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ArticlePloS one2016

Super-Resolution Real Imaging in Microsphere-Assisted Microscopy.

Hok Sum Sam Lai, Feifei Wang, Yi Li, Boliang Jia, Lianqing Liu, Wen Jung Li

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Article in PloS one, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Hok Sum Sam LaiMechanical and Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1937-9914
Feifei WangState Key Laboratory of Robotics, Shenyang Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, China.
Yi LiMechanical and Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong.
Boliang JiaMechanical and Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong.
Lianqing LiuState Key Laboratory of Robotics, Shenyang Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, China.
Wen Jung LiMechanical and Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Microsphere-assisted microscopy has received a lot of attention recently due to its simplicity and its capability to surpass the diffraction limit. However, to date, sub-diffraction-limit features have only been observed in virtual images formed through the microspheres. We show that it is possible to form real, super-resolution images using high-refractive index microspheres. Also, we report on how changes to a microsphere's refractive index and size affect image formation and planes. The relationship between the focus position and the additional magnification factor is also investigated using experimental and theoretical methods. We demonstrate that such a real imaging mode, combined with the use of larger microspheres, can enlarge sub-diffraction-limit features up to 10 times that of wide-field microscopy's magnification with a field-of-view diameter of up to 9 μm.

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MicrospheresMicroscopyMicroscopy, Atomic Force

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PMID27768774
PMCPMC5074592

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