As part of an exchange between the UL and the University of Rosario (Argentina), Martin TODERI participates in a training program on methods in nonlinear optics, Exploratory optical methods in CARS microscopy for the characterization of erythocyte aggregation. The methods of application are focused on red blood cells and methods of detection around the aggregation of erythrocytes and electrostatic charges.

To carry out his study, Martin TODERI followed a practical training on the CARS SP8 (2 systems in France at this time) of the Imaging Core Facility.

The objective is to characterize the nature of the molecular bonds involved in the process related to the aggregation of red blood cells. The CARS technique involves infra-red illumination (780-1064nm) in pulsed mode (80Mhz), compatible with bimodal analysis in FLIM (fluorescence decay time).

The future in the field of biomedical imaging concerns the acquisition of parameters related to the state of aggregation of the blood without contact with the observed object (pocket).