CONTENTS

 Blood immersion and sedimentation study using OCT technique

Valery V Tuchin, Xiangqun Xu and Ruikang K

391

Measurement of the refractive index of human whole blood and plasma at four laser wavelengths.

Shuying Cheng, H Y Shen, X J Huang, G Zhang and C H Huang

401

Sol-gel optics for biomedical applications and measurements

Monika Lechna-Marczynska, Halina Podbielska, Agnieszka Ulatowska-Jarza and Damian Andrzejewski

407

Tumor imaging by sonodynamic chemiluminescence

Yonghong He, Da Xing and Yong Yao

 413

LASER-TISSUE INTERACTION

Studies of laser induced autofluorescence intensity ratio in human colorectal cancer diagnosis

Sheng Fu, Teck Chee Chia, Choong Leong Tang, Cheong Hoong Diong, Leong Chuan Kwek, Francis Seow Choen and S M Krishnan

419

Investigations on the effect of XeCI excimer laser on human dentin

A R Pradeep Kumar

 425

Antibacterial effect of photodynamic therapy in human saliva

Iriana C J Zanin, Aldo Brugnera Junior and Reginaldo B Gonçalves

 433

Optics in dental photobiomechanics

Anil Kishen and Anand Asundi 

441

Near infrared laser radiation induced changes in the breast carcinoma

Halina Podbielska, Michal Jelen' and Ewa Boerner

449

Photodynamic therapy of periodontitis using He-Ne laser radiation and methylene blue photosensitization

Ilya S Ovchinnikov, Valery V Tuchin, Gennady M Shub and Vladimir A Titorenko

455

Holographic-camera system based on Bacteriorhodopsin-films as recording media

Thorsten Juchem and Norbert Hampp 

 461

Photoplethysmography signal analysis for cardiovascular disorders

Narayanan Srinivasan, M Mukanda Rao, Sripad Ramamoorthy and Sriram Rajagopal

471