Bio-Optics Group

Head of the Group
Group members (PhD students)
Research activity
Laboratory equipment 
International cooperation
Selected papers in years 1997-1997
Abstracts of selected papers
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Head of the Group

Prof. Dr. Halina Podbielska MD
phone 320 28 25
fax: 328 36 96
e-mail: podbiels@if.pwr.wroc.pl

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Group members (PhD students)
 
 

1. MSc. Damian Andrzejewski
2. MSc Joanna Kobel
3. MSc Monika Lechna-Marczyńska
4. MSc Agnieszka Ulatowska-Jarża

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Research activity

Laser applications in medicine, photosensitive materials, fiberoptics sensor, optical fibers in medicine, optical methods for reconstructing the 3-D object shapes from a 2-D endoscopic images, interferometric techniques, moiré techniques, deflectometry and holography in biomedicine, computers in medicine, computer aided analysis of interferometric patterns from examination of biological objects, laser tissue-interaction, changes in enzymes activity upon laser irradiation, sol-gel technologies, sol gel based sensors, the optical and physico-chemical properties of different photosensitive dyes entrapped into the sol-gel matrices, transillumination methods, thermal imaging, physical medicine.  

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• Image processor with frame grabber and OPTIMAS Bioscan software,
• He-Ne, IR (980nm) and Nd:KGW (532 nm) lasers,
• fiberoptics digital spectrophotometer and integrated sphere,
• digital Agfa camera.

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International cooperation

1. Medical Biophysics Laboratory, Münster University, FRG (Gert von Bally)
2. School of Medical Physics, Tel Aviv University, Israel, Institute of Applied Physics
   (Prof. Dr. A. Katzir),
3. Institute for Analytical Chemistry and and Biosensors, University of Regensburg, FRG
   (Prof. Dr. O. Wolfbeis)
4. Academy of Science, Minsk, Belarus, (Dr. A. Kuzmin, Dr. E. Ryabtsev),
5. Laser Medical Center, Free University, Berlin (Prof. Dr G. Müller, Dr. E. Rhode)
6. ROTECH GmbH, Amerang FRG, (Dr. H. Rottenkolber).

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Selected papers in years 1997-1999

1. D. Andrzejewski, K. Maruszewski, H. Podbielska, A. Sidorowicz, W. Stręk, A. Ulatowska,
   Sol-gel optodes for environmental and medical applications, Proc. SPIE on Image Sensing and Tracking Technologies for Biomonitoring II, 2976, pp. 137-141, 1997.
2. D. Andrzejewski, M. Jurga, H. Podbielska, J. Leszczyszyn, Examination of optical parameters of endoscopic devices treated by different sterilization methods, Europto Series on Biomedical Optics, Optical and Imaging Techniques for Biomonitoring IV, Proc. of SPIE, 3567, pp. 50-58, 1999.
3. M. Lechna-Marczyńska, A. Ulatowska-Jarża, H. Podbielska, B. Grzegorzewski, Light scattering measurements in ORMOSILS and PHEMA - possible new materials for contact lenses, European Optical Society, Physiological Optics, Conference Digest, 23, pp. 33-34, 1999.
4. K. Maruszewski, D. Andrzejewski, H. Podbielska, W. Stręk, Ł. Czernicki, Possibilities of using sol-gel materials as biosensors, Ceramics 49, Polish Ceramic Bulletin 11, Polish Academy of Science, pp. 101-107, 1997.
5. K. Maruszewski, A. Sidorowicz, A. Ulatowska, H. Podbielska, W. Stręk, Spectroscopic studies of 5,5'-dimethoxy-3,3', disulfobutyl-9-ethylthiacarbocyanine (DDTC) in solutions and immo-bilized in sol-gel matrices, Journal of Molecular Structure, 450, pp. 193-200, 1998.
6. H. Podbielska, W. Stręk, Laser induced anti-Stokes luminescence for protection of documents and security papers, Proc. SPIE on Optical Security and Counterfeit Deterrence Techniques II, 3314, pp. 247-252, 1998.
7. A. Ulatowska, K. Maruszewski, H. Podbielska, W. Stręk, Optical properties of photosensitizers entrapped in sol gel glass, Europto Series on Biomedical Optics, 3196, pp. 262-267, 1998.
8. A. Ulatowska, D. Andrzejewski, K. Maruszewski, H. Podbielska, W. Stręk, Advantages of sol gel technologies for biomedical applications, Europto Series on Biomedical Optics, Optical and Imaging Techniques for Biomonitoring IV, Proc. SPIE, 3567, pp. 147-153, 1999.

1. Coherence Domain Optical Methods in Biomedical Science and Clinical Applications, V. Tuchin, H. Podbielska, B. Ovryn, Proc. SPIE, 2981, 1997.
2. Optical and Imaging Techniques for Biomonitoring III, eds. H. J. Foth, R. Marchesini, H. Podbielska, Proc. SPIE, Europto Series, 3196, 1998.
3. Optical and Imaging Techniques for Biomonitoring IV, eds. H. J. Foth, R. Marchesini, H. Podbielska, Proc. SPIE, Europto Series, 3567, 1999.

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Registered patents

1. H. Podbielska, Fiberoptic endoscope with the coherent illumination bundle, No P 291827, PL Patent No. 165949 (1995).
2. H. Podbielska, Endoscope for the surface profilometry, No, P 291917, PL Patent No. 165939 (1995).
3. H. Podbielska, The way and the device for holoendoscopic surface measurement of the objects in difficult to access environments, No. P 291986, PL Patent No. 166556.

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