Editors:
Editor Roeland Van Wijk, along with contributor F.A. Popp, are both pioneers in the field of biophoton technology, currently the most scientifically accepted method of measuring life force and intrinsic quality
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Table of contents (16 papers)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
It is now well established that all living systems emit a weak but permanent photon flux in the visible and ultraviolet range. This biophoton emission is correlated with many, if not all, biological and physiological functions. There are indications of a hitherto-overlooked information channel within the living system. Biophotons may trigger chemical reactivity in cells, growth control, differentiation and intercellular communication, i.e. biological rhythms. The basic experimental and theoretical framework as well as the technical problems and the wide field of applications in the biotechnical, biomedical engineering, engineering, medicine, pharmacology, environmental science and basic science fields are presented in this book. To promote the dialog and mutual penetration between biophoton research and photon technology is one of the important goals for the International Conference on Biophotons & Biophotonics 2003, and is developed and presented in Biophotonics: Optical Science and Engineering in the 21st Century.
Editors and Affiliations
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Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Xun Shen
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Station Hombroich, International Institute of Biophysics, Neuss, Germany
Roeland Wijk
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Biophotonics
Book Subtitle: Optical Science and Engineering for the 21st Century
Editors: Xun Shen, Roeland Wijk
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/b106475
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag US 2005
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-24995-7Published: 04 January 2006
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-24996-4Published: 11 December 2006
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 222
Topics: Biotechnology, Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering, Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics, Genetic Engineering, Pharmacology/Toxicology