Palanker Group:

BioMedical Physics and Ophthalmic Technologies

 

The primary focus of our research is in interactions of electric field with biological cells and tissues in a broad range of frequencies – from electronics to optics. We study mechanisms of such interactions including cellular stimulation, electroporation, thermal coagulation, explosive vaporization, ionization, and cavitation. We develop applications of these interactions to novel surgical, therapeutic and prosthetic technologies in medicine, primarily in ophthalmology.

We also study the mechanisms of elastic (Mie and Reighley) and non-elastic (Raman) light scattering in cells and tissues, and develop their applications to tissue imaging and diagnostics.

Many of the interdisciplinary projects are conducted in collaboration between the Department of Ophthalmology and Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory.

 

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