Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 55, Issue 3, 030006(2018)

Analysis of New Super-Resolution Microscopy Technology

Lujia Jin, Yang He, Luxi Qu, Chi Zhang, Meiqi Li*, and Peng Xi
Author Affiliations
  • Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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    Working principle of ExM[12]
    Mammalian brain circuitry observed by proExM[14]. (a) Pre-expansion and (b) post-expansion wide field imaging pictures when virus with green fluorescent protein injected in cortex of macaque; (c) image taken with a confocal microscope and stereoscopically rendered of the boxed region in Fig. 2(b)
    Diagram of iExM
    Schematics of the PSIM system[18]
    Fluorescent particles with diameter of 100 nm obtained by PSIM[18]. (a) Conventional fluorescence microscopic image; (b) reconstructed PSIM image; (c) corresponding scanning electron microscope image; (d) Fourier transform of Fig. 5(a); (e) Fourier transform of Fig. 5(b); (f) fluorescence intensity distribution
    Waveguide chips. (a) Rib waveguide; (b) strip waveguide
    • Table 1. Main differences between chip-based ESI and dSTORM technologies

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      Table 1. Main differences between chip-based ESI and dSTORM technologies

      ParameterChip-basedESI technologyChip-baseddSTORM technology
      Acquisition time<25 s8-30 min
      Resolution with×20 lens /nm340<140
      Resolution with×60 lens /nm110<50
    • Table 2. Main differences between SPoD and SDOM technologies based on fluorescence polarization microscope

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      Table 2. Main differences between SPoD and SDOM technologies based on fluorescence polarization microscope

      TechnologyAlgorithmOrientation informationAcquisition timeResolution
      SPoDSPEEDNoAbout 300 msAbout 100 nm
      SDOMPolarization-variant deconvolutionYesAbout 200 msAbout 100 nm
    • Table 3. Comparison of several new imaging methods

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      Table 3. Comparison of several new imaging methods

      MethodNameSpatial resolutionTime resolutionSpecimen requirement
      ExpansionmicroscopyExM70 nmDepend on what kindof microcopy usedEscherichia coli, mammaliancells, mouse cortex and brainhippocampus, etc
      iExM25 nm
      SurfaceenhancedmicroscopyPSIM2.6-flod ofepi-fluorescenceDepend on what kindof microcopy usedJust provedin beads
      CWN50 nm(with dSTORM)8 frame·s-1(with ESI)Stationary samples thatneed specific preparation
      FluorescencepolarizationmicroscopySPoD100 nm3 frame·s-1Limited by densely labeledand heterogeneously samples
      SDOM100 nm5 frame·s-1Limited by densely labeled, andhomogenously orientated samples
      polar-dSTORM10 nm2-40 minStationary samples thatneed specific preparation
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    Category: General

    Received: Aug. 25, 2017

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Sep. 10, 2018

    The Author Email: Li Meiqi ( limeiqi@pku.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP55.030006

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