Non-toxic near-infrared light-emitting diodes

Effect of near-infrared light-emitting diodes on nerve regeneration.

BACKGROUND Photobiomodulation by red to near-infrared light-emitting diodes (LEDs) has been reported to accelerate wound healing, attenuate degeneration of an injured optic nerve, and promote tissue growth. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of LEDs on nerve regeneration. A histological study as well as a measurement of antioxidation levels in the nerve regeneration chamber...

Thia- and selena-diazole containing polymers for near-infrared light-emitting diodes

We report the optical characterization of near-infrared (NIR) emitters for polymer light-emitting diode (PLEDs) applications based on the copolymerization of a phthalimide-thiophene host polymer with a low-gap emitter containing the bisthienyl(benzotriazolothiadiazole) unit. We investigate different loadings of the low-gap emitter (in the range 1–3% by weight) and the substitution of a sulphur ...

Multispectral mid-infrared light emitting diodes on a GaAs substrate

Near-infrared roll-off-free electroluminescence from highly stable diketopyrrolopyrrole light emitting diodes

Organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) operating in the near-infrared spectral region are gaining growing relevance for emerging photonic technologies, such as lab-on-chip platforms for medical diagnostics, flexible self-medicated pads for photodynamic therapy, night vision and plastic-based telecommunications. The achievement of efficient near-infrared electroluminescence from solution-processe...

Organic light-emitting diodes with integrated inorganic photo detector for near-infrared optical up-conversion

We report a hybrid up-conversion device integrating a In0.2Ga0.8As/GaAs MQWs photodetector with an organic light emitting diode (OLED), that converts input 980 nm infrared light to output 520 nm green light. Devices with different interface layer, used as the hole injection layer (HIL) in OLEDs were fabricated and tested. It was found that the device with an HIL of MoO3-doped CuPc exhibited a l...