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SPIE BiOS
21 - 26 January 2012
Moscone Center
San Francisco, California United States

Conference 8211
Mechanisms for Low-Light Therapy VII

Conference Program Track: Photonic Therapeutics and Diagnostics (View Daily Schedule of Program Track)
Available in print as Proceedings of SPIE Volume 8211
Dates: Saturday 21 January 2012
Location: Room 206 (Mezzanine)
Conference Chairs
Michael R. Hamblin, Massachusetts General Hospital; Juanita Anders, Uniformed Services Univ. of the Health Sciences; James D. Carroll, THOR Photomedicine Ltd. (United Kingdom)
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Saturday 21 January

Session 1:  Reviews and Dosimetry

Date: Saturday 21 January
Time: 8:50 AM - 10:30 AM
Session Chair: Michael R. Hamblin, Massachusetts General Hospital
Penetration of light into living tissue  (Invited Paper)  
Paper 8211-1
Time: 8:50 AM - 9:20 AM
Author(s): Lars Hode, Swedish Laser-Medical Society (Sweden); Peter Jenkins, Irradia USA (United States); Jan Tunér D.D.S., Dala Dental (Sweden); Tomas Hode, Immunophotonics, Inc. (United States)
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Mechanisms for low level light therapy - what's new?  (Invited Paper)  
Paper 8211-2
Time: 9:20 AM - 9:50 AM
Author(s): Michael R. Hamblin, Ying-Ying Huang, Sulbha K. Sharma, Wellman Ctr. for Photomedicine (United States)
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LLLT biphasic dose response: update  
Paper 8211-3
Time: 9:50 AM - 10:10 AM
Author(s): James D. Carroll, THOR Photomedicine Ltd. (United Kingdom)
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Red laser attenuation in biological tissues: study of inflammatory process and pigmentation influence  
Paper 8211-4
Time: 10:10 AM - 10:30 AM
Author(s): Caetano P. Sabino, Martha Simões Ribeiro, Ilka T. Kato, Daiane T. Meneguzzo, Renato A. Prates, Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares (Brazil)
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Coffee Break 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Session 2:  In Vitro/In Vivo studies

Date: Saturday 21 January
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:20 PM
Session Chair: Juanita Anders, Uniformed Services Univ. of the Health Sciences
Study of the characteristics of a irradiation experimental setup on fibroblast like cell cultures  
Paper 8211-5
Time: 11:00 AM - 11:20 AM
Author(s): Taciana D. Magrini, Arnaldo R. dos Santos, Herculano da Silva Martinho, Univ. Federal do ABC (Brazil)
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Antimicrobial activity of new porphyrins of synthetic and natural origin  
Paper 8211-6
Time: 11:20 AM - 11:40 AM
Author(s): Grigor V. Gyulkhandanyan, Institute of Biochemistry (Armenia); Robert K. Ghazaryan, Yerevan State Medical Univ. (Armenia); Marina Paronyan, Institute of Biotechnology (Armenia); Ghukas Ulikhanyan, Armenian Pharmaceutical Association (Armenia); Aram Gyulkhandanyan, Institute of Biochemistry (Armenia); Lida Sahakyan, Yerevan State Medical Univ. (Armenia)
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Effects of LED or laser phototherapy on bone defects grafted with MTA and irradiated with laser or LED light: a comparative Raman spectroscopic study  
Paper 8211-7
Time: 11:40 AM - 12:00 PM
Author(s): Antônio Luiz B. Pinheiro, Luiz Guilherme P. Soares, Artur Felipe S. Barbosa, Univ. Federal da Bahia (Brazil); Landulfo Silveira, Jr., Univ. do Vale do Paraíba (Brazil)
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Chromophore absorbance change quantification in tissue during low-level light therapy  
Paper 8211-8
Time: 12:00 PM - 12:20 PM
Author(s): Daniel Huynh, Carl J. Fisher, Christine Chung, Ontario Cancer Institute (Canada); Li Qian, Univ. of Toronto (Canada); Lothar Lilge, Ontario Cancer Institute (Canada)
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Lunch/Exhibition Break 12:20 PM - 1:30 PM

Session 3:  In Vivo Studies

Date: Saturday 21 January
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Session Chair: James D. Carroll, THOR Photomedicine Ltd. (United Kingdom)
In vivo studies of LLLT for traumatic brain injury  (Invited Paper)  
Paper 8211-9
Time: 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Author(s): Michael R. Hamblin, Weijun Xuan, Qiuhe Wu, Ying-Ying Huang, Sulbha K. Sharma, Liyi Huang, Wellman Ctr. for Photomedicine (United States)
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Effects of polarization in low-level laser therapy of spinal cord injury in rats  
Paper 8211-10
Time: 2:00 PM - 2:20 PM
Author(s): Takahiro Ando, Keio Univ. (Japan); Shunichi Sato, Hiroaki Kobayashi, Hiroshi Nawashiro, Hiroshi Ashida, National Defense Medical College (Japan); Michael R. Hamblin, Wellman Ctr. for Photomedicine (United States) and Harvard Medical School (United States) and Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology (United States); Minoru Obara, Keio Univ. (Japan)
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Control of anoxic depolarization in rat brain by near-infrared laser irradiation and its monitoring by intrinsic optical signal imaging  
Paper 8211-11
Time: 2:20 PM - 2:40 PM
Author(s): Satoko Kawauchi, Shunichi Sato, Yoichi Uozumi, Hiroshi Nawashiro, Miya Ishihara, Makoto Kikuchi, National Defense Medical College (Japan)
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Healing effect of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) on bone fracture  
Paper 8211-12
Time: 2:40 PM - 3:00 PM
Author(s): Chung-Ku Rhee M.D., Dankook Univ. Hospital (Korea, Republic of); Hee-gon Park, Dankook Univ. (Korea, Republic of); Jin-Chul Ahn M.D., Dankook Univ. Hospital (Korea, Republic of)
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Poster Session and Coffee Break

Date: Saturday 21 January
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Room: South Hall A (with BiOS Expo)
Attendees are invited to view the conference posters, which will be available on Saturday and Sunday. The poster session, with authors present, will be held from 3:00 to 4:00 PM on Saturday afternoon, in conjunction with the coffee break.

Poster authors:
Poster setup is scheduled from 10:00 to 11:30 AM on Saturday in South Hall A. Please plan to stand with your poster during the poster session on Saturday from 3:00 to 4:00 PM. Posters may remain on the boards both Saturday and Sunday but must be removed following the Sunday afternoon poster session/coffee break. Posters left on the boards after this time will be discarded.
Coherence and speckle in photomedicine and photobiology  
Paper 8211-18
Author(s): Zeev Zalevsky, Bar-Ilan Univ. (Israel); Michael Belkin, Tel Aviv Univ. (Israel)
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Mechanism study on mitochondrial fragmentation under oxidative stress caused by high-fluence low-power laser irradiation  
Paper 8211-19
Author(s): Shengnan Wu, South China Normal Univ. (China)
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Photodynamic action on microorganisms using iron oxide Fe2O3 nanoparticles and LED blue (405 nm) light  
Paper 8211-20
Author(s): Elena S. Tuchina, Pavel O. Petrov, Marina V. Kulikova, Vyacheslav I. Kochubey, Valery V. Tuchin, N.G. Chernyshevsky Saratov State Univ. (Russian Federation)
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Effectiveness of the use of LLLT on disorders of the maxillofacial region  
Paper 8211-21
Author(s): Luiz Guilherme P. Soares, Carolina Montagn Carvalho, Aparecida Maria C. Marques, Maria Cristina T. Cangussú, Antônio Luiz B. Pinheiro, Univ. Federal da Bahia (Brazil)
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Evaluation of photodynamic antimicrobial therapy (PACT) against promastigotes form of the Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis: in vitro study  
Paper 8211-22
Author(s): Artur Felipe S. Barbosa, Univ. Federal da Bahia (Brazil); Suely L. Galdino, Univ. Federal de Pernambuco (Brazil); Manoel Barral Netto, Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz (Brazil); Ivan da Rocha Pitta, Univ. Federal de Pernambuco (Brazil); Bruno B. Sangiorgi, Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz (Brazil); Neandder A. Correia, Antônio Luiz B. Pinheiro, Univ. Federal da Bahia (Brazil)
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Effect of non-homogenous thermal stress during sub-lethal photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy  
Paper 8211-23
Author(s): Sunil Dehipawala, Nidhi Gadura, Todd Holden, Sumudu Dehipawala, Robert Hong, Dimitrios Kokkinos, George Tremberger, Jr., David Lieberman, Tak D. Cheung, Queensborough Community College (United States)
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GaAlAs laser therapy on neuropathic pain in rats  
Paper 8211-24
Author(s): Changsu Na M.D., Young-Su Lee M.D., Dae-Hwan Youn M.D., Chan-Hern Choi M.D., Dongshin Univ. (Korea, Republic of); Suk-Hee Lee, Young-Min Moon, Sung-Ho Jeong, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (Korea, Republic of); Wang-In Kim, Dongshin Univ. (Korea, Republic of)
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The effect of the photobiomodulation in the treatment of Bell's palsy: clinical experience  
Paper 8211-25
Author(s): Aparecida Maria C. Marques, Fabio Colombo, Carolina Montagn Carvalho, Gardênia Paraguassu, José A. Sousa, Luiz Guilherme P. Soares, Edival Magalhães, Maria Cristina T. Cangussú, Antônio Luiz B. Pinheiro, Univ. Federal da Bahia (Brazil)
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Efficacy of the photodynamic antimicrobial therapy (PACT) with the use of methylene blue associated with the λ660nm laser in Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonesis: in vitro study  
Paper 8211-26
Author(s): Aparecida Maria C. Marques, Univ. Federal da Bahia (Brazil); Gustavo M. Pires-Santos, Eliomara Alves, Research Ctr. Gonçalo Moniz (Brazil); Susana C. Oliveira-Sampaio, Juliana S. Monteiro, Artur Felipe S. Barbosa, Univ. Federal da Bahia (Brazil); Mariana Azevedo-Silva, Marcos A. Vannier-Santos, Research Ctr. Gonçalo Moniz (Brazil); Antônio Luiz B. Pinheiro, Univ. Federal da Bahia (Brazil)
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Session 4:  Clinical Studies

Date: Saturday 21 January
Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Session Chair: Tomas Hode, Immunophotonics, Inc.
Role of iNOS gene expression in the anti-inflammatory and tissue protective mechanisms of 905nm pulsed laser therapy  
Paper 8211-13
Time: 4:00 PM - 4:20 PM
Author(s): Arkady Mandel, Jamie L. Fong, Theralase, Inc. (Canada); Lothar Lilge, Ontario Cancer Institute (Canada)
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Pulsed versus CW low-level light therapy on osteoarticular signs and symptoms in patients with limited scleroderma (CREST syndrome)  (Invited Paper)  
Paper 8211-14
Time: 4:20 PM - 4:50 PM
Author(s): Daniel Barolet M.D., Opusmed Inc. (Canada) and McGill Univ. (Canada)
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Enlightenment and light  (Invited Paper)  
Paper 8211-15
Time: 4:50 PM - 5:20 PM
Author(s): Donald D. Patthoff D.D.S., Academy of Laser Dentistry (United States)
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No urge to purge  
Paper 8211-16
Time: 5:20 PM - 5:40 PM
Author(s): Eleanor D. Laser, Consultant (United States)
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Aculaser therapy for the treatment of cerebral palsy  
Paper 8211-17
Time: 5:40 PM - 6:00 PM
Author(s): Shahzad Anwar, Anwar Shah's First C.P. and Paralysis Clinic and Research Ctr. (Pakistan)
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Session HT:  BiOS Hot Topics

Date: Saturday 21 January
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
BiOS Hot Topics details: http://spie.org/x7779.xml

Important Dates

Abstracts Due:
11 July 2011

Author Notification:
19 September 2011

BiOS Manuscripts Due:
21 December 2011


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