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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2026

A Correlative SICM-OPM Platform for Surface and Volumetric Imaging in Live Cells.

Wenzhi Hong, Ziwei Zhang, Ao Li, Ting Sun, Yunzhao Wu, Devkee M Vadukul, Dylan Jones, Bing Li, Fengjie Liu, Francesco A Aprile and 4 more

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. A Correlative SICM-OPM Platform for Surface and Volumetric Imaging in Live Cells.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Wenzhi HongFaculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8781-8627
Ziwei ZhangDepartment of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1557-3362
Ao LiNational Heart and Lung Institute, ICTEM, Imperial College London, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3972-5933
Ting SunNational Heart and Lung Institute, ICTEM, Imperial College London, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4808-162X
Yunzhao WuDepartment of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8976-3893
Devkee M VadukulDepartment of Chemistry, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, Imperial College London, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2073-0089
Dylan JonesGrantham Institute-Climate Change and the Environment, Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0104-2897
Bing LiDepartment of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Fengjie LiuGrantham Institute-Climate Change and the Environment, Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2359-5022
Francesco A AprileDepartment of Chemistry, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, Imperial College London, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5040-4420
Yuri KorchevFaculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4872-8696
Julia GorelikNational Heart and Lung Institute, ICTEM, Imperial College London, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1148-9158
David KlenermanDepartment of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7116-6954
Andrew ShevchukFaculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1799-4625

Funding

Alzheimer's Research UK ARUK-PG2019B-020China Scholarship Council 202309370006CRUK International Alliance for Cancer Early Detection EDDAPA-2024/100006Dementia Research Leader Fellowship AS-DRL-24-012Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council EP/W012219/1Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council EP/W015005/1Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council EP/X034968/1Natural Environment Research Council NE/V01451X/2UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship MR/S033947/1UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship MR/Y003616/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Live-cell imaging of cell surface topography and intracellular architecture is essential for understanding cellular function. However, conventional approaches often involve trade-offs between resolution, invasiveness, and volumetric coverage. Here, we present an integrated Scanning Ion Conductance Microscope and single-objective Oblique Plane Microscope (SICM-OPM) system that enables simultaneous non-contact topographical imaging and volumetric fluorescence imaging within the same live cell without sample translation. Beyond correlative live imaging, the platform supports nanomechanical mapping with tens-of-nanometers resolution, fluorescence-guided localized molecular delivery via the SICM, and benefits from reduced photobleaching due to light-sheet excitation. We demonstrate this platform's capabilities by visualizing imipramine-induced transverse-tubule (TT) remodeling in live cardiomyocytes, revealing pronounced detubulation of internal TT invaginations while surface TT opening characteristics remain largely preserved, and capturing high-speed correlative volumetric images of clathrin-mediated endocytosis in Cos-7 cells. Additionally, we show precision delivery of fluorescent cargos, including dextrans and α-synuclein, into mammalian cells and diatoms, alongside localized stiffness mapping to evaluate mechanical responses of mammalian cells. We believe this technique opens new avenues for correlative structural, functional, and biophysical studies in live cells, with broad relevance to cell biology, neurodegeneration, and mechanobiology.

Indexed as

Myocytes, CardiacAnimalsChlorocebus aethiopsCOS CellsEndocytosisHumansMicroscopy, Fluorescence

Identifiers

PMID41954243
PMCPMC13334630

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