10/12/2026
Assistant Professor Joshua Tropp, Ph.D. at Texas Tech University is revolutionizing how we handle medical triage with a new polymer-based infrared imaging technology. Instead of bulky machinery, this innovation only requires portable cameras.
“You could use this in a hospital setting, in a rural or remote place, you could use this, for example, in a military context where you want to triage on the battlefield,” Tropp told KCBD.
From energy to battlefield medicine, the applications for this platform are massive.
Watch and read more about his research here: https://lnkd.in/g9Uy3pw8
Assistant Professor Joshua Tropp's imaging research could revolutionize medical treatment on the battlefield.
“What’s nice about this technology is it doesn’t require CT, it doesn’t require MRI, this requires portable cameras,” Joshua Tropp, an assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry, told KCBD. “So you could use this in a hospital setting, in a rural or remote place, you could use this, for example, in a military context where you want to triage on the battlefield.”
Tropp's polymer innovation serves as a platform that can be utilized in a variety of ways, from medicine to energy and military applications.
Watch and read more:
https://www.kcbd.com/2026/09/14/texas-tech-researcher-develops-infrared-imaging-technology-battlefield-triage/
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