Fabricating customizable anisotropic phantoms for the assessment of clinical optical technologies
Mentors
Project Description
Phantoms are used as analogues for tissue when testing and calibrating biomedical optical technologies. Most modern phantoms fail to replicate optical anisotropy found in tissues. As differences in anisotropic properties can be diagnostically relevant, producing phantoms with tunable anisotropy is a valuable unmet need. This project will involve iterative prototyping, testing, validation, and analysis.
Research Participants
Program: TBP REUÂ
Manali Ghurye, Research Experiences for Undergraduates.
Khloe Ngyuen, Research Experiences for Undergraduates.
Research Goals
Develop and test methods for producing optical phantoms with tunable anisotropy.
Learning Goals
The learning goals are to understand optical properties and their relevance in tissues, learn how these properties are measured, and learn how to fabricate phantoms with specific optical properties.
Timeline
Week 1: Review of literature on existing techniques and introduction to available resources.
Week 2: Continue literature review and planning.
Weeks 3-7: Prototyping and testing.
Weeks 8-9: Wrap up prototyping and analysis.
Week 10: Documentation and presentation.