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Advanced Photonics Nexus, Volume. 4, Issue 5, 054001(2025)

Recent developments of micro-scaled LED-based technologies and mechanisms in the fields of healthcare

He Huang, Longting He, Shirui Cai, Yuxuan Liu, Xiaokuo He, Xinxin Zheng, Shouqiang Lai^*, Tingzhu Wu^*, and Zhong Chen^*

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Category: Reviews

Received: Jun. 14, 2025

Accepted: Jul. 29, 2025

Published Online: Sep. 4, 2025

The Author Email: Shouqiang Lai (laishouqiang@foxmail.com), Tingzhu Wu (wutingzhu@xmu.edu.cn), Zhong Chen (chenz@xmu.edu.cn)

DOI:10.1117/1.APN.4.5.054001

CSTR:32397.14.1.APN.4.5.054001

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