Monitoring of temperature-mediated phase transitions of adipose tissue by combined optical coherence tomography and Abbe refractometry

Irina Y. Yanina*, Alexey P. Popov, Alexander V. Bykov, Igor V. Meglinski, Valery V. Tuchin

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Abstract

Observation of temperature-mediated phase transitions between lipid components of the adipose tissues has been performed by combined use of the Abbe refractometry and optical coherence tomography. The phase transitions of the lipid components were clearly observed in the range of temperatures from 24°C to 60°C, and assessed by quantitatively monitoring the changes of the refractive index of 1-to 2-mm-thick porcine fat tissue slices. The developed approach has a great potential as an alternative method for obtaining accurate information on the processes occurring during thermal lipolysis.

Original languageEnglish
Article number016003
JournalJournal of Biomedical Optics
Volume23
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2 Jan 2018

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Keywords

  • Abbe refractometry
  • adipose tissue
  • heating
  • lipolysis
  • optical coherence tomography
  • phase transition
  • refractive index

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