnetic radiation can impact human health and well-being as a consequence of, for example, the side effects of …
Background: Skin is the interface between an organism and the external environment, and hence the stratum corneum (SC) is the first to withstand mechanical insults that, in certain …
In the past two decades, microneedles have been extensively studied for transdermal delivery of drug or vaccines and for bio‐fluid extraction. Microneedle‐based devices consist …
The skin barrier and its endogenous protective mechanisms cope daily with exogenous stressors, of which ultraviolet radiation (UVR) poses an imminent danger. Although the skin …
Indwelling arterial lines, the clinical gold standard for continuous blood pressure (BP) monitoring in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU), have significant drawbacks due to their …
Background Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a disease of retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells. We have previously demonstrated that blue light can damage RPE …
Chronological skin aging is a complex process that is controlled by numerous intrinsic and extrinsic factors. One major factor is the gradual degradation of the dermal collagen fiber …
S Freeman, K Kibler, Z Lipsky, S Jin, GK German… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
The ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic has necessitated evaluating various disinfection technologies for reducing viral transmission in public settings. Ultraviolet (UV) radiation can …
A Panzures - Journal of Applied Microbiology, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The increasing burden of antimicrobial resistance necessitates a novel approach to disinfect multidrug resistant pathogens. Conventional 254-nm ultraviolet-C (UVC) light shows high …