Multiplexed spatially-focused localization of light in adipose biological tissues

Abstract

Last decades the effects of localization and focusing of light in turbid randomly inhomogeneous tissue-like scattering medium have been attracting a particular attention. Weak localization of light in disordered and weakly ordered biological tissue, polarization memory effect, correlations in transmission matrices, focusing light by wavefronts shaping have been widely exploited. Here, we represent an experimentally observed and theoretically confirmed new type of spatial localization of light within biological tissues. General description of the observed phenomenon based on Monte Carlo ray tracing model is provided. We find that innate body arrangements of individual adipocytes can act as a cascade of quasi-ordered microscale lenses confining propagation of light within adipose tissues similar to lens lightguides. The observed spatially-resolved longitudinal multi-focusing of light within disordered adipose biological tissues can naturally lead greater spatial control and enhance light-tissue interactions.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-14350-3
Divisions: College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > School of Engineering and Technology > Mechanical, Biomedical & Design
College of Engineering & Physical Sciences
Aston University (General)
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Uncontrolled Keywords: Computer Simulation,Monte Carlo Method,Scattering, Radiation
Publication ISSN: 2045-2322
Last Modified: 07 Nov 2024 08:16
Date Deposited: 14 Jun 2022 08:36
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PURE Output Type: Article
Published Date: 2022-06-11
Accepted Date: 2022-06-06
Submitted Date: 2022-03-02
Authors: Bykov, Alexander
Tuchin, Valery
Meglinski, Igor (ORCID Profile 0000-0002-7613-8191)

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