Humans are being threatened by various kinds of biomedical and environmental difficulties, and optics is expected to offer powerful means to overcome these difficulties. This volume introduces the state-of-the-art optical methods in biomedical and environmental sciences, which include optical methods for sensing, detecting, analyzing, evaluating, predicting, and monitoring natural and technological disasters as well as human diseases. The volume is divided into three sections: biomedical optics and imaging including new microscopy; optical methods in biomedical research including testing and assessment; and environmental monitoring including cultural heritage protection. No index. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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