Getting to Know Expansion Microscopy
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Blog Post
...inspiration behind ExM, how it works, and some of the limitations to keep in mind whether you are planning your...your specific targets.
What are some of the limitations?
A “super-resolution” technique that uses common...great, right? But there is always a catch - some limitation of the technique that users should be aware of...First, expansion requires fixed samples. This limitation may be the both most obvious and least flexible...ensure the expanded images are still a good representation of reality.
Third, expansion results in dimmer...density (Mikhaylova, et al. 2015).
Despite these limitations, ExM is a valuable tool, especially when paired...