Light and optical techniques have made profound impacts on modern medicine, with
numerous lasers and optical devices currently being used in clinical practice to assess …

Several imaging techniques are used in biological and biomedical studies. Micro-computed
tomography (micro-CT) is a non-destructive imaging technique that allows the rapid …

Biomaterials, biomedical devices and engineered cell grafts can be implanted to restitute
tissue anatomy and function. Such implants can either integrate physiologically, with no or …

Considerable progress has been made in our knowledge of the morphological and
functional varieties of anchoring junctions. Cell-cell adhesion contacts consist of discrete …

In the past decade, the idea that single populations of neurons support cognition and
behavior has gradually given way to the realization that connectivity matters and that …

Cell–cell interactions are of crucial importance for tissue formation, homeostasis,
regeneration processes, and immune response. Recent studies underlined contribution of …

Studying key biological events within complex model systems relies on dynamic and
functional imaging at optimum spatial and temporal resolutions. Intravital correlative light …

Human carboxylesterases (CESs) are serine hydrolases that are responsible for the phase I
metabolism of an assortment of ester, amide, thioester, carbonate, and carbamate …

Background This study aimed to investigate the pathophysiology of hepatic microcirculatory
dysfunction in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Methods In Wistar rats, NAFLD …

Quantitative phase imaging (QPI) has become a vital tool in bioimaging, offering precise
measurements of wavefront distortion and, thus, of key cellular metabolism metrics, such as …