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ArticleJournal of visualized experiments : JoVE2025

Simultaneous Label-Free Autofluorescence Multi-Harmonic Microscopy.

Kevin K D Tan, Alejandro De la Cadena, Edita Aksamitiene, Alexander Ho, Stephen A Boppart

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Article in Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Detecting drug-induced nephrotoxicity using simultaneous label-free autofluorescence multiharmonic microscopy.Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology · 2026
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  5. Unified Vibrational and Multiphoton Label-Free Nonlinear Microscopy for Simultaneous Chemical and Structural Imaging.IEEE journal of selected topics in quantum electronics : a publication of the IEEE Lasers and Electro-optics Society
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Kevin K D TanBeckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Alejandro De la CadenaBeckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Edita AksamitieneBeckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Alexander HoBeckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Stephen A BoppartBeckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; NIH/NIBIB Center for Label-free Imaging and Multiscale Biophotonics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; boppart@illinois.edu.

Funding

Research Training Program in Toxicology and Environmental HealthT32ES007326 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS URBANA-CHAMPAIGN · PI Jodi A. Flaws · 2000 to 2026
$8.7M
The Center for Label-free Imagingand Multiscale Biophotonics (CLIMB)P41EB031772 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN · PI Stephen A Boppart · 2022 to 2026
$7.6M
Tissue microenvironment (TIMe) training programT32EB019944 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN · PI BHARGAVA, ROHIT, GASKINS, REX · 2016 to 2025
$1.9M
NIBIB NIH HHS P41 EB031772NIBIB NIH HHS T32 EB019944NIEHS NIH HHS T32 ES007326
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nonlinear optical microscopy images biological samples by detecting signals from the nonlinear interaction of ultrashort laser pulses with endogenous molecules. This method allows fast chemical and structural identification at subcellular resolution in a label or tag-free and nondestructive manner, thereby enabling a powerful approach to investigate cells and tissues. These distinctive nonlinear contrasts include multiphoton-excited autofluorescence and harmonic generation. Because each of these contrasts offers unique advantages and limitations, their combination and their spatiotemporal co-registration provide a complementary contrast palette that enhances the analytical capabilities of nonlinear optical microscopy. Therefore, our group developed Simultaneous Label-free Autofluorescence Multi-harmonic (SLAM) microscopy, an imaging technique that measures four or more concurrently generated nonlinear optical signals, aiming to identify distinct morphological, metabolic, and functional features in biological specimens. Here, we present a protocol for SLAM imaging of tissues, focusing on essential components of the technique, including the laser source, pulse compression, and microscope. In addition, we discuss sample preparation and outline the data processing pipeline for SLAM data. The presented workflow is suitable for investigating the metabolic state, arrangement, cellular responses, and composition of both human and animal tissues without relying on exogenous labels.

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Nonlinear Optical MicroscopyAnimalsHumansMice

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PMID40952928
PMCPMC12624867

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