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21 November 2024

Stock Sale: Discounted IR Cables Available Now!

By Stanislav Perevoschikov

art photonics is excited to announce a special stock sale featuring discounted prices on our IR fibers and cables. These high-performance products are ideal for a variety of applications in spectroscopy, process monitoring, and industrial solutions. Take advantage of reduced pricing on the following IR fiber cables, available for immediate shipment: All products in this […]

2 November 2024

Join Our Team: Sales Manager Position Open at art photonics

By Stanislav Perevoschikov

art photonics GmbH is thrilled to announce an exciting career opportunity! We are looking for a motivated and experienced Sales Manager to join our team and drive growth in the European market. As a Sales Manager, you will play a key role in managing and developing customer relationships, with a focus on optical probes for […]

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19 November 2024

Herbstkolloquium Prozessanalytik 2024 | 4–6 December 2024, Merck Darmstadt, Germany

By Stanislav Perevoschikov

art photonics GmbH is proud to announce its participation in the 19th Herbstkolloquium Prozessanalytik, taking place from December 4–6, 2024, at Merck Darmstadt. We will be showcasing our innovative fiber spectroscopy solutions for in-line process control at Booth №1, including: Additionally, our colleague Andrea Teuber will deliver a presentation, providing insights into the role of […]

11 November 2024

PIA 2024 | 19-21 November, 2024, Singapore EXPO, Singapore

By Stanislav Perevoschikov

Join art photonics at PIA 2024 in Singapore! art photonics GmbH, in collaboration with our partner tec5 AG, will be exhibiting at Booth E07 at Process Innovation Asia-Pacific (PIA) 2024. We invite you to visit us to explore our advanced fiber optics technologies for in-line process control. Our Fiber Optic Probes are specifically designed to […]

MIRACLE: Mid-infrared arthroscopy innovative imaging system for real-time clinical in depth examination and diagnosis of degenerative joint diseases

MIRACLE will push towards commercialisation the first mid-infrared (MIR) arthroscopy probe for in-depth evaluation of articular cartilage enabling early diagnosis of degenerative joint diseases such as osteoarthritis (OA). The proposed device is intended for use during arthroscopy, a minimally invasive surgery. Currently, the surgeon’s decision-making is based on visual inspection and manual probing of the cartilage tissue which is highly subjective and of poor repeatability. MIRACLE concept is to assess changes to the biochemical composition of articular cartilage, which precede OA. This will be achieved combining three novel photonics components: (i) a quantum cascade laser array tailored to biodiagnostics, (ii) an on-chip beam combiner for efficient radiation coupling, and (iii) a MIR sensing probe for imaging. These components will be integrated in a medical device to be placed in the arthroscopy market. In addition, to add value to the European medical equipment industry, MIRACLE strives towards cost reduction of OA patients contributing to more affordable public healthcare and promoting well-being in the European ageing population.

art photonics‘ role in joint work will be to develop and provide flexible IR-fibers for quantum cascade lasers (QCL) coupling with the distal end of arthroscopic probe.

The unique polycrystalline fiber technology for 4-16µm range and unique design of ATR-diamond tip will enable efficient and flexible coupling of QCL with detector. This worldwide first prototype of IR-fiber spectral sensor will open the first opportunity to see molecular changes in cartilage composition in-vivo, to link them with its specific decease and find the best way of the related treatment for a fast cartilage recovery.

This project received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No 780598. The project is an initiative of the Photonics Public Private Partnership.