• A fiber-optic confocal scanner for scattering tissue 

    LaCroix, Jeffrey T., 1983- (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
    Confocal microscopy has become an important diagnostic tool in examining scattering tissues. The high resolution of confocal microscopy and its optical sectioning capabilities lend itself as a desirable modality in examining ...
  • Modeling of delayed fluorescence from photosystem II and applications in assessment of drought and chemical stresses 

    Guo, Ya, 1977- (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
    Photosynthesis is not only vital for plant growth and survival but also indicative of plant-environment interactions. This research was designed to analyze photoelectron kinetics and its dependence on environmental factors. ...
  • Propagation of polarized light in skeletal muscle 

    Li, Xin (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
    Skeletal muscle is a very important tissue in animals and humans. Optical polarization imaging is a non-invasive method to study biological tissues and provides unique polarization contrast. An imaging system was developed ...
  • Regulation of calcium signaling by p130PH in astrocytes 

    Cui, Wenju, 1984- (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
    Ca2+ signaling is a characteristic form of astrocyte excitability, but its role in ischemia is not clearly understood. Our previous study (Ding et al., 2009) demonstrated that astrocytes exhibit enhanced Ca2+ signaling ...