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ArticleScientific reports2014

Practical implementation, characterization and applications of a multi-colour time-gated luminescence microscope.

Lixin Zhang, Xianlin Zheng, Wei Deng, Yiqing Lu, Severine Lechevallier, Zhiqiang Ye, Ewa M Goldys, Judith M Dawes, James A Piper, Jingli Yuan and 2 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 60 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Lixin ZhangAdvanced Cytometry Labs, ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (CNBP), Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia.
Xianlin ZhengAdvanced Cytometry Labs, ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (CNBP), Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia.
Wei DengAdvanced Cytometry Labs, ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (CNBP), Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia.
Yiqing LuAdvanced Cytometry Labs, ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (CNBP), Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia.
Severine LechevallierCentre d'Élaboration de Matériaux et d'Etudes Structurales (CERMES - CNRS), Paul Sabatier University, France.
Zhiqiang YeState Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China.
Ewa M GoldysAdvanced Cytometry Labs, ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (CNBP), Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia.
Judith M DawesAdvanced Cytometry Labs, ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (CNBP), Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia.
James A PiperAdvanced Cytometry Labs, ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (CNBP), Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia.
Jingli YuanState Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China.
Marc VerelstCentre d'Élaboration de Matériaux et d'Etudes Structurales (CERMES - CNRS), Paul Sabatier University, France.
Dayong JinAdvanced Cytometry Labs, ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (CNBP), Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia.
Macquarie University · AUDalian University · CNUniversité Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier · FR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Time-gated luminescence microscopy using long-lifetime molecular probes can effectively eliminate autofluorescence to enable high contrast imaging. Here we investigate a new strategy of time-gated imaging for simultaneous visualisation of multiple species of microorganisms stained with long-lived complexes under low-background conditions. This is realized by imaging two pathogenic organisms (Giardia lamblia stained with a red europium probe and Cryptosporidium parvum with a green terbium probe) at UV wavelengths (320-400 nm) through synchronization of a flash lamp with high repetition rate (1 kHz) to a robust time-gating detection unit. This approach provides four times enhancement in signal-to-background ratio over non-time-gated imaging, while the average signal intensity also increases six-fold compared with that under UV LED excitation. The high sensitivity is further confirmed by imaging the single europium-doped Y₂O₂S nanocrystals (150 nm). We report technical details regarding the time-gating detection unit and demonstrate its compatibility with commercial epi-fluorescence microscopes, providing a valuable and convenient addition to standard laboratory equipment.

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Molecular ImagingCryptosporidium parvumEuropiumLuminescent MeasurementsMicroscopyMicroscopy, FluorescenceEuropium

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PMID25307702
PMCPMC4194433
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