I-Corps: Quantitative phase imaging solutions for materials and life sciences

University Of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign, Urbana IL

Investigators

Abstract

This Innovation Corps project will focus on extending the boundaries of quantitative phase imaging (QPI) developed by the PI to high-impact applications including neuroscience, cancer imaging, and cell membrane biophysics. The PI/team intend to build an "alpha unit" prototype of the QPI technology. If successfulu, the proposed technology has the potential to provide affordable, fast and accurate instruments for the medical community; and to offer improved quality setups for industry. The main features the proposed technology provides are: noninvasive, label-free, quantitative, nanoscale, and 3D imaging.