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ArticleNature communications2021

Switchable stimulated Raman scattering microscopy with photochromic vibrational probes.

Jianpeng Ao, Xiaofeng Fang, Xianchong Miao, Jiwei Ling, Hyunchul Kang, Sungnam Park, Changfeng Wu, Minbiao Ji

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Article in Nature communications, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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34 citing papers in PubMed, 70 citations in OpenAlex.

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  18. Imaging of pH distribution inside individual microdroplet by stimulated Raman microscopy.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2023
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  20. Toward the Next Frontiers of Vibrational Bioimaging.Chemical & biomedical imaging · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Jianpeng Ao *State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics and Department of Physics, Human Phenome Institute, Multiscale Research Institute of Complex Systems, Academy for Engineering and Technology, Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Photonic Structures (Ministry of Education), Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Xiaofeng Fang *Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.
Xianchong MiaoState Key Laboratory of Surface Physics and Department of Physics, Human Phenome Institute, Multiscale Research Institute of Complex Systems, Academy for Engineering and Technology, Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Photonic Structures (Ministry of Education), Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Jiwei LingState Key Laboratory of Surface Physics and Department of Physics, Human Phenome Institute, Multiscale Research Institute of Complex Systems, Academy for Engineering and Technology, Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Photonic Structures (Ministry of Education), Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Hyunchul KangDepartment of Chemistry and Research Institute for Natural Science, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.
Sungnam ParkDepartment of Chemistry and Research Institute for Natural Science, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-6288-4620
Changfeng WuDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China. wucf@sustech.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0001-6797-9784
Minbiao JiState Key Laboratory of Surface Physics and Department of Physics, Human Phenome Institute, Multiscale Research Institute of Complex Systems, Academy for Engineering and Technology, Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Photonic Structures (Ministry of Education), Fudan University, Shanghai, China. minbiaoj@fudan.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-9066-4008
Fudan University · CNKorea University · KRSouthern University of Science and Technology · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Photochromic probes with reversible fluorescence have revolutionized the fields of single molecule spectroscopy and super-resolution microscopy, but lack sufficient chemical specificity. In contrast, Raman probes with stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) microscopy provides superb chemical resolution for super-multiplexed imaging, but are relatively inert. Here we report vibrational photochromism by engineering alkyne tagged diarylethene to realize photo-switchable SRS imaging. The narrow Raman peak of the alkyne group shifts reversibly upon photoisomerization of the conjugated diarylethene when irradiated by ultraviolet (UV) or visible light, yielding "on" or "off" SRS images taken at the photoactive Raman frequency. We demonstrated photo-rewritable patterning and encryption on thin films, painting/erasing of cells with labelled alkyne-diarylethene, as well as pulse-chase experiments of mitochondria diffusion in living cells. The design principle provides potentials for super-resolution microscopy, optical memories and switches with vibrational specificity.

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