ArticleIEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium digest. IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium2018
Scanning Microwave Microscopy of Vital Mitochondria in Respiration Buffer.
Article in IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium digest. IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.
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- Combined Super-Resolution Fluorescence and Coaxial 3D Scanning Microwave Microscopy: Proof-Of-Concept In-Liquid Live-Cell Imaging: Towards a Biological Nano-Radar.IEEE microwave and wireless technology letters · 2025Article
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Abstract
We demonstrate imaging using scanning microwave microscopy (SMM) of vital mitochondria in respiration buffer. The mitochondria are isolated from cultured HeLa cells and tethered to a solid graphene support. The mitochondria are kept vital (alive) using a respiration buffer, which provides nutrients to sustain the Krebs cycle. We verify that the mitochondria are "alive" by measuring the membrane potential using a voltage sensitive fluorescent dye (TMRE). The organelles are measured capacitively at 7 GHz. Several technical advances are demonstrated which enable this work: 1) The SMM operates in an electrophysiologically relevant liquid (hence conducting) environment; 2) The SMM operates in tapping mode, averaging the microwave reflection measurement over many tapping periods; 3) A tuned reflectometer enables increased sensitivity; 4) Variable frequencies up to 18 GHz are used; 5) In contrast with traditional matching/resonant methods that exhibit high quality factor that fail in the presence of liquids, interferometric/tuned reflectometer gives the possibility to adjust the quality factor or sensitivity even in the presence of the liquid.
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