{"id":10603,"date":"2026-02-18T15:27:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T20:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/?p=10603"},"modified":"2026-10-16T14:46:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T18:46:44","slug":"roblyer-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/2026\/02\/18\/roblyer-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Fabricating customizable anisotropic phantoms for the assessment of clinical optical technologies"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Mentors<\/h3>\n\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-5842 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-ece affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2015 program-year-yr-2023 program-year-yr-2024 program-year-187\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/darren-roblyer\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/BME-Roblyer-Darren-1225-SQ-600x600-1-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Darren Roblyer<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Professor, (BME, ECE); Graduate Chair (BME)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-10621 profile type-profile status-publish hentry affiliation-research-assistant\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/kyle-bohl\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2026\/02\/Kyle-Bohl-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Kyle Bohl<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Technical Staff, BOTLab<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Project Description<\/span><\/h3>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p><span>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.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\" bu-callout alignright\"><\/p>\n<h3>Research Participants<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Program: TBP REU\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2026\/09\/20260729-REU-NTU-Headshots-09.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"636\" height=\"424\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5958 alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\"><b>Manali Ghurye<\/b><\/span>, Research Experiences for Undergraduates.<\/p>\n<p><a href='https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/2026\/10\/07\/manali-ghurye\/' class='button button'>Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2026\/09\/20260729-REU-NTU-Headshots-14.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"636\" height=\"424\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5958\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\"><b>Khloe Ngyuen<\/b><\/span>, Research Experiences for Undergraduates.<\/p>\n<p><a href='https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/2026\/10\/07\/khloe-nguyen\/' class='button button'>Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container  bu_collapsible_open\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"true\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Research Goals<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" ><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Develop and test methods for producing optical phantoms with tunable anisotropy.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container  bu_collapsible_open\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"true\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Learning Goals<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" ><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>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.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Timeline<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Week 1:<\/strong><\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Review of literature on existing techniques and introduction to available resources.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Week 2:<\/strong><\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Continue literature review and planning.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Weeks 3-7:<\/strong><\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Prototyping and testing.<br \/>\n<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Weeks 8-9:<\/strong><\/span> Wrap up prototyping and analysis.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Week 10:<\/strong><\/span> Documentation and presentation.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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