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ReviewNature methods2025

Advanced vibrational microscopes for life science.

Ji-Xin Cheng, Yuhao Yuan, Hongli Ni, Jianpeng Ao, Qing Xia, Rylie Bolarinho, Xiaowei Ge

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Review in Nature methods, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Quantum-enhanced coherent Raman spectroscopy with broadband squeezed-light detection.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  12. Vibrational Probes in Bioimaging and Chemical Biology.Chemical & biomedical imaging · 2025
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  13. Bond-Selective Imaging at the Frontier of Biomedicine.Chemical & biomedical imaging · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Ji-Xin ChengDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA. jxcheng@bu.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5607-6683
Yuhao YuanDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0731-0127
Hongli NiDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA.
Jianpeng AoDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA.
Qing XiaDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5939-2972
Rylie BolarinhoDepartment of Chemistry, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA.
Xiaowei GeDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8938-9304

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Providing molecular fingerprint information, vibrational spectroscopic imaging opens a new window to decipher the function of biomolecules in living systems. While classic vibrational microscopes based on spontaneous Raman scattering or mid-infrared absorption offer rich insights into sample composition, they have very small cross sections or poor spatial resolution. Nonlinear vibrational microscopy, based on coherent Raman scattering or optical photothermal detection of vibrational absorption, overcomes these barriers and enables high-speed and high-sensitivity imaging of chemical bonds in live cells and tissues. Here, we introduce various modalities, including their principles, strengths, weaknesses and data mining methods to the life sciences community. We further provide a guide for prospective users and an outlook on future technological advances.

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Biological Science DisciplinesMicroscopySpectrum Analysis, RamanAnimalsHumansVibration

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