The light-based Internet of things (LIoT) concept defines nodes that exploit light to (a) power up their operation by harvesting light energy and (b) provide full-duplex wireless connectivity. In this paper, we explore the LIoT concept by designing,...
The expanding scope of chemical reactions applied to nucleic acids has diversified the design of nucleic acid-based technologies that are essential to medicinal chemistry and chemical biology. Among chemical reactions, visible light photochemical rea...
Objective: Fungal corneal infections are challenging to treat due to delayed diagnostic procedures, bacterial co-infections, and limited antifungal efficacy. This study investigates the therapeutic potential of ultraviolet C (UVC) light alone and com...
Objectives: This systematic review aimed to analyse the published evidence for the use of non-invasive methods for the early detection of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) and oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMDs). Methods: The literature wa...
In-situ infrared soil spectroscopy is prone to the effects of ambient factors, such as moisture, shadows, or roughness, resulting in measurements of compromised quality, which is amplified when multiple sensors are used for data collection. Aiming to...
Silicon substrate golden light LED, as an emerging blue-light-free health lighting technology, has become one of the key technologies for home health lighting environments. This study uses silicon substrate golden light LED as the lighting source for...
In this study, for the application of visible-light wearable eye trackers, a pupil tracking methodology based on deep-learning technology is developed. By applying deep-learning object detection technology based on the You Only Look Once (YOLO) model...
Compared with the current mature point scanning metal additive manufacturing technology, the surface exposure technology by laser additive manufacturing can accelerate the construction speed, and the short pulse laser is expected to improve the resol...
Product assembly is often one of the last steps in the production process. Product assembly is often carried out by workers (assemblers) rather than robots, as it is generally challenging to adapt automation to any product. When assembling complex pr...
This paper aims to improve the implementation standards of solar-energy-based street lighting in Indonesia. A model framework was developed to assess existing conditions regarding the level of lux, the distance between poles, pole height, and lamp po...
This paper aims to study the porous structure and the mechanical properties of fly-ash-based light-weighted porous geopolymer (FBLPG), exploring the feasibility of using it in roof-adaptive end filling technology based on its in-situ foaming characte...
SARS-CoV-2 is a single-stranded RNA virus classified in the family Coronaviridae. In this review, we summarize the literature on light-based (UV, blue, and red lights) sanitization methods for the inactivation of ssRNA viruses in different matrixes (...
The emergence of additive manufacturing, commonly referred to as 3D printing, has led to a revolution in the field of biofabrication. Numerous types of 3D bioprinting, including extrusion bioprinting, inkjet bioprinting, and lithography-based bioprin...
A device that uses the electrowetting fluid manipulation technology to realize the reversible and dynamical modulation of the local surface plasmon resonance is invented. By varying the electrowetting voltage, the distribution of fluids media surroun...
Light-based technologies provide unique opportunities for the diagnosis of various pathological disorders of biological tissues [...]
The advance in digital diagnostic technologies has significantly facilitated the detection of dental caries. Despite the increase in clinically available digital diagnostic aids for dental caries, there is yet to be a comprehensive summary of all ava...
Three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction measurement technology utilizing line-structured light offers non-contact operation, making it widely applicable in industrial production. An effective scanning-direction calibration method in a line-structured l...
Light-based bioprinter manufacturing technology is still prohibitively expensive for organizations that rely on accessing three-dimensional biological constructs for research and tissue engineering endeavors. Currently, most of the bioprinting system...
Programmable photonics is an emerging technology that merges photonics and electronics, enabling innovative light-based information processing with high speed and low power consumption [...]
There have been multiple reports of eye infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria, with increasing evidence of ineffective treatment outcomes from existing therapies. With respect to corneal infections, the most commonly used antibiotics (fl...
The emission of particulate matter (PM) from agricultural activities, such as concentrated animal feeding, straw combustion, and mechanized harvest, is a hot issue in the sustainable development of agriculture, which has attracted more and more atten...
This paper presents an intelligent streetlight management system based on LED lamps, designed to facilitate its deployment in existing facilities. The proposed approach, which is based on wireless communication technologies, will minimize the cost of...
A variety of bioactive substances present in fruit- and vegetable-processed products have health-promoting properties. The consumption of nutrient-rich plant-based products is essential to address undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies. Preser...
University classrooms, core to higher education, have indoor light environments that directly affect students’ learning efficiency, visual health, and psychological states. This study integrates parametric optical simulation and virtual reality...
This study reports on the use of a substrate-reclamation technology for a gallium nitride (GaN)-based lighting-emitting diode (LED) wafer. There are many ways to reclaim sapphire substrates of scrap LED wafers. Compared with a common substrate-reclam...
The increasing reliance on light-based antimicrobial technologies, such as antimicrobial blue light (aBL) and antimicrobial photodynamic inactivation (aPDI), underscores the urgent need to comprehend bacterial survival strategies beyond conventional...
Integrated photonics is a cutting-edge field that merges optics and electronics on a single microchip, revolutionizing how we manipulate and transmit light. Imagine traditional bulky optical systems condensed onto a chip smaller than a fingernail, en...
The scope of the present paper is to promote social, cultural and environmental sustainability in cities by establishing a conceptual framework and the relationship amongst safety in urban public space (UPS), lighting and Information and Communicatio...
The vast array of interconnected microorganisms across Earth’s ecosystems and within holobionts has been called the “Internet of Microbes.” Bacteria and archaea are masters of energy and information collection, storage, transformati...
Photonic neural networks (PNNs), utilizing light-based technologies, show immense potential in artificial intelligence (AI) and computing. Compared to traditional electronic neural networks, they offer faster processing speeds, lower energy usage, an...
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a cancer treatment with strong potential over well-established standard therapies in certain cases. Non-ionising radiation, localisation, possible repeated treatments, and stimulation of immunological response are some o...
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Co-cultivation of microalgae and microbes for pollutant removal from sewage is considered as an effective wastewater treatment method. The aim of this study is to screen the optimal photoperiod, light intensity and microalgae co-cultivation method fo...
Wind energy producers need deployable devices for wind turbines that prevent bat fatalities. Based on the speculation that bats approach turbines after visually mistaking them for trees, we tested a potential light-based deterrence method. It is like...
Structured-light 3D reconstruction is an active measurement technique that extracts spatial geometric information of objects by projecting fringe patterns and analyzing their distortions. It has been widely applied in industrial inspection, cultural...
Light-based 3D printing techniques could be a valuable instrument in the development of customized and affordable biomedical devices, basically for high precision and high flexibility in terms of materials of these technologies. However, more studies...
Violet–blue light of 405 nm in the visible spectrum at a dose of 270 J/cm2 alone has been shown to be an effective microbicidal tool for inactivating several bacteria, HIV-1, and Trypanosoma cruzi in ex vivo plasma and platelets. Unlike chemica...
In modern engineering applications, localization and orientation play an increasingly crucial role in ensuring the successful execution of assigned tasks. Industrial robots, smart home systems, healthcare environments, nuclear facilities, agriculture...
The emergence of 4D printing has become a pivotal tool to produce complex structures in biomedical applications such as tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. This chapter provides a concise overview of the current state of the field and its i...
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging has played a pivotal role in the field of retina. This light-based, non-invasive imaging modality provides high-quality, cross-sectional analysis of the retina and has revolutionized the diagnosis and manage...
Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is a further light-based intravascular imaging modality and provides a high-resolution, cross-sectional view of coronary arteries. It has a useful anatomic and increasingly physiological evaluation in light of coron...
The last two decades have witnessed a rich variety of indoor positioning and localization research. Starting with Microsoft Research pioneering the fingerprint approach based RADAR, MIT’s Cricket, and then moving towards beacon-based localizati...
Although research on occupancy detection has been extensive, most studies have focused on improving detection accuracy, while the application of occupancy models to device control remains limited. This paper presented an occupant-centric control (OCC...
Stereolithography processes such as lithography-based ceramic manufacturing (LCM) are technologies that can produce centimeter-sized structures in a reasonable time frame. However, for some parts specifications, they lack resolution. Two-photon-polym...
Despite significant advances in ensuring the safety of the blood supply, there is continued risk of transfusion transmitted infections (TTIs) from newly emerging or re-emerging infections. Globally, several pathogen reduction technologies (PRTs) for...
Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) has become a fundamental tool in modern therapeutics, notably due to the expanding versatility of photosensitizers (PSs) and the numerous possibilities to combine aPDT with other antimicrobial treatments to c...
This systematic review examines the use of eye-tracking devices in optometry, describing their main characteristics, areas of application and metrics used. Using the PRISMA method, a systematic search was performed of three databases. The search stra...
Reconstruction of bony defects is challenging when conventional grafting methods are used because of their intrinsic limitations (biological cost and/or biological properties). Bone regeneration techniques are rapidly evolving since the introduction...
Long-distance navigation requires global positioning methods to have complete autonomy, particularly when the Global Positioning System is unavailable. Considering that bionic polarized light-based global positioning technology exhibits good autonomy...
Constructing scaffolds with the desired structures and functions is one of the main goals of tissue engineering. Three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting is a promising technology that enables the personalized fabrication of devices with regulated biologic...
Additive manufacturing (AM) has emerged as a cutting-edge technology for fabricating biomimetic scaffolds with controllable architectures and compositional diversity, showing great promise in the fields of bone tissue engineering (BTE) and regenerati...
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