title: Biomedical applications of optical imaging.
abstract: Developments in imaging offer real-time visualisation of biological processes at the cellular and molecular level. This article considers how micro- and nanotechnology may enhance the application of optical imaging for in vivo and in vitro diagnostics.
authors.affiliation: Healthcare and Life Sciences, Technology for Industry Ltd, Ely, UK.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Wilkinson
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Kuok
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Adamson
mesh_terms: D001698:Biomedical Engineering / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence / Q000379:methods*; D008967:Molecular Biology / Q000379:methods*; D015336:Molecular Probe Techniques; D045663:Quantum Dots; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical; D041622:Tomography, Optical / Q000379:methods*