Call for Papers
Special Issue on Biomedical Applications of Bio-microlenses
Bio-microlenses are rapidly becoming an emerging tool in biomedical arenas. Suggestive advancements in the study of bio-microlenses have been witnessed in recent years. Natural cells or organelles can behave as bio-microlenses and their optical behavior is exploitable for medical imaging and diagnostics purposes. In addition, the bio-microlenses are capable of operating as optical tweezers and thus manipulating the matter at nanoscale. It has also been demonstrated that bio-microlenses can produce phonics jets or act as photonic microresonators for lasing or even lithography purposes. Liquid medium with bio-microlenses can also sustain optical propagation and nonlinear effects. Therefore, the use of natural bio-microlenses is an appealing opportunity for exploring a completely new field that is crossed by biology and photonics and that for sure will open new ideas and concepts in which a biological element can be functionalized for operating as optics/photonics components.
The special issue will give the opportunity to create a collection of papers dealing with this fascinating interdisciplinary field that will open new scenarios for biomedical applications. Original research papers and review articles are both welcome. Manuscripts will be internationally peer-reviewed. Topics we specifically seek to cover include but are not limited to the following:
Biomedical imaging and sensing by bio-microlenses
Optical trapping and manipulation of bio-microlenses
Super-resolution imaging
Optical tweezers in biotechnology
Photonics nanojets from bio-microlenses
Optical assembling and patterning of cells
Single-cell bio-lasers and their biomedical applications
Collective effect of bio-microlenses in optics and photonics
Birefringence and imaging of polarization properties
Holographic optical tweezing of bio-microlenses
Imaging with structured light by bio-microlens arrays
Biomedical diagnosis through optical features of bio-microlenses
Functionalization of bio-microlenses for changing their optical properties
Submission deadline: 31 December 2023
Planned publication date: April 2024
Submission format: Authors should use the Latex or MS-Word style files. For more details, please visithttps://www.worldscientific.com/worldscinet/jiohs
Feature Editors:
Yao Zhang, Professor
Institute of Nanophotonics
Jinan University, China
Yuchao Li, Professor
Institute of Nanophotonics
Jinan University, China
Hongxiang Lei, Professor
School of Materials Science and Engineering
Sun Yat-sen University, China
