Palanker Group: BioMedical Physics and Ophthalmic Technologies

Research Projects

Optoelectronic Retinal Prosthesis	Optoelectronic system for restoration of sight in patients with retinal degeneration, based on patterned electrical stimulation of retinal neurons.
Pulsed Electron Avalanche Knife	Microsecond-pulsed plasma-mediated electrosurgical system for traction-free dissection of soft tissues with sub-cellular width of the collateral damage zone.
Laser-Tissue Interactions	Study of the mechanisms of interaction of pulsed lasers with biological cells and tissues including multiphoton ablation, dynamics of cavitation, coagulation, cellular response to pulsed heating, and others.
Coherent Anti-Stocks Raman Scattering (CARS) Microscopy	Imaging biological cells and tissues with vibrational contrast using stimulated Raman scattering (3-photon microscopy).
Optical Diagnostics of Cellular Stress	Non-invasive optical detection of physiological stress on cellular and tissue levels.