Pharmacokinetic Monitoring of Indocyanine Green for Tumor Detection Using Photoacoustic Imaging

We report tumor detection using a photoacoustic technique for the imaging of angiogenesis and monitoring of agent pharmacokinetics on an animal model. We take 532-nm laser pulses to excite photoacoustic signals of blood vessels with acquisition by a broadband hydrophone, and the morphological characteristics of tumor angiogenesis are successfully image depicted. Furthermore, tumor pharmacokinetics is preformed and analyzed with fast multielement photoacoustic imaging of the intravenous-injected indocyanine green （ICG）. Photoacoustic signals of ICG are excited with 805 nm laser pulses and recorded by transducer array as a function of time. The difference between the photoacoustic signal from the tumor side and that from the normal side is observed, and the ICG clearance velocity in the tumor area is found to lag behind that in the normal area. Experimental results demonstrate that photoacoustie imaging of morphological parameter and pharmacokinetics with specific agent may provide high sensitive approach for tumor detection and localization.     

湿度环境下钙钛矿太阳能电池薄膜微结构演化的同步辐射原位实时研究

环境湿度对有机-无机杂化钙钛矿薄膜太阳能电池稳定性有着相当重要的影响,在湿度环境下原位实时观测钙钛矿薄膜微结构的演化有助于揭示湿度导致的器件性能衰减的微观机理.本文基于上海光源X射线衍射线站,建立了一套湿度可调可控的原位X射线衍射实验装置用以实时观测湿度环境下钙钛矿薄膜的微结构演化.在相对湿度为60%±2%的环境中,采用原位同步辐射掠入射X射线衍射发现在钙钛矿薄膜暴露在湿度环境的最初阶段,其(110)衍射峰附近逐渐出现了中间相结构,应该是来源于部分钙钛矿晶体结构的逐渐分解所形成的钙钛矿多相结构;同时,紫外可见吸收光谱实验表明,经环境湿度处理后的薄膜吸收有所降低,尤其是在约770 nm处吸收台阶发生蓝移,在一定程度上反映出钙钛矿晶体结构的减少或结晶性变弱;扫描电子显微镜结果进一步显示,湿度实验后薄膜形貌的均匀性明显变差,覆盖率降低、孔洞变大及晶界变明显;采用环境湿度实验前后的钙钛矿薄膜上制备的太阳能电池J-V性能测试结果显示,器件的填充因子和光电转换效率均由于环境湿度处理降低了30%以上.因此,同步辐射原位实验观测清晰地揭示了器件性能与钙钛矿薄膜形貌以及微结构演化的密切关联,为理解有机-无机杂化的钙钛矿薄膜的降解微观机理提供了实验依据和指导.     

利用近红外光激发的光声血管造影成像

利用近红外光结合对应波长的光吸收增强对照剂来实现在体小鼠脑皮层血管的光声成像.近红外光在生物组织上有较深的穿透能力;而作为光吸收增强剂的外源染料吲哚菁绿注射到血液系统后则增加了血管对光的选择性吸收,从而增强了血管光声信号的强度.实验在不破坏脑头皮和头盖骨的前提下,通过静脉注射吲哚菁绿,获得小鼠脑皮层血管的光声造影成像.光声重建的血管网络与小鼠脑部解剖照片相当符合.实验结果证明近红外光结合光吸收增强剂的光声血管造影技术对于开展光声脑功能成像,光声分子成像提供了潜在的可行性. 关键词： 光声成像 光吸收增强剂 血管造影 光声信号