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ArticleScientific reports2014

Asymmetric-detection time-stretch optical microscopy (ATOM) for ultrafast high-contrast cellular imaging in flow.

Terence T W Wong, Andy K S Lau, Kenneth K Y Ho, Matthew Y H Tang, Joseph D F Robles, Xiaoming Wei, Antony C S Chan, Anson H L Tang, Edmund Y Lam, Kenneth K Y Wong and 3 more

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Terence T W Wong1] Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong [2] [3].
Andy K S Lau1] Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong [2].
Kenneth K Y Ho1] Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong [2].
Matthew Y H TangDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong.
Joseph D F RoblesDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong.
Xiaoming WeiDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong.
Antony C S ChanDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong.
Anson H L TangDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong.
Edmund Y LamDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong.
Kenneth K Y WongDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong.
Godfrey C F ChanDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong.
Ho Cheung Shum1] Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong [2].
Kevin K TsiaDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Accelerating imaging speed in optical microscopy is often realized at the expense of image contrast, image resolution, and detection sensitivity--a common predicament for advancing high-speed and high-throughput cellular imaging. We here demonstrate a new imaging approach, called asymmetric-detection time-stretch optical microscopy (ATOM), which can deliver ultrafast label-free high-contrast flow imaging with well delineated cellular morphological resolution and in-line optical image amplification to overcome the compromised imaging sensitivity at high speed. We show that ATOM can separately reveal the enhanced phase-gradient and absorption contrast in microfluidic live-cell imaging at a flow speed as high as ~10 m/s, corresponding to an imaging throughput of ~100,000 cells/sec. ATOM could thus be the enabling platform to meet the pressing need for intercalating optical microscopy in cellular assay, e.g. imaging flow cytometry--permitting high-throughput access to the morphological information of the individual cells simultaneously with a multitude of parameters obtained in the standard assay.

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Blood CellsCell LineHumansMicroscopyOptical Imaging

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PMID24413677
PMCPMC3888978

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