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ArticleJournal of biomedical optics2015

Line-scanning confocal microscopy for high-resolution imaging of upconverting rare-earth-based contrast agents.

Laura M Higgins, Margot Zevon, Vidya Ganapathy, Yang Sheng, Mei Chee Tan, Richard E Riman, Charles M Roth, Prabhas V Moghe, Mark C Pierce

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Article in Journal of biomedical optics, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Laura M HigginsRutgers University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, 599 Taylor Road, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States.
Margot ZevonRutgers University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, 599 Taylor Road, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States.
Vidya GanapathyRutgers University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, 599 Taylor Road, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States.
Yang ShengSingapore University of Technology and Design, Engineering Product Development, 8 Somapah Road 487372, Singapore.
Mei Chee TanSingapore University of Technology and Design, Engineering Product Development, 8 Somapah Road 487372, Singapore.
Richard E RimanRutgers University, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 607 Taylor Road, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States.
Charles M RothRutgers University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, 599 Taylor Road, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United StatesdRutgers University, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, 98 Brett Road, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States.
Prabhas V MogheRutgers University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, 599 Taylor Road, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United StatesdRutgers University, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, 98 Brett Road, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States.
Mark C PierceRutgers University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, 599 Taylor Road, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States.

Funding

Rare earth nanoprobes for optical imaging and disease tracking (C3i)R01EB018378 · NIBIB · RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIV OF N.J. · PI MOGHE, PRABHAS V, PIERCE, MARK · 2014 to 2022
$4.8M
NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB018378
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rare-earth (RE) doped nanocomposites emit visible luminescence when illuminated with continuous wave near-infrared light, making them appealing candidates for use as contrast agents in biomedical imaging. However, the emission lifetime of these materials is much longer than the pixel dwell times used in scanning intravital microscopy. To overcome this limitation, we have developed a line-scanning confocal microscope for high-resolution, optically sectioned imaging of samples labeled with RE-based nanomaterials. Instrument performance is quantified using calibrated test objects. NaYF4 : Er,Yb nanocomposites are imaged in vitro, and in ex vivo tissue specimens, with direct comparison to point-scanning confocal microscopy. We demonstrate that the extended pixel dwell time of line-scanning confocal microscopy enables subcellular-level imaging of these nanomaterials while maintaining optical sectioning. The line-scanning approach thus enables microscopic imaging of this emerging class of contrast agents for preclinical studies, with the potential to be adapted for real-time in vivo imaging in the clinic.

Indexed as

Cell Line, TumorContrast MediaEquipment DesignEquipment Failure AnalysisHumansImage EnhancementMetals, Rare EarthMicroscopy, FluorescenceMolecular ImagingNanoparticlesReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificityContrast MediaMetals, Rare Earth

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PMID26603495
PMCPMC4874057

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