Which Fluorescence Microscopy Technique is Best for Me?
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...the image can be acquired more quickly.
2-Photon Microscopy
2-Photon Microscopy attempts to solve two ...Fluorescence microscopy. Nature methods 2, 910-919 (2005). PubMed PMID: 16299476.
2. Conchello JA, Lichtman JW. Optical...provide a 2-10 fold increase in resolution, down to 10s of nanometers.
Thick dynamic samples
Ex: 3D cell cultures...enhance spatial contrast (i.e. optical sectioning (2) or super-resolution (3).
Fluorescence microscopy...photobleaching and a reduction in signal intensity. 2-Photon microscopes restrict excitation (and bleaching...can be seen exiting through the tissue. Therefore, 2-photon allows for deeper imaging into thick tissues...imaging objective that collects fluorescence. Like 2-photon microscopy, only a single focal plane of the...