Modulight Spotlights: LASER-SHARP RESEARCH – October 2021

November 1, 2021 by Modulight Content
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   Modulight Spotlights: LASER-SHARP RESEARCH – October 2021 This time we wanted to highlight Professor Tebello Nyokong’s team at Rhodes University, since their latest research tackles two big unmet needs in cancer therapy: tumor hypoxia and side effects of the drugs. The team designed multifunctional liposomes that can locally generate oxygen within tumors to alleviate hypoxia, which is a significant contributor to resistance to radio- and chemotherapies. These nanodrugs also hold the potential to reduce problematic side effects of standard cancer therapies as a result of Continue reading →

Modulight Spotlights: LASER-SHARP RESEARCH – September 2021

October 1, 2021 by Modulight Content
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 Modulight Spotlights: LASER-SHARP RESEARCH – September 2021 Laser-Sharp Research nomination goes to this month for Professor Kobayashi’s team and Dr. Noriko Sato’s team at National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Health, USA. Their research published in a prestigious Cancer Research journal showed that photoimmunotherapy can not only target tumor cells, but can also be harnessed to target body’s own tumor-promoting immune cells within the tumor. These special cells called intratumoral Tregs were selectively killed by photoimmunotherapy upon illumination with ML7710 laser, which led to activation Continue reading →

Modulight Spotlights: LASER-SHARP RESEARCH – August 2021

September 1, 2021 by Modulight Content
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 Modulight Spotlights: LASER-SHARP RESEARCH – August 2021 Modulight would like to congratulate Dr. Sabrina Oliveira and members of the Molecular Targeted Therapies research group at Utrecht University on their recent work published in Nanophotonics journal. They have developed nanobody-targeted phototherapy for feline oral carcinoma with high potency and specificity towards oral cancer cells. This is an important step towards treating cats with oral cancers for which there are currently no effective therapeutic options available in the veterinary clinics. This type of research overall is critical Continue reading →

Modulight Spotlights: LASER-SHARP RESEARCH – July 2021

August 4, 2021 by Modulight Content
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 Modulight Spotlights: LASER-SHARP RESEARCH – July 2021 Congratulations for Gina Manda and her team at Victor Babes National Institute of Pathology! Their genetic study unveiled a network of stress responses in tumor cells triggered by PDT. These results expand knowledge of different mechanisms behind therapy-induced cell death and treatment resistance. Read original publication   Modulight is very happy to be supporting this research. We would like to deliver our warmest congratulations to the research team!   #LaserSharpResearch  #ModulightInScience   #LasersInScience #KillCancer  #ColonCancer #Genetics     Continue reading →

Modulight Spotlights: LASER-SHARP RESEARCH – June 2021

June 28, 2021 by Modulight Content
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Modulight Spotlights: LASER-SHARP RESEARCH – June 2021 The findings by Prof. Lothar Lilge and his team might enable improved treatment of diffuse lung metastasis which are difficult to treat with standard therapies. A novel lung perfusion platform significantly reduced tissue absorption and allowed better light penetration, resulting in up to 3-fold increased treatment volumes.   Read original publication   Modulight is very happy to be supporting this research. We would like to deliver our warmest congratulations to the research team!   #LaserSharpResearch  #ModulightInScience   #LasersInScience Continue reading →

Selective laser vaporization of polypropylene mesh in tissue

June 22, 2021 by Modulight Content
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  Motivation for the study Surgical mesh is used to treat female stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and transvaginal pelvic organ prolapse (POP). However, erosion of this synthetic, non-absorbable mesh is a common complication and in more than half of these cases, a surgical excision of the mesh in the operating room is required. The mesh removal is technically challenging, may damage healthy adjacent tissues, and in some cases must be repeated several times. This study aims to explore the feasibility of selective laser vaporization, which Continue reading →Customer case University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a public research university founded in 1946. Department of Physics and Optical Science is dedicated on developing minimally invasive optics solutions for biomedical indications, such as tissue ablation, nerve simulation and surgical applications. Collaborations with Carolinas Medical Center at Charlotte and John Hopkins University at Maryland. Most recent research activities have focused on development of thulium fiber laser (TFL) as an alternative to the gold standard Holmium: YAG laser for lithotripsy (destruction of kidney stones), and Continue reading →

Modulight Spotlights: LASER-SHARP RESEARCH – May 2021

June 1, 2021 by Modulight Content
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Modulight Spotlights: LASER-SHARP RESEARCH – May 2021 The renowned pioneer in photoimmunotherapy (PIT), Professor Hisataka Kobayashi, has published an outstanding article with his team at National Cancer Institute / NIH. The article is about improving the antitumor efficacy of near-infrared photoimmunotherapy (NIR-PIT) by simultaneous targeting of cancer cells and regulatory T cells in the tumor microenvironment. Read original publication   Modulight is very happy to be supporting this research. We would like to deliver our warmest congratulations to the research team!   #LaserSharpResearch  #ModulightInScience   Continue reading →

Modulight Spotlights: LASER-SHARP RESEARCH – April 2021

May 7, 2021 by Modulight Content
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Modulight Spotlights: LASER-SHARP RESEARCH – April 2021 Dr. Rhonda Kines and the team at Aura Biosciences reported promising results of their VLP (virus-like particle) photosensitizer-conjugate eliciting strong and long-lasting anti-tumor immune responses, as well as potential to combine this agent with immune checkpoint inhibitors for even improved antitumor efficacy. Read original publication   Modulight is very happy to be supporting this research. We would like to deliver our warmest congratulations to the research team!   #LaserSharpResearch #ModulightInScience   #LasersInScience #KillCancer #UvealMelanoma   Modulight products used: Continue reading →

Modulight releases 9xx nm diode laser platform for pumping

February 26, 2021 by Jari Sillanpää
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Palo Alto, California & Tampere FINLAND, 26th February 2021 – Modulight, Inc., a leading biomedical & semiconductor laser manufacturer, will release new product platforms at Photonics West 2021. There is increasing demand for higher brightness, higher efficiency and reliable components for fiber lasers in material processing. To address the demand Modulight, who has 20 years of experience with high power pump lasers, is releasing new 9xxnm high power diode laser platforms targeted especially for fiber laser pumping. New diode platforms are optimized for high brightness, high efficiency and lower operating voltage. Continue reading →