We introduce a novel diagnostic approach for the uncovering of hidden content in layered documents, based on a photoacoustic imaging set‐up with optimised acoustic detection parameters. By exploiting the laser‐induced ultrasound following the intense absorption of pulsed optical radiation by printed ink, this traditional biomedical imaging method is proven capable of revealing text characters buried under several layers of stacked paper sheets at high spatial resolution and excellent contrast levels. Such a remarkable performance benefits from the effective combination of strong light scattering by paper fibrils and the virtually unobstructed propagation of the generated ultrasonic waves through multiple layers, enabling thus the accurate recording of text, even in double‐sided prints, with minimum shadowing artefacts. The imaging effectiveness, the implementation simplicity, the robustness, and the relatively low‐cost features offered by the proposed photoacoustic modality are anticipated to contribute in its wide adoption by the preservation of cultural heritage community, as a powerful diagnostic tool for the in‐depth investigation of complex multilayered objects.
Pigments in vegetative tissues have been a subject of intense research during the previous decades, since they play an active role in several molecular mechanisms regarding plants' physiology and function. Towards this direction, the imaging modality that has been extensively employed and represents the state of the art for mapping pigments' distribution is confocal microscopy. Despite the advantage of a high spatial resolution however, confocal microscopy provides a rather limited imaging depth and requires necessarily strong fluorescence properties from the specimen under observation. To overcome such limitations, we propose a hybrid, photoacoustic and optical imaging methodology for the delineation of various vegetative pigments, such as chlorophylls, anthocyanins and betalains in different plant species. The superior sensitivity and the high contrast complementarity of the hybrid technique, render it a powerful alternative to the conventional fluorescence imaging modalities, significantly expanding the current state of the art.
Abstractl-Carnitine (l-Cn), despite the beneficial role as energy-generating substance delivering long-chain fatty acids to the β-oxidation pathway in mitochondria, has been accused to cause an endometriosis-like state to BALB/c mice manifested by increased inflammatory cytokines in serum and peritoneal fluid, accumulation of immune cells in the peritoneal cavity and uterine walls and most importantly, correlating to infertility. Exploring this type of infertility, the effect of l-Cn on preimplantation embryo development, ovarian integrity and systemic maternal immunity was studied. Using nonlinear microscopy analysis, which was shown to be a powerful tool for determining embryo quality by quantitatively estimating the lipid body (LB) content of the cells, it was shown that in vitro and in vivo administration of l-Cn significantly decreased LB mean area in zygotes. Daily intraperitoneal administration of 2.5 mg l-Cn for 3, 4 and 7 days to mice significantly decreased the percent of normal zygotes. However, only the 7-day treatment persisted by affecting 2-and 8-cell stage embryos, while almost abolishing blastocyst development. Such effects were accompanied by abnormal ovarian histology, showing increased numbers of corpora luteus and elevated progesterone concentration in the serum. In addition, it was shown that the 7-day l-Cn treatment pushed maternal systemic immunity toward inflammation and immunosuppression by increasing CD11b-, CD25-and CD11bGr1-positive cells in spleen, which opposed the necessity for immunostimulation at these early stages of pregnancy. In conclusion, the results presented here demonstrated that elevated doses of l-Cn affect early stages of embryo development, leading to infertility.Reproduction (2016) 152 283-291
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