UNAIR NEWS – The delegation of Airlangga University took part in the “Photonics for Medical Diagnostics Workshop” held at Aston University, Birmingham, United Kingdom (UK), on September 7-8, 2018. The delegation of Universitas Airlangga who attended the international scientific event were Prof. Dr. Moh. Yasin, M.Si as a speaker, Prof. Dr. Retna Apsari, M.Si as a presenter, and Andy Hamim Zaidan, M, Si, PhD., as a participant. All three are from the Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and Technology (FST).
Prof. Dr. Moh. Yasin’s presentation was “ Fiber Optic Sensor for Hearth Rate Measurement ” and then Vice Dean I of Faculty of Vocational Studies UNAIR, Prof. Dr. Retna Apsari talked about” In vitro Cancer Cells Inactivation using Gold Nano rods Mediated Photo Thermal Effect “.
What they presented were results from Foreign Cooperation research and Competency Grant Research with funding from the Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education. The delegation was also there to discuss further the results of Newton’s Institutional Link follow-up research collaboration of Aston UK and Universitas Airlangga in collaboration with Universiti Malaya Malaysia.
The workshop was also attended by experts and industrial practitioners in photonics and biophotonics from various countries, such as UK, Nigeria, USA, Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Russia, Germany, Czech, Serbia, Nepal, China and India. Aston University has a leading center for photonics that is a reference in the UK, the Aston Institute of Photonic Technologies (AIPT).
Its excellence was chosen by UNAIR delegates to develop internationalization and the improvement of academic peerlist. The link built from this activity is very valuable for the progress of Faculty of Science and Technology (FST) and Faculty of Vocational Studies (FV) UNAIR which has Department of Health as the spearhead of diagnosis and medical therapy applications.
The main objective of UNAIR’s delegation to take part in this international level workshop is to develop a collaboration and partnership link related to the latest developments in the field of photonics for medical applications by interacting directly with experts in the field of optical sensors, fiber optic spectroscopy, biophotonic, optical imaging, laser spectroscopy, photoacoustic imaging, laser ablation, raman spectroscopy, photoacoustic imaging and 3D printers, laser endoscopy, Gold Nano rods, fluorosence spectroscopy, and nanofotonic sensors.
Physics and photonics are beautiful and amazing, so the phenomenon can be applied for medical diagnosis, as discussed thoroughly at the Photonics for Medical Diagnostics Workshop at Aston University. (*)
Author: Retna Apsari, from Aston University, UK.
Editor: Bambang Bes.
