title: Introduction to concepts in laser technology for glucose monitoring.
abstract: Lasers are important tools in many diabetes-related applications, both diagnostic and therapeutic. Despite its wide range of uses, the laser derives all of its advantages over more conventional light sources from a few basic principles. A brief introduction to the fundamental properties of lasers emphasizes these points and suggests ways in which they can be exploited in experiments. Short descriptions of particular laser-based methods for monitoring glucose and related molecules provide introductions to research articles on these subjects.
authors.affiliation: Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, California, USA. aiberger@alum.mit.edu
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Berger
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000097:blood*; D005947:Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007834:Lasers; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D005947:Glucose