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Alternatively the intrinsic fluorescence of a sample (i.e., autofluorescence) can be used. [1] In the life sciences fluorescence microscopy is a powerful tool which allows the specific and sensitive staining of a specimen in order to detect the distribution of proteins or other molecules of interest. As a result, there is a diverse range of ...
Starting in 1994, light sheet fluorescence microscopy was developed as orthogonal plane fluorescence optical sectioning microscopy or tomography (OPFOS) [4] mainly for large samples and later as the selective/single plane illumination microscopy (SPIM) also with sub-cellular resolution. [5]
Conventional fluorescence microscopy is performed by selectively staining the sample with fluorescent molecules, either linked to antibodies as in immunohistochemistry or using fluorescent proteins genetically fused to the genes of interest. Typically, the more concentrated the fluorophores, the better the contrast of the fluorescence image.
X-ray fluorescence offers rapid and non-destructive determination of the elemental composition of a nuclear material based on the detection of characteristic X-rays. Direct sample irradiation allows for minimal sample preparation and portable instrumentation for field deployment. The detection limit is 10 ppm. This is well above mass spectrometry.
Furthermore, distribution and local binding activities of membrane proteins in each cell can be mapped and calculated. SPR microscopy (SPRM) makes possible to simultaneously optical and fluorescence imaging of the same sample, which prove to get the advantages of both label-based and label-free detection methods in the single setup. [47] [62]
A Philips PW1606 X-ray fluorescence spectrometer with automated sample feed in a cement plant quality control laboratory XRF scanning of the Rembrandt-painting Syndics of the Drapers' Guild. A Helmut Fischer(company) X-ray fluorescence spectrometer which are used to check for metals coating thickness and any of potential contamination of ...
In preparation for imaging with a fluorescence microscope, different methods can be used, such as fluorophores or dyes, immunolabeling, and genetically encoded fluorescent proteins. Different fluorescent labels can be used in order to highlight multiple regions of interest in the sample. [2]
A total internal reflection fluorescence microscope (TIRFM) is a type of microscope with which a thin region of a specimen, usually less than 200 nanometers can be observed. TIRFM is an imaging modality which uses the excitation of fluorescent cells in a thin optical specimen section that is supported on a glass slide.