Medical & Life Science

Medical & Life Science

The continued increase in global population and life expectancy drive up health costs and push us to look for more effective use of resources. Optical sensing and monitoring can optimize energy consumption and meet the need for faster and cheaper medical instrumentation for mass screening, diagnostics, and treatment based on lasers.

Find inspiration in these applications.

Bio-imaging & microscopy

STED Microscopy

Fluorescence Microscopy allows highly specific imaging of cellular compartments in a minimally invasive fashion while obtaining the highest contrast. However,…

Optical Coherence Tomography, OCT

Ultra-high resolution Optical Coherence Tomography (UHR-OCT) is an invaluable tool that enables micron-scale cross-sectional or 3D imaging of a subject.…

Optogenetics

Two-photon holographic optogenetics

Light up the brain! The flexible femtosecond aeroPULSE FS lasers are essential for photostimulation in any optogenetics lab.

Medical devices

Materials processing of Nitinol

With its precise beam quality, adaptable pulse energy, and repetition rate, the aeroPULSE FS50 laser is ideal for Nitinol cutting…

Laser marking of polymer tubes

Ultrafast laser marking of polymers can produce a permanent high-contrast mark in the material. Unlike printing, laser marking is resistant…

Laser cutting of polymer tubes

With the high peak-power from the ORIGAMI XP you can make fine features in polymer tubes without any thermal effects.

Laser machining of polyimide

Precise machining of small features in thin materials calls for ultrafast, high-power lasers. In our application laboratory, we have seen…

How to integrate an ORIGAMI XPS with galvanometer scanners

This application note explains how you can use an ORIGAMI XPS with a galvanometer scanner for high-precision micromachining.

Laser micromachining of Nitinol stents

Many of today’s cardiovascular problems are related to the narrowing of blood vessels which reduce blood circulation. Stents are widely…

Laser black marking for UDI

Laser marking of medical devices has many advantages, such as product traceability, product liability, quality control, distribution regulation, and counterfeit…

Laser micromachining of glass

Laser cutting of glass is not trivial due to its brittleness and transparency. However, it is possible with tightly focused…

Laser micromachining of thin PMMA film

Precise machining of thin polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) calls for ultrafast, high-power lasers. In our application lab, we have seen good…