74 results about "Photostimulation" patented technology

An indoor system for making self-sufficient green walls may include: a load-bearing structure including one or more growing receptacles, wherein each of the one or more growing receptacles includes a growing medium configured to contain, support, and / or feed roots of at least one plant; a feeding system configured to provide water, fertilizers, and / or other nutrients to the at least one plant; a photostimulation system including one or more light sources configured to stimulate photosynthesis processes in the at least one plant; and a control system configured to automatically control the feeding system and / or the photostimulation system based on detection of one or more operating variables of one or more of the feeding system, the photostimulation system, and one or more physical / chemical quantities of the at least one plant and / or an environment surrounding the at least one plant.

The present invention provides a method of treating Parkinson's disease by light stimulation in which light of a specific wavelength such as violet light is irradiated at a specific blinking frequency. The present invention, by irradiating light of a specific wavelength such as violet light to a living body, carries out treatment and / or prophylaxis of Parkinson's disease by improving or suppressing at least one symptom selected from a group of symptoms consisting of cognitive memory disorder, working memory disorder, dysphoria, anxiety, apathy, psychological symptoms (hallucination, visual hallucination, and auditory hallucination), impulse control disorder, orthostatic hypotension, urinary disorder, sexual dysfunction, digestive symptoms (drooling, swallowing, nausea, constipation), sleep disorder, pain, weight loss, olfactory abnormality, fatigue, and diaphoresis.

A purpose of the present invention is to provide a method of treatment of a disorder by light stimulation in which light of a specific wavelength such as violet light is irradiated at a specific blinking frequency, and an apparatus used for the same. The present invention treats and / or prevents a disorder by promoting survival, proliferation, and differentiation of oligodendrocyte precursor cells or oligodendrocytes, regenerating or increasing myelin, activating nerves, and activating immunity by irradiating light of a specific wavelength such as violet light to a living body.

The invention discloses a photostimulation response material which is characterized in that a < 7 > H-benzo [c] carbazole group or a < 7 > H-dibenzo [c, g] carbazole group is connected to the site 2 of 9-thioxanthone to construct a thioxanthone derivative, and the thioxanthone derivative is doped in a polymethyl methacrylate matrix to form a composite film, so that the photostimulation response material has a remarkable photostimulation response characteristic; the light color of the film is changed after the film is subjected to ultraviolet radiation for 10 seconds, afterglow emission of s level appears, and the film can be applied to the technical field of information encryption and security anti-counterfeiting.

The present invention belongs to the field of cosmetics and discloses a composition, which includes prickly ash fruit extract, epigallocatechin gallate, diacetylboldine, sanguisorba root extract, and niacinamide. The composition has excellent antioxidant efficacy as detected by the DPPH method. At the same time, the present invention also discloses a composition for resisting heat stimulation and UV stimulation. By using a nematode model for detection, it can significantly inhibit the level of lipofuscin generation in nematodes after heat stimulation and ultraviolet light stimulation, and there is a significant synergistic effect on the inhibition of lipofuscin generation in nematodes after heat stimulation and ultraviolet light stimulation when the composition is used in combination with withania somnifera root extract. It shows that the composition of the present invention has very good anti-wrinkle effects of anti-photoaging and anti-thermal aging, and can effectively prevent the formation of skin spots.

The invention provides a halogenated polysulfide aromatic hydrocarbon compound as well as a preparation method and application thereof. The structural formula of the halogenated polysulfide aromatic hydrocarbon compound is as shown in formula (I). Wherein X is one of F, Cl and Br. The halogenated polysulfide aromatic hydrocarbon compound disclosed by the invention can be used as a photoluminescent material and is a photostimulation response type luminescent material. The molecular structural formula of the photoluminescent material is as shown in a formula (1), and in the molecular structural formula of the photoluminescent material, based on a hexasulfobenzene unit as a core skeleton, the material is endowed with a unique photostimulation response characteristic through specific chemical group modification. The innovative material not only shows excellent light response capability, but also has the characteristic of aggregation-induced emission enhancement, so that the material has potential application value in the fields of biological imaging technology, organic light-emitting material application and the like.

A kind of adjustable frequency UVLED and controllable synergistic insect trapping device of attractant volatilization, including: solar power supply panel, modulated frequency flash UVLED array light source module, biological bait controllable smell volatilization module and ring-shaped wind guide coupling component, intelligent main control system, sensor component, energy storage battery.The present application uses multi-band UVLED array, combines the design of adjustable frequency flash frequency and duty cycle in full range, can simulate the sensitive characteristics of different pest compound eye visual nerve to flickering light.Dynamic flickering light stimulus intensity is much higher than that of traditional constant light source, thereby greatly enhancing the phototaxis activity of pests, and effectively expanding the attraction distance.At the same time, through the differentiation parameter setting, while strengthening the target pest trapping, the misattraction rate to natural enemy and beneficial insect can be significantly reduced, and precision trapping is realized.

This invention discloses a method and system for evaluating the effectiveness of photostimulation based on multimodal feature fusion, belonging to the field of big data analysis technology. The method and system include the following steps: S1, acquiring raw observation data and performing time axis relocation, dynamic denoising, normalization, and sliding time window segmentation; S2, evaluating the state of the stimulation process and selecting effective windows; S3, extracting neural activity response features and hemodynamic response features, and performing physiological response reliability assessment; S4, performing consistency fusion to evaluate the effectiveness of photostimulation. This invention effectively improves the stability and reliability of effectiveness evaluation during head-mounted photostimulation, solving the problems of difficulty in distinguishing between abnormal stimulation pathways and true brain tissue responses, as well as insufficient consistency of results across batches of experiments.

The invention discloses a culture, photostimulation and signal processing method of a three-dimensional on-chip brain. The three-dimensional on-chip brain is transfected by using adeno-associated viruses which can specifically express light-sensitive channel proteins, so that cells of the three-dimensional on-chip brain can express the light-sensitive channel proteins on cell membranes of the cells, and 470nm blue light emitted by a light source irradiates the three-dimensional on-chip brain expressing the light-sensitive channel proteins; according to the method, light-sensitive channel protein on a cell membrane is opened, ions in a culture medium enter cells, the ion concentration in the environment is transiently changed, the change of the ions can be detected through a multi-electrode array, and the change range is analyzed; the physiological characteristics of the three-dimensional on-chip brain can be obtained, the function network structure of the three-dimensional on-chip brain is analyzed, and the biological intelligent function of the three-dimensional on-chip brain is disclosed.

A magnetic resonance-compatible programmable synchronized photostimulation system includes a main control unit and a stimulation execution unit. The main control unit is located outside the magnetic resonance scanning room, while the stimulation execution unit is located inside the scanning room and consists only of an LED light panel shielded by a magnetic field. The main control unit is configured to: receive photostimulation sequence parameters configured by the user in a modular manner through a graphical interface; receive a scan trigger signal from the magnetic resonance equipment, and automatically control the start and stop of the photostimulation sequence based on the trigger signal using hardware triggering; thereby achieving high-precision time synchronization between photostimulation and magnetic resonance scanning while maintaining magnetic resonance compatibility. This invention solves electromagnetic compatibility issues through a split architecture, achieves millisecond-level synchronization accuracy through hardware TTL triggering, and enhances experimental paradigm flexibility through modular programmable sequences, making it suitable for neuroscience research fields such as functional magnetic resonance imaging.

Provided herein is a stimulation and measurement device. The stimulation and measurement device includes a microwell plate having a top side, a bottom side, and at least one well extending from the top side towards the bottom side; a first assembly removably positioned on the top side of the microwell plate; a second assembly removably positioned on the bottom side of the microwell plate; and a microcontroller. The first assembly includes a first printed circuit board having at least one pair of stimulating light emitting diodes (LEDs) positioned thereon to align with one of the wells. The second assembly includes a second printed circuit board having at least one photodiode positioned thereon to align with one of the pairs of stimulating LEDs, and at least one excitation LED paired with each of the photodiodes. The microcontroller is configured to control the stimulating LED(s), the photodiode(s), and the excitation LED(s).

The present disclosure relates to optoelectronic devices and methods for optical epicardial pacing and endoscopic delivery devices and methods for translational photostimulation.

The invention discloses construction and application of a cross-linkable phototherapy anti-tumor system based on an up-conversion nano material, and belongs to the technical field of biological medicines. A nano-drug is designed and synthesized, the drug can be retained in cells for a long time under photostimulation, the phototherapy (photothermal and photodynamic) anticancer effect is improved, and the administration frequency and dosage are reduced. The cancer treatment effect can be enhanced by combining a photo-thermal reagent with internal peroxide and combining a photodynamic photosensitizer with a singlet oxygen carrier. The core mechanism of the long-acting nano-drug is that near-infrared light irradiates an up-conversion nano-material, ultraviolet light released in the up-conversion process activates photoreactive groups such as diaziridine to generate an active intermediate, and the nano-drug is fixed to cells and focus parts through biomolecules or organelles such as covalent cross-linked protein of the intermediate. The constructed near-infrared light activated nano long-acting drug system provides a new thought for efficient and safe anti-cancer therapy, and is expected to reduce the dosage and frequency of administration.

The invention provides a flexible miniature LED device and a preparation method thereof, and relates to the field of miniature LEDs. The device comprises an energy supply driving unit which is used for providing an electric signal and sending a control signal; a flexible substrate; the micro LED array is arranged on the surface of the flexible substrate and connected with the energy supply driving unit, and the micro LED array is used for converting the electric signal into an optical signal and controlling the light emitting parameter of the optical signal according to the control signal; wherein the energy supply driving unit is connected with the micro LED array through a flexible wire. According to the invention, the micro LED array is connected with the energy supply driving unit through the flexible wire, so that the energy supply driving unit is utilized to regulate and control the micro LED array. The problems that an existing optogenetics device is difficult to emit controllable photostimulation and is inconvenient to control are solved.

The present disclosure is related to a method for improving physiological state by light stimulation in which light of a specific wavelength such as violet light is irradiated at a specific blinking frequency, and an apparatus used for the same. More specifically, improvement of physiological state such as, improvement or suppression of dermatitis, improvement or suppression of alopecia, improvement of hair condition, improvement or suppression of graying of hair, improvement or suppression of hearing loss, improvement or suppression of vision loss, improvement or enhancement of muscle strength, improvement or suppression of kyphosis, improvement or suppression of pain and / or feeling of discomfort, improvement of autonomic nerve abnormalities, improvement of healthy life expectancy, and obesity control is carried out by irradiating light of a specific wavelength such as violet light to a living body.

The present invention provides a near-infrared light-induced semiconductor polymer and its hydrolysis product, side-chain modified polymer, drug delivery system, light-stimulated responsive nanodelivery system, and preparation methods and applications, relating to the field of biomedical technologies. The near-infrared light-induced semiconductor polymer and its hydrolysis product, side-chain modified polymer, drug delivery system (OPTC), and light-stimulated responsive nanodelivery system (OPTC-RNP) provided by the present invention all have low spontaneous background fluorescence, deep tissue penetration, and high signal-to-noise ratio during near-infrared second-window imaging, with excellent near-infrared second-window imaging effects, and the accumulation of the nanodelivery system at the tumor site can be observed. Moreover, the photosensitizer in the delivery system can generate singlet oxygen under the irradiation of near-infrared light, realizing tumor photodynamic therapy while breaking the chemical bond connecting OPTC and RNP to release ribonucleoprotein complex (RNP), thus realizing light-controllable gene therapy.

This application relates to the field of medical device technology, and in particular to a control system, control method, and storage medium for a transcranial photostimulator. The control system of the transcranial photostimulator includes: a microcontroller module; and at least two stimulation modules uniformly controlled by the microcontroller module, each stimulation module comprising a first stimulation module and a second stimulation module, wherein the first stimulation module is a photostimulation module and the second stimulation module is an electrical stimulation module. The microcontroller module independently controls the output parameters of the at least two stimulation modules through different digital communication protocols. The control method of the transcranial photostimulator is applied in the control system. A computer program is stored on a readable storage medium, and when executed by a processor, the computer program performs the steps according to the control method.

Provided herein is a stimulation and measurement device. The stimulation and measurement device includes a microwell plate having a top side, a bottom side, and at least one well extending from the top side towards the bottom side; a first assembly removably positioned on the top side of the microwell plate; a second assembly removably positioned on the bottom side of the microwell plate; and a microcontroller. The first assembly includes a first printed circuit board having at least one pair of stimulating light emitting diodes (LEDs) positioned thereon to align with one of the wells. The second assembly includes a second printed circuit board having at least one photodiode positioned thereon to align with one of the pairs of stimulating LEDs, and at least one excitation LED paired with each of the photodiodes. The microcontroller is configured to control the stimulating LED(s), the photodiode(s), and the excitation LED(s).

The invention provides an assembling mode of RNA liquid drops deformed through photostimulation and application of the RNA liquid drops, and belongs to the technical field of preparation of nucleic acid for analysis. The method comprises the following steps: mixing an RNA single strand with a buffer solution through structural design to obtain a mixed system with a specific concentration; after the mixed system is subjected to heat shock to complete base pairing and assembling, sealing and packaging are performed, the RNA liquid drops deformed through photostimulation are obtained, and the diameter of the liquid drops is 7.0-13.0 microns. The RNA liquid drop obtained in the embodiment can deform under light stimulation, behavior regulation and control can be achieved through group modification, and feasibility is provided for construction and functional expression of artificial cells.

The invention provides a printable and recyclable light-assisted enhanced supercapacitor and a preparation method thereof, and belongs to the field of supercapacitors. Metal oxide (TMO) and liquid metal (LM) are combined through a mechanical grinding method, and composite material slurry is prepared by adjusting the content of the metal oxide. The liquid metal provides high conductivity for the electrode, and the metal oxide serves as an active material of the electrode to provide pseudocapacitance performance and also serves as a solid filler to adjust the surface tension of the LM, so that the composite material can construct an accurate electrode structure. And under photostimulation, photoexcitation carriers of the two are synergistically combined to form coordinate bonds and lattice distortion, so that the electrochemical performance of the supercapacitor can be improved. And the supercapacitor unit can be randomly integrated through printing according to different energy and voltage requirements, so that the application range of a next-generation microelectronic device is expanded. Meanwhile, the expensive LM can be recycled from the super capacitor, so that repeated utilization is realized, and electronic waste is reduced.

This invention discloses a multi-stimulus-responsive upconversion luminescent nanocrystalline magnetic microsphere and its preparation method, belonging to the field of biomedical polymer materials and nanobiotechnology. The microsphere's main body is a porous copolymer matrix, encapsulating a core of magnetite (Fe3O4) magnetic nanocrystals. Rare-earth-doped fluoride upconversion luminescent nanocrystals are coupled to the surface and pores. The copolymer side chains of the microsphere incorporate azide groups, acidic stimulus-responsive groups, and photostimulation-responsive groups, constructing an independent and non-interfering triple orthogonal logic gating system on the surface. The preparation method includes preparing an oil phase containing copolymers, magnetic nanoparticles, and a volatile porogen; pre-emulsifying and homogenizing the oil phase in an acidic aqueous phase using an SPG membrane; inducing phase separation by controlled solvent evaporation to form porous microspheres; and finally coupling the upconversion nanocrystals via a click chemistry reaction. The magnetic microspheres of this invention eliminate background fluorescence interference from complex samples from a physical perspective. Their porous structure endows the microspheres with excellent quasi-levitation properties and magnetic responsiveness, effectively solving problems such as single surface function and signal crosstalk of microspheres. They are suitable for in vitro clinical diagnosis and complex analysis of multiple targets.

The invention relates to the technical field of molecular switches, and discloses an optical switch molecule and a preparation method and application thereof. The structural general formula of the optical switch molecule is as follows: R1 is a hydrogen bond acceptor group, R2 is an electron donating group or an electron withdrawing group, and R3 and R4 are spatial substituent groups. According to the invention, sp3 hybrid carbon atoms are used as bridging units, and a series of space folding type ESIPT optical switch molecules are constructed for the first time and are applied to the aspects of chemical sensing, information encryption, data storage and the like. According to the method, light is used as an external stimulation condition to induce the photoswitch molecules to generate a rapid six-level photophysical-chemical process and generate a cis-trans isomerization process in an excited state, so that the photoswitch molecules are macroscopically represented as high-contrast color change before and after photostimulation.

The invention belongs to the field of cell culture automation and intelligent regulation and control, and discloses an optogenetics-based adherent cell culture optimization method and system. The method comprises the following steps: inputting an adherent cell type and a culture target, and calling an adherent cell-optical genetic parameter joint database; performing targeted pretreatment on the target adherent cells; processing through a multi-parameter optimization algorithm hardware platform to generate an executable customized photostimulation scheme; performing accurate light stimulation on the positive adherent cells; comparing the obtained detection data with normal adherent cell parameters in a joint database, and evaluating the influence of a photostimulation scheme on the cells; updating the parameters of the multi-parameter optimization algorithm and the prediction model; and inputting the adherent cell type and the culture target to the updated prediction model, and outputting an optimal light stimulation scheme. The core problems of low photostimulation accuracy and poor targeting in the prior art are solved, and high-activity and high-consistency light-sensitive adherent cells are stably produced.

In one aspect, apparatus for ophthalmic photostimulation is presented. An apparatus may include a light emitter, A light emitter may emit at least a first wavelength of light substantially within a wavelength range of about 420 nm to about 580 nm of a light spectrum. An apparatus may include a power connector that connects a light emitter to a power source. An apparatus may include a switch in electrical communication with the light emitter and the power connector, the switch operable to activate or deactivate the light emitter, wherein the light when shone in at least one eye of a user is effective in inducing tear production.

There is provided an artificial retina in which an organic dye compound is fixed onto a thin sheet, wherein the organic dye compound induces a receptor potential responding to photostimulation; the thin sheet is formed by connecting microfibers having an average fiber diameter of 2 to 1,000 nm to each other to form a porous structure; and the porous structure makes the artificial retina liquid-permeable. Thus, there is provided an artificial retina that can induce a receptor potential responding to photostimulation with high sensitivity and is liquid-permeable and therefore has improved biocompatibility.

According to the animal airway response induction real-time detection system and detection method provided by the invention, the photogenetic stimulation unit irradiates the photosensitive protein of the experimental subject by using the light source with the preset wavelength, and performs photostimulation on neurons in a specific brain region of the experimental subject; receiving an airway hyperresponse signal generated by the experimental subject after receiving the photostimulation in real time through a signal acquisition unit, and acquiring lung function data of the experimental subject; the collected data is subjected to fitting calculation through the processing unit, the lung function and capacity indexes are obtained, real-time detection of animal airway hyperresponse is achieved, activation of vagus nerves is allowed to be accurately controlled in time and space by adopting the photogenetic technology, real-time detection of animal airway response is achieved, and the accuracy of animal airway hyperresponse detection is improved. The accuracy and the reliability of an experiment result are improved; the repeatability of an experimental result is ensured by standardizing an experimental process and setting light source parameters; a local minimally invasive invasive photostimulation mode reduces trauma and stress response to an experimental subject.

This invention discloses a solar photoresponsive metal coordination polymer, its preparation method, and its applications, belonging to the field of coordination polymer technology. This invention synthesizes four structurally similar coordination polymers by reacting the ligand (E)-4-(4-(pyridin-4-yl)styryl)pyridine with isophthalic acid derivatives and CdSO4·8 / 3H2O via a solvothermal reaction. These four coordination polymers undergo a [2+2] cycloaddition reaction under solar irradiation. The resulting series of single crystals exhibit photoresponsive behavior under sunlight, with crystals of different sizes and shapes producing different mechanical movements. The composite film prepared by combining this coordination polymer with PVA exhibits mechanical movement under ultraviolet light, displaying mechanical behaviors not found in single crystals, and holds promise for applications in photo-actuators. Furthermore, this invention also extracts cyclobutane products based on the photoreaction of this series of coordination polymers, a simple and environmentally friendly process.

This invention relates to astrocyte-derived exosomes, their preparation method, and applications. Specifically, it involves using photostimulation with PBM to induce the generation of astrocyte-derived exosomes. The generated exosomes can protect neurons and improve cognitive impairment and mood disorders. The exosomes obtained by this invention can be used for the treatment and / or prevention of cognitive impairment and / or mood disorders, demonstrating excellent application prospects and research value.

An isolated cell membrane potential detection system can measure a cell membrane current change when light having different parameters such as wavelength, energy density, pulse width, and repetition rate stimulates a cell to be detected, to detect whether the biological electrical activity of the cell can be regulated by light, and to detect the specificity of the light regulation parameters of the cell. In the light regulation cell membrane potential detection system, a method of progressively adjusting and detecting with multiple optical parameters from small to large is used to measure a cell membrane current change in different periods under a certain photostimulation parameter for each group of cells, so as to quickly and efficiently detect which type of optical signal can regulate the characteristics of the cell such as the generation of a membrane current, photostimulation parameter specificity, and an energy threshold.

The present disclosure is related to a method for improving physiological state by light stimulation in which light of a specific wavelength such as violet light is irradiated at a specific blinking frequency, and an apparatus used for the same. More specifically, improvement of physiological state such as, improvement or suppression of dermatitis, improvement or suppression of alopecia, improvement of hair condition, improvement or suppression of graying of hair, improvement or suppression of hearing loss, improvement or suppression of vision loss, improvement or enhancement of muscle strength, improvement or suppression of kyphosis, improvement or suppression of pain and / or feeling of discomfort, improvement of autonomic nerve abnormalities, improvement of healthy life expectancy, and obesity control is carried out by irradiating light of a specific wavelength such as violet light to a living body.