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ArticleNature communications2024

4D Single-particle tracking with asynchronous read-out single-photon avalanche diode array detector.

Andrea Bucci, Giorgio Tortarolo, Marcus Oliver Held, Luca Bega, Eleonora Perego, Francesco Castagnetti, Irene Bozzoni, Eli Slenders, Giuseppe Vicidomini

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Andrea BucciMolecular Microscopy and Spectroscopy, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genoa, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3292-0613
Giorgio TortaroloMolecular Microscopy and Spectroscopy, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genoa, Italy.
Marcus Oliver HeldMolecular Microscopy and Spectroscopy, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genoa, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0004-9143-154X
Luca BegaMolecular Microscopy and Spectroscopy, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genoa, Italy.
Eleonora PeregoMolecular Microscopy and Spectroscopy, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genoa, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1700-584X
Francesco CastagnettiNon coding RNAs in Physiology and Pathology, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genoa, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8681-634X
Irene BozzoniNon coding RNAs in Physiology and Pathology, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genoa, Italy.
Eli SlendersMolecular Microscopy and Spectroscopy, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genoa, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6757-1372
Giuseppe VicidominiMolecular Microscopy and Spectroscopy, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genoa, Italy. giuseppe.vicidomini@iit.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3085-730X

Funding

Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro (Italian Association for Cancer Research) 23053EC | EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020 | H2020 Priority Excellent Science | H2020 European Research Council (H2020 Excellent Science - European Research Council) 818699EC | EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020 | H2020 Priority Excellent Science | H2020 European Research Council (H2020 Excellent Science - European Research Council) 855923Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca (Ministry of Education, University and Research) 2017P352Z4
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Single-particle tracking techniques enable investigation of the complex functions and interactions of individual particles in biological environments. Many such techniques exist, each demonstrating trade-offs between spatiotemporal resolution, spatial and temporal range, technical complexity, and information content. To mitigate these trade-offs, we enhanced a confocal laser scanning microscope with an asynchronous read-out single-photon avalanche diode array detector. This detector provides an image of the particle's emission, precisely reflecting its position within the excitation volume. This localization is utilized in a real-time feedback system to drive the microscope scanning mechanism and ensure the particle remains centered inside the excitation volume. As each pixel is an independent single-photon detector, single-particle tracking is combined with fluorescence lifetime measurement. Our system achieves 40 nm lateral and 60 nm axial localization precision with 100 photons and sub-millisecond temporal sampling for real-time tracking. Offline tracking can refine this precision to the microsecond scale. We validated the system's spatiotemporal resolution by tracking fluorescent beads with diffusion coefficients up to 10 μm

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