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ArticleNature methods2016

Multi-target spectrally resolved fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy.

Thomas Niehörster, Anna Löschberger, Ingo Gregor, Benedikt Krämer, Hans-Jürgen Rahn, Matthias Patting, Felix Koberling, Jörg Enderlein, Markus Sauer

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Article in Nature methods, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 101 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Thomas NiehörsterDepartment of Biotechnology &Biophysics, Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Anna LöschbergerDepartment of Biotechnology &Biophysics, Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Ingo GregorDrittes Physikalisches Institut, Georg-August-Universität, Göttingen, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1775-2159
Benedikt KrämerPicoQuant GmbH, Berlin, Germany.
Hans-Jürgen RahnPicoQuant GmbH, Berlin, Germany.
Matthias PattingPicoQuant GmbH, Berlin, Germany.
Felix KoberlingPicoQuant GmbH, Berlin, Germany.
Jörg EnderleinDrittes Physikalisches Institut, Georg-August-Universität, Göttingen, Germany.
Markus SauerDepartment of Biotechnology &Biophysics, Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We introduce a pattern-matching technique for efficient identification of fluorophore ratios in complex multidimensional fluorescence signals using reference fluorescence decay and spectral signature patterns of individual fluorescent probes. Alternating pulsed laser excitation at three different wavelengths and time-resolved detection on 32 spectrally separated detection channels ensures efficient excitation of fluorophores and a maximum gain of fluorescence information. Using spectrally resolved fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (sFLIM), we were able to visualize up to nine different target molecules simultaneously in mouse C2C12 cells. By exploiting the sensitivity of fluorescence emission spectra and the lifetime of organic fluorophores on environmental factors, we carried out fluorescence imaging of three different target molecules in human U2OS cells with the same fluorophore. Our results demonstrate that sFLIM can be used for super-resolution multi-target imaging by stimulated emission depletion (STED).

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AlgorithmsAnimalsHumansImage EnhancementImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedMiceMicroscopy, ConfocalMicroscopy, Fluorescence, MultiphotonPattern Recognition, AutomatedReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and Specificity

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PMID26808668

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