How fluorescence detection is used for in vitro diagnostics. Requirements for building an effective fluorescence-detection system. Why an integrated optical front-end receiver makes the most sense in ...

Fluorescent dyes are tools used throughout biotechnology and medicine that offer a unique method of detecting and quantifying the presence of a target molecule, cell, or tissue within an even more ...

This is one of many sets of mirrors, covered by protective cloth, being installed in the Black Rock Mesa fluorescence detector building, one of three such facilities under construction as part of the ...

Nicotine, the addictive component in tobacco, and cotinine, its long-lasting biomarker found in blood, saliva, and urine, are critical indicators used in assessing smoking and second-hand smoke ...

Credit: Tufts University. Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) measuring how light is absorbed by blood in the brain ...

The effectiveness of air disinfection devices may now be measured in minutes, rather than hours, with a new technique from University of Michigan Engineering. This is important for researchers ...