Projects of OPEM

More than 100 projects are right now running or have already been completed at OPEM unit.

Current projects

Biophotonics

  • Adaptive metamaterials for smart standalone histopathology with polarized light (META-HILIGHT) (2022-2024) H2020 Attract
  • High-speed fibre-based Brillouin analyzer for endoscopy (HiFi Brilliancy) (2022-2024) H2020 Marie Curie
  • Cloud processing of hyperspectral skin images (HyperCloud) (2021-2022)
  • Hyperspectral and fluorescence measurements for the detection of diabetes complications (2021-2022) EduFI
  • Effect of nanomaterials on blood microrheology in in vitro conditions (2020-2023) Academy of Finland mobility
  • Non-invasive dynamic neural control by laser-based technology (Neuropa) (2020-2022) EU H2020 FET Open
  • Smart Optical Biopsy with Twisted Light (Biopsy Twist) (2019-2023) Academy of Finland
  • Hyperspectral Stokes polarization imaging for detection of biotissues abnormalities (HyperStokes) (2018-2022) Academy of Finland

Biomedical Sensors and Measurement Systems

  • Accurate, deep tissue functional spectroscopy for a wide field of biomedical research (2022-2025) Infotech Oulu, Spearhead project

  • Treating dementia by blood brain barrier opening to increase glymphatic clearance - From mechanisms to therapeutic applications (2021-2022) Academy of Finland, The Finnish Brain Foundation
  • Glymphometer, wearable brain monitoring (2021-2022) Business Finland
  • Advanced sensing of water during brain tumor radiotherapy and in neuro-oncologic multimodal MRI (2018-2022) Academy of Finland

Industrial Measurements

Printed Intelligence

 

Completed projects

Biophotonics

  • Twisted light for digital tissue diagnosis (TWILIGHT) (2018-2021)
  • Flexible dynamic light scattering blood perfusion matrix sensor (FeatureSens) (2018-2021)
  • Investigation of structured light propagation in complex random media, including bio-tissues (2017-2021)
  • Optical tweezers as a non-invasive tool for revealing biophysical peculiarities of cells interaction in presence of nanomedical compounds (2017-2021)
  • Investigation of spectral characteristics and optical properties of water-based biological samples in terahertz frequency band for diseases diagnostics (2017-2020)
  • Multimodal optical methods for early diagnostics of diabetic foot ulcers (multiDiagnostics) (2015-2019)
  • Study of red blood cell aggregation properties influenced by nanoparticles with optical tweezers and microscopy methods (2018-2019)
  • Applications of laser speckle contrast imaging (LSCI) for monitoring blood flow and perfusion in human skin in vivo with a hyperspectral camera (2018-2019)
  • Development of multi-wavelength imaging and data processing methods for ulcers diagnostics (2018-2019)
  • Anthropomorphic Optical Phantom (2018-2019)
  • Ultra-sensitive opto-electrochemical detection of liquid explosives fabrication (2017-2020)
  • Surface plasmons at work: Visible and infrared light enhanced catalysis and gas sensing, in collaboration with Microelctronics and Environmental & Chemical Engineering, Univ. Oulu (SuPlaCat) (2014-2018)
  • Effects of nanoparticles on red blood cell aggregation and deformability studied with optical tweezers (2017-2018)
  • Laser speckle imaging of biotissue perfusion with a hyperspectral camera (2017-2018)
  • Applications of nanocapsules in the medicine and phase visualizations of the cells with use off-axis digital holographic microscope with quasi-monochromatic partially spatially coherent illumination in transmission (2017-2018)
  • Laser speckle imaging of biotissue perfusion with a hyperspectral camera (2016-2017)
  • Investigation of structured light propagation in complex random media including bio-tissues (2016-2017)
  • Flow characterization in microvessels with complex geometry using Doppler optical coherence tomography (2016-2017)
  • Applications of nanocapsules in the medicine and phase visualizations of the cells with use off-axis digital holographic microscope with quasimonochromatic partially spatially coherent illumination in transmission (2016-2017)
  • Hyperspectral imaging of skin chromophores and blood oxygenation (2016-2017)
  • New measurement technique for quantitative measurement of reversible red blood cells aggregation aimed at clinical application (2016-2017)
  • Experimental studies of optical properties of biological tissue at heating and imaging with upconversion nanoparticles (2015-2016)
  • Towards the digital optical biopsy: Noninvasive diagnostics of biotissues with circularly polarized light (2015)
  • Time-gated Raman spectroscopy as a novel modality for the assessment of skin carotenoid status and material characterization, collaboration with Electronics, Univ. Oulu (2015)
  • Fluorescence and elastic scattering tissue polarimetry for advanced non-invasive tissue diagnosis (2015)
  • Upconversion nanoparticles as a novel platform for cancer diagnostics (2015)
  • Plasmon-resonant nanostructures for optical imaging and therapy (2014-2016)
  • Optical clearing of biological tissues to facilitate nanoparticle-mediated deep-tissue optical imaging (2014-2015)
  • Development of ultralow forces measurement techniques with laser tweezers and implications to the red blood cells interaction mechanism (2014-2015)
  • Nanocomposites containing drug-loaded hollow mesoporous silica and gold nanoparticles: multifunctional capability of fluorescence diagnostic, photothermolysis and drug delivery (2012-2013)
  • Evaluation and diagnostics of biotissues by noninvasive high-resolving methods of optical coherence tomography and 3D microscopy, in collaboration with ITMO University, Russia (2011-2013)
  • Diffraction phase microscopy with coherent and partially coherent light (2015-2016)
  • Biophotonics technologies for novel diagnostic and therapeutic applications - FiDiPro  (2011-2014)
  • Photo-acoustic imaging of bone surface vibrations for rapid and accurate assessment of osteoporosis (PAQUS) (2010-2013)
  • Optical techniques for investigating light scattering in biological materials (2009-2011)
  • Multimodal Estimation of Brain Oscillations (MEBO)  (2008-2011)
  • Ultrashort laser pulse interactions with biological structures at tissue, cellular, and molecular levels  (2008-2010)
  • Surgical, Interactive Robot developed into magnetic resonance tomography (SIRO)  (2005-2007)

Biomedical Sensors and Measurement Systems

To be added...

Industrial Measurements

  • Single-photon detector array for simultaneous label-free Raman and fluorescence lifetime spectroscopy, Consortium: Digi-photon-Det (2018-2021) Academy of Finland

  • DENTSAVER: 2018-2019
  • CRYSTAL: Silmänpohjakuvien analysointi (Challenge Finland, Tekes, 2016)
  • ALKYON: Havaintoteknologia liikenteen, ympäristön ja energiatuotannon turvallisuusinnovaatioihin (Challenge Finland, Tekes, 2016)
  • CARDS: Computer aided radiology diagnostics system  (TUTL, Tekes, 2015-2016)
  • ICEMET: Icing condition management in wind (TUTLI, Tekes, 2016-2017)
  • ÄLYVESI: Älykkäät vesiprosessit ja monitorointi (Tekes, 2016)
  • SIMP: System Integrated Metal Processes (Fimecc SHOK)
  • PREMIUM: Prosessinesteen metallipitoisuuden älyk...  (TUTL, Tekes)
  • REALMET: Reaaliaikainen integroitu...  (Tekes)

Printed Intelligence

  • Novel digitally fabricated materials for electronics, optics and medical applications (NOVIDAM) (2018-2021) ERDF
  • Taming the Coffee Ring Effect, Academy of Finland, 2016-2019
  • Hilla WP2 Flex-in-Glass, 2017-2018
  • Metrology for Highly Parallel Manufacturing - EMPIR Projects, (EURONET, EU)
  • HILLA DIAMOND, 2015-2016
  • PrintoCent Pilot Factory (EAKR)
  • PrintoCent Business Development 2015-2017
  • Solar energy harvesting sticker (The Centre for Environment and Energy (CEE))
  • Fimecc Hybrids (Tekes SHOK)
  • Syncronized Thermography for LED
  • Fast optical layer thickness measurement
  • Fast Optical Thickness measurement
  • PAMS: Printed activity and motion sensors (Tekes)
  • Start&run: Printocent Start&run (EAKR)
  • PAALUTUS 2 (Tekes)
  • PAALUTUS (Tekes)
  • EMO (EAKR)
  • AUTOSYS: Autonomous R2R systems (Tekes)
  • The Center for printing of nano-to-mega photonics, electronics, and bioinformatics - FiDiPro (Academy of Finland) [Description]
  • OLET: Novel approaches to printed organic light emitting field effect transistors (Academy of Finland) [Description]
  • PrindemoPOC: PrintoCent proof-of-concepts and demonstrators  (Tekes)
  • OPTOOLS: Optical tools for quality controlling of printed Intelligence (investment project) (EAKR)
  • IDOLED: Commercialization of flexible OLEDs for RFID smart card applications (Tekes)
  • POLYNET: Network of excellence for exploitation of organic and large are electronics (EU)
  • PESEP: Printable electronics based sensor platform (Tekes)
  • PAINE: Research environment for printed electronics and biomaterials (EAKR)
  • PAINE2: Research environment for printed electronics and biomaterials -Phase 2 (EAKR)
  • SEGASE: New selective gas sensors based on printed semiconductor nanoparticles (Tekes)
  • PRINDEMO: Demonstrators of printed electronics (Tekes EAKR)
  • PEOMIT: Printable electronics and optical measurement techniques (Tekes)
  • Nano-to-Mega

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