Biochemical, biophysical and optical aspects of interaction of low-coherent light with bacterial cells have been discussed.
Influence of low-coherent speckles on the colonies grows is investigated. It has been demonstrated that effects of light on
the inhibition of cells (Francisella Tularensis) are connected with speckle dynamics. The regimes of illumination of cell
suspension with purpose of devitalization of hazard bacteria, caused very dangerous infections, such as tularemia, are
found. Mathematical model of interaction of low-coherent laser radiation with bacteria suspension has been proposed.
Computer simulations of the processes of laser-cells interaction have been carried out.
Influence of low-coherent speckles on the colonies grows is investigated. It has been demonstrated that effects of light on the inhibition or re-activation of cells are connected with speckle dynamics. The regimes of cell suspension perfusion with purpose of devitalization of hazard bacteria, caused very dangerous infections, are found. Mathematical model of interaction of low-coherent laser radiation with bacteria suspension has been proposed. Computer simulations of the processes of laser-cells interaction have been carried out.
Time-resolved optoacoustic (OA) method was employed to measure changes in glucose concentration in the whole and diluted blood. An increase of the glucose level in tissue results in a corresponding decrease of optical scattering. Relative changes in tissue optical scattering can be obtained by measuring the effective optical attenuation coefficient, μeff by exponential fitting of the time-resolved optoacoustic profiles. Glucose effects in blood have been investigated using the forward mode of OA detection performed in the visible (at the wavelength, λ=532 nm) and near infrared (λ=1064 nm) spectral ranges. In our previous set of experiments, the OA studies performed in model media in vitro and biological tissue (sclera) in vivo demonstrated gradual reduction of optical scattering with the increase in glucose level. The present study has supported our previous observations. However, one novel effect was observed comprised of a transient increase in μeff during the first 5-10 minutes after injection of glucose. This phenomenon may be explained by changes in erythrocytes shape and size as a result of their adaptation to hyperglycemic conditions. Our observation was supported by light microscopy images of red blood cells under normal and hyperglycemic conditions. With glucose concentration changing rapidly (osmotic shock), any small reduction in µeff due to the glucose-induced decrease of relative refraction index of blood, can be compensated or even overwhelmed by the increase in µeff due to erythrocyte shrinkage and/or spherulation.
Further cellular adaptation to glucose make erythrocytes return to their normal shape of biconcave disks about 7-μm in diameter. The kinetics of the effective optical attenuation was studies in response to glucose injection in order to better understand the mechanisms of erythrocyte adaptation to osmotic shock and to determine the time course of RBCs adaptation to various glucose concentrations. Finally, Mannitol as alternative osmolyte, which cannot penetrate through the RBC membrane, was used in the study. The effect of Mannitol on optical properties of blood was found to be even more pronounced compared to the effect of glucose. In this study, blood was chosen as an experimental medium with perspective of using the optoacoustic monitoring of glucose concentration either inside veins or in tissues that are well supplied with blood. The results of this study help in designing an optoacoustic measurement protocol for monitoring blood
glucose in diabetic patients.
The optoacoustic method of monitoring absorbed optical energy distribution in tissues was employed to measure changes in glucose concentration in vivo. Glucose osmotic and hydrophilic properties cause reduction of tissue scattering as a result of glucose concentration increase around scattering particles and fibers. The opto-acoustic (OA) method utilizes time-resolved measurements of laser- induced ultrasonic profile in tissue resembling the distribution of absorbed optical energy. This opto-acoustic profile yields effective optical attenuation coefficient, which decreases with decrease of scattering. Glucose effect has been investigated initially in phantoms resembling optical properties of sclera and polystyrene microspheres water solution colored with potassium chromate and then in sclera in vitro and in sclera of live rabbits. The forward mode of opto-acoustic detection was used in the experiments in vitro. Experiments were performed in UV spectral range at the wavelength of (lambda) equals 355-nm. Experimental results demonstrated that an increase in glucose concentration from 5 mM to 60 mM was expressed in the 3 percent reduction of (mu) eff in aqueous solution of polystyrene microspheres. The effect of glucose on sclera in vitro was more prominent and measured as 10 percent reduction of (mu) eff with increase of glucose concentration from 1 mM to 50 mM. It was found that both the amplitude and the profile of OA signal were influenced by mechanical pressure applied to sclera specimen toward the surface of OA transducer. In experiments in live tissue, the backward detection mode was employed, as the only one side access to the tissue surface was available. In experiments in vivo the opto-acoustic profiles were measured in rabbit's sclera before and after intravenous glucose administering. The glucose concentration in rabbit blood was simultaneously measured using commercial device employing chemical analysis of blood. Experimental results demonstrated that a 1 mM increase in glucose concentration resulted in a 3 percent decrease of optical attenuation in rabbit sclera in vivo. Such a pronounced change of optical scattering in sclera in response to physiologic change in blood glucose concentration encourages us to continue measurements in vivo and modeling glucose effect on tissue optics.
Modeling of skin burns has been realized in this study. Autocorrelation functions of intensity fluctuations of scattered light were measured for two-layered turbid media. The first layer served as a model of motionless scatterers whereas the second one simulated dynamic light scattering. This medium was used as a model of skin burns. A theory related quasi-elastic light scattering measurements to cutaneous blood flow was used. The dependencies of statistical properties of Doppler signal on the properties of skin burns as well as on the velocity of cutaneous blood flow has ben investigated. Predictions were verified by measurements both of dynamic and stationary light scattering in model media. Experimental results might be used as a basis for blood micro circulation diagnostics as well as for precise measurements of a depth of burned skin.
Features of the speckle patterns formation due to the laser light propagation in multiple scattering systems which influence on the accuracy of measurement of the scattering system dynamic parameters by means of statistical analysis of the time-averaged spatial speckle intensity fluctuations have been studied experimentally. Two different experimental techniques have been used: photon correlation spectroscopy and contrast analysis for time-averaged speckle patterns similar to LASCA method. Results of in-vivo experiments as well as experiments with model scattering media (water solution of Intralipid) are presented. Recommendations about the choose of appropriate data processing algorithms as well as about calibration technique for time-averaged speckle technique are discussed.
For some human diseases both the blood and lymph microcirculation parameters change. These parameters are of great importance in diagnostics. As distinct from blood flow from the lymph motion is more complicated and diverse. Lymph flow in microvessels is non-stationary and randomly varies in time. At present, the existing measuring methods of these flows are not fully developed and are mostly of qualitative character. In this paper the blood and the lymph motion have been considered from the viewpoint of nonlinear dynamics. The speckle-interferometric method has been proposed for the investigation of the dynamic characteristics of biofluids. The method has been applied in the investigation of blood and lymph flows in microvessels. Using the method of the focused Gaussian beam diffraction, the following parameters were defined: V that is the value characterizing the time- averaged velocity of biofluid and (Sigma) V that is the parameter indicating the deviation degree of the spectral envelope from the Gaussian curve. The value of (Sigma) V contains an information about the velocity range in the flow and, besides, indicates the spatial-temporal velocity changes in region being investigated. Investigations of the lymph flow dynamics also have been carried out under the influence of the lymphotropic agent. It has been shown that lymph vessels may act at different stages when both the structure of the lymph flow and its temporal dynamics change qualitatively.
At different pathological stages, the changes both of blood and lymph microcirculation parameters are observed. These parameters are of great importance in diagnostics. The type of these changes may indicate both the kind and the degree of disease. Investigation of the behavior of dynamic characteristics of these flows at different stages is of special interest. In this paper the peculiarities both of blood and lymph motion have been considered. The further development of speckle-interferometrical method has been carried out for the investigation of the dynamic characteristics of blood and lymph flows in microvessels. Analysis of two dynamic parameters which had been introduced in previous papers concerning this problem, is made in this paper. The influence of lymphotropic agent both on lymph flow and its dynamic characteristics is also discussed.
The theoretical and experimental investigations of the focused Gaussian beam (FGB) diffraction both in blood and lymph microvessels have been carried out. Speckle-interferometrical technique with the spectral analysis of scattered light intensity fluctuations has been applied for the investigation of lymph circulation in native microvessels. The measuring errors of bioflow velocity has been analyzed. Alterations caused by the drug influence on lymph vessels have been studied. Doppler method using FGB scattering is considered theoretically and experimentally.
The theoretical and experimental investigations of the focused Gaussian beam (FGB) diffraction both in blood and lymph microvessels have been carried out. Speckle-interferometrical technique with the spectral analysis of scattered light intensity fluctuations has been applied for the investigation of lymph circulation in native microvessels. The measuring errors ofbioflow velocity has been analyzed. Alterations caused by the drug influence on lymph vessels have been studiecL Doppler method using FGB scattering is considered theoretically and experimentally.
Keywords: focused Gaussian beam, diffraction. speckles, correlation function. lymph flow
In the present paper speckle-interferometrical technique utilizing strongly focused Gaussian beam (SFGB) diffraction has been proposed for the analysis of microcirculatory parameters. The method has been applied for the investigation of lymph motion characteristics in microvessels in vivo. Spectra of scattered intensity fluctuations in the statistically inhomogeneous speckles formed at the diffraction in lymph microvessels have been presented. It has been shown that the alterations of the spectra envelope depend on peculiarities of lymph motion in microvessels. Physical parameters of determination both of temporal changes of a mean velocity and of spatial-temporal velocity distribution in lymph microvessels have been proposed. An application of lymphotropic drug on the lymph microvessels has been studied. Temporal changes of lymph flow parameters have been analyzed in the paper.
The paper describes two practical works in Optics Laboratory of undergraduates to whom the courses on Statistical Optics, Diffraction Methods in Biomedicine and Physical Principles of Laser Measurements are taught. The first work belongs to a training course on Numerical Methods and Computing. Through it the undergraduates can analyze the regularities of speckles forming at coherent beams scattering in random media. The set of educational training software enables students to model the process of strongly focused Gaussian beams and focuses speckle fields scattering from moving phase screen and to investigate the statistical characteristics of scattered field. Another practical work, designed on the base of two-coordinate robot with aerodynamic suspension and a linear pitch drive, is a scanning laser profilometer used for an analysis of the first and second order statistics of statistically inhomogeneous speckles and for examining the profilometer's output signal as well.
The report presents a circulation plan of the course of Diffraction Methods in Biomedicine. When teaching the course, the special attention is drawn to an analysis of strongly focused Gaussian beams diffraction in random media. Original materials included in lectures provide the most complete study of the question. The diffraction fundamentals are taught in accordance with Rytov, Kravtsov and Tatarsky's book under the title of 'Introduction in Statistical Radiophysics'. Delivering lectures is combined with practical undergraduate training in speckle optics problems and seminars. The seminars are organized as scientific conferences. Along with theoretical course the laboratory training is foreseen. In particular, the paper describes two set-ups designed for investigations of human pulse waves, cardiovibrations and for measurements of white rats lymph and blood flows in vivo.
The theoretical investigation of the processes of strongly focused Gaussian beams diffraction in blood capillaries with a diameter a bit greater than the erythrocyte size have been carried out. Spatial-temporal correlation functions of intensity fluctuations in dynamic statistically inhomogeneous speckles have been studied. Modified speckle-interferometrical method using strongly focused Gaussian beam scattering is suggested for blood flow measurements. The possibilities of this method application to blood and lymph flow velocity monitoring in narrow vessels has been analyzed.
In the present paper speckle-interferometric technique utilizing focused Gaussian beam diffraction was applied for the analysis of lymph circulation in narrow native capillaries. The spectrum of scattered intensity fluctuations of the statistically inhomogeneous speckles formed with the diffraction in such capillaries are presented. The alterations of the spectra envelope caused by drug administration to the lymph vessel have been studied.
Relations describing the behavior of the contrast and intensity fluctuations correlation time for the statistically inhomogeneous speckle-field were obtained in this paper provided that the field was formed at a focused Gaussian beams diffraction on moving rough surfaces. The relationship between these values and rough surface parameters has been investigated. Experimental results may serve as the basis for the method of measurement for dispersion and profile correlation length.
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