Luigi Belcastro

Postdoc

My research involves light scattering in biological tissues and its possible applications for diagnosis. I use spectral imaging techniques to study the influence of sub-diffuse photons, which undergo only a few scattering events. 

Publications

2024

Luigi Belcastro, Hanna Jonasson, Rolf Saager (2024)

Multi-frequency spatial frequency domain imaging: a depth-resolved optical scattering model to isolate scattering contrast in thin layers of skin Journal of Biomedical Optics, Vol. 29, Article 046003 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.JBO.29.4.046003

Hady Shahin, Luigi Belcastro, Jyotirmoy Das, Marina Perdiki Grigoriadi, Rolf Saager, Ingrid Steinvall, Folke Sjöberg, Pia Olofsson, Moustafa Elmasry, Ahmed Elserafy (2024)

MicroRNA-155 mediates multiple gene regulations pertinent to the role of human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells in skin regeneration Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Vol. 12, Article 1328504 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2024.1328504

2023

Luigi Belcastro (2023)

Multi-frequency SFDI: depth-resolved scattering models of wound healing (Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary)

https://dx.doi.org/10.3384/9789180753562

Luigi Belcastro, Hanna Jonasson, Tomas Strömberg, Ahmed Elserafy, Rolf Saager (2023)

Beneath the skin: multi-frequency SFDI to detect thin layers of skin using light scattering PHOTONICS IN DERMATOLOGY AND PLASTIC SURGERY 2023, Article 1235209 (Conference paper)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2648545

2021

Luigi Belcastro, Hanna Jonasson, Tomas Strömberg, Ahmed Taher Elserafy, Rolf Saager (2021)

Evaluation of cell therapy for burn wound using spatial frequency domain imaging Photonics in Dermatology and Plastic Surgery 2021 (Conference paper)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2577192

Research

Biomedical Optics

Biomedical Optics studies the basic principles of interaction between light and biological tissues, cells and molecules and develops new technologies for use in basic research and clinical applications.

Biomedical Imaging and Spectroscopy; Clinical Instrument Translation (BISCIT)

We develop methods and instrumentation that advance spectroscopy, light transport modeling, and imaging of tissue; creating quantitative, non-invasive tools for the clinical detection, monitoring or treatment of skin diseases and injuries.

Depth Resolved Quantification of Fluorescence in Skin

Depth Resolved Quantitative Imaging of Tissue Ultra-Structure

Extracting more subtle, detailed information from in vivo tissue scattering to investigate cellular and extracellular structures in wound healing and skin cancers.

Organisation

Department of Biomedical Engineering (IMT)

A national centre for research, PhD studies and graduate studies within biomedical engineering, since 1972.

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Division of Biomedical Engineering (MT)

A division for research, education and innovation within the field of biomedical engineering.