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BIO-PHOTONIQUE [1 record]

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Record 1 2009-08-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photoelectricity and Electron Optics
  • Biological Sciences
CONT

Biophotonics has therefore become the established general term for all techniques that deal with the interaction between biological items and photons. This refers to emission, detection, absorption, reflection, modification, and creation of radiation from biomolecular, cells, tissues, organisms and biomaterials. Areas of application are life science, medicine, agriculture, and environmental science.

Key term(s)
  • bio-photonics
  • bio photonics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photo-électricité et optique électronique
  • Sciences biologiques
DEF

Sciences de la lumière appliquées au vivant.

CONT

La biophotonique est l'application de l'optique et de la photonique à la biologie, dans le cadre de la recherche fondamentale, du diagnostic et de l'intervention biomédicale. C'est un domaine transdisciplinaire qui relève de la physique (optique, photonique), de la chimie (spectroscopie, chromophores, nanomatériaux), de la biologie, de la biochimie, de la médecine (ADN, protéines, cellules, tissus, organismes), de l'ingénierie (instrumentation) et de l'éthique (en médecine, biologie, environnement et recherche).

Key term(s)
  • bio-photonique
  • bio photonique

Spanish

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