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Theranostics 2022; 12(17):7335-7350. doi:10.7150/thno.75905 This issue Cite

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Paradigm shift in future biophotonics for imaging and therapy: Miniature living lasers to cellular scale optoelectronics

Paromita Sarbadhikary✉, Blassan P. George, Heidi Abrahamse

Laser Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 17011, Johannesburg 2028, South Africa.

✉ Corresponding author: E-mail: paromitasac.za.

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Sarbadhikary P, George BP, Abrahamse H. Paradigm shift in future biophotonics for imaging and therapy: Miniature living lasers to cellular scale optoelectronics. Theranostics 2022; 12(17):7335-7350. doi:10.7150/thno.75905. https://www.thno.org/v12p7335.htm
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Advancements in light technology, devices and its applications have tremendously changed the facets of biomedical science and engineering to provide powerful diagnostic and therapeutic capabilities ranging from basic research to clinics. Recent novel innovations and concepts in the field of material science, biomedical optics, processing technology and nanotechnology have enabled increasingly sophisticated technologies such as cellular scale, wireless, remotely controlled micro device for in vivo integrations. This review deals with such futuristic applications of biophotonics like miniature living lasers, wireless remotely controlled implantable and cellular optoelectronics for novel imaging, diagnostic and therapeutic applications. We begin with an overview of the competency and progress in biophotonics as one of the most active frontiers in advanced analytical, diagnostic and therapeutic modalities. This is further followed by comprehensive discussion on recent advances, importance and applications, towards miniaturization size of laser to integrate into live cells as biological lasers, and wearable and implantable optoelectronic devices. Such applications form a novel biocompatible platform for intracellular sensing, cytometry and imaging devices. Further, the opportunities and possible challenges for future research directions to transform this basic research to clinical applications are also discussed.

Keywords: Biological lasers, Bioimaging, Biophotonics, Laser, Nanomaterials, Optoelectronic, Optogenetics

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Sarbadhikary, P., George, B.P., Abrahamse, H. (2022). Paradigm shift in future biophotonics for imaging and therapy: Miniature living lasers to cellular scale optoelectronics. Theranostics, 12(17), 7335-7350. https://doi.org/10.7150/thno.75905.

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Sarbadhikary, P.; George, B.P.; Abrahamse, H. Paradigm shift in future biophotonics for imaging and therapy: Miniature living lasers to cellular scale optoelectronics. Theranostics 2022, 12 (17), 7335-7350. DOI: 10.7150/thno.75905.

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Sarbadhikary P, George BP, Abrahamse H. Paradigm shift in future biophotonics for imaging and therapy: Miniature living lasers to cellular scale optoelectronics. Theranostics 2022; 12(17):7335-7350. doi:10.7150/thno.75905. https://www.thno.org/v12p7335.htm

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Sarbadhikary P, George BP, Abrahamse H. 2022. Paradigm shift in future biophotonics for imaging and therapy: Miniature living lasers to cellular scale optoelectronics. Theranostics. 12(17):7335-7350.

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