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ArticleLight, science & applications2021

Confocal-based fluorescence fluctuation spectroscopy with a SPAD array detector.

Eli Slenders, Marco Castello, Mauro Buttafava, Federica Villa, Alberto Tosi, Luca Lanzanò, Sami Valtteri Koho, Giuseppe Vicidomini

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Article in Light, science & applications, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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26citing papers in PubMed
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 71 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Eli SlendersMolecular Microscopy and Spectroscopy, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genoa, Italy.
Marco CastelloMolecular Microscopy and Spectroscopy, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genoa, Italy.
Mauro ButtafavaDipartimento di Elettronica, Informazione e Bioingegneria, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5446-8026
Federica VillaDipartimento di Elettronica, Informazione e Bioingegneria, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy.
Alberto TosiDipartimento di Elettronica, Informazione e Bioingegneria, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1210-2875
Luca LanzanòNanoscopy and NIC@IIT, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genoa, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6539-394X
Sami Valtteri KohoMolecular Microscopy and Spectroscopy, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genoa, Italy.
Giuseppe VicidominiMolecular Microscopy and Spectroscopy, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genoa, Italy. giuseppe.vicidomini@iit.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3085-730X
Italian Institute of Technology · ITPolitecnico di Milano · IT

Funding

Compagnia di San Paolo (Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo) EPFD0098EC | EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020 | H2020 Priority Excellent Science | H2020 European Research Council (H2020 Excellent Science - European Research Council) 818699
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The combination of confocal laser-scanning microscopy (CLSM) and fluorescence fluctuation spectroscopy (FFS) is a powerful tool in studying fast, sub-resolution biomolecular processes in living cells. A detector array can further enhance CLSM-based FFS techniques, as it allows the simultaneous acquisition of several samples-essentially images-of the CLSM detection volume. However, the detector arrays that have previously been proposed for this purpose require tedious data corrections and preclude the combination of FFS with single-photon techniques, such as fluorescence lifetime imaging. Here, we solve these limitations by integrating a novel single-photon-avalanche-diode (SPAD) array detector in a CLSM system. We validate this new implementation on a series of FFS analyses: spot-variation fluorescence correlation spectroscopy, pair-correlation function analysis, and image-derived mean squared displacement analysis. We predict that the unique combination of spatial and temporal information provided by our detector will make the proposed architecture the method of choice for CLSM-based FFS.

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PMID33542179
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