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ArticleNature communications2021

Nanosecond-resolution photothermal dynamic imaging via MHZ digitization and match filtering.

Jiaze Yin, Lu Lan, Yi Zhang, Hongli Ni, Yuying Tan, Meng Zhang, Yeran Bai, Ji-Xin Cheng

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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.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Jiaze Yin *Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6080-3073
Lu Lan *Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.
Yi ZhangDepartment of Physics, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.
Hongli NiDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.
Yuying TanDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.
Meng ZhangDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.
Yeran BaiDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7550-6821
Ji-Xin ChengDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA. jxcheng@bu.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5607-6683

Funding

Vibrational Spectroscopic Imaging to Unveil Hidden Signatures in Living SystemsR35GM136223 · NIGMS · BOSTON UNIVERSITY (CHARLES RIVER CAMPUS) · PI CHENG, JI-XIN · 2020 to 2025
$5.7M
Rapid AST through Metabolic Imaging at Single Cell LevelR01AI141439 · NIAID · BOSTON UNIVERSITY (CHARLES RIVER CAMPUS) · PI Ji-Xin Cheng · 2019 to 2026
$4.7M
Targeting Lipid Unsaturation in Ovarian Cancer Stem CellsR01CA224275 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI Ji-Xin Cheng, Daniela E Matei · 2018 to 2026
$3.6M
Optical photothermal IR (O-PTIR) microscopy for chemical imaging of living cells at sub-micron resolutionR42CA224844 · NCI · PHOTOTHERMAL SPECTROSCOPY CORP. · PI CHENG, JI-XIN · 2019 to 2020
$1.2M
Mapping Cancer Metabolism by Mid-infrared Photothermal MicroscopyR33CA261726 · NCI · BOSTON UNIVERSITY (CHARLES RIVER CAMPUS) · PI CHENG, JI-XIN · 2021 to 2023
$1.2M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA224275NCI NIH HHS R33 CA261726NCI NIH HHS R42 CA224844NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI141439NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM136223
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Photothermal microscopy has enabled highly sensitive label-free imaging of absorbers, from metallic nanoparticles to chemical bonds. Photothermal signals are conventionally detected via modulation of excitation beam and demodulation of probe beam using lock-in amplifier. While convenient, the wealth of thermal dynamics is not revealed. Here, we present a lock-in free, mid-infrared photothermal dynamic imaging (PDI) system by MHz digitization and match filtering at harmonics of modulation frequency. Thermal-dynamic information is acquired at nanosecond resolution within single pulse excitation. Our method not only increases the imaging speed by two orders of magnitude but also obtains four-fold enhancement of signal-to-noise ratio over lock-in counterpart, enabling high-throughput metabolism analysis at single-cell level. Moreover, by harnessing the thermal decay difference between water and biomolecules, water background is effectively separated in mid-infrared PDI of living cells. This ability to nondestructively probe chemically specific photothermal dynamics offers a valuable tool to characterize biological and material specimens.

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Amplifiers, ElectronicBrain NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorChemistry, PhysicalElectronic Data ProcessingEscherichia coliHumansMetal NanoparticlesMicroscopySignal-To-Noise RatioSpectrophotometry, Infrared

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PMID34876556
PMCPMC8651735

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