Imaging
Out-line Microscopy Fluorescence Epifluorescence microscopy Confocal microscopy Two-photon microscopy
Microscopy Light microscopy
Microscopy Light microscopy
Microscopy Light microscopy Bright field microscopy Wide field microscopy
Fluorescense
Fluorescense S1 S0 (Simplified Jablonski diagram) Photo-bleaching….
microtubules (red), chromosomes (blue) and TPX2 (green).
Fluorescent proteins
Fluorescent proteins
Fluorescent proteins Osamu Shimomura Martin Chalfie Roger Y. Tsien
Fluorescent proteins Brainbow mice
Epiflourescent microscope Confocal microscope Two photon microscope
Epi-fluorescent microscope Wide field microscopy
Epi-fluorescent microscope Two photon microscopy Epi-fluorescent microscope Limitations: Wide field = more photo-bleaching Tissue must be very thin
Epi-fluorescent microscope Limitations: Wide field = more photo-bleaching Tissue must be very thin X20 Z
Epi-fluorescent microscope Limitations: Wide field = more photo-bleaching Tissue must be very thin X20 Z
Confocal microscope Less photobleaching 2. Pinhole = Dichroic mirror Sample Objective Detector Not wide field = Less photobleaching 2. Pinhole = Better Z resolution (pinhole size)
Confocal microscope Nikon tutorial – confocal VS. epifluorescent : http://www.microscopyu.com/tutorials/java/virtual/confocal/index.html
Confocal microscope Place for improvement: Pinhole Dichroic mirror Sample Objective Detector Place for improvement: photobleaching Z resolution (High laser intensities are bad for the tissue)
The higher the energy the shorter the wave length Two photon microscope So S1’ Energy S1 One photon excitation Two photon excitation S2’ S1 Excitation Excitation emission emission So (Simplified Jablonski diagram) The higher the energy the shorter the wave length
Two photon microscope Advantages: Less photo-bleaching and tissue damage
Two photon microscopy Obj. Obj. Zipfel et al. Nature Biotechnology (2003)
Two photon microscope Detector
Two photon microscope Advantages: Less photo-bleaching Thicker tissue
Two photon microscope optical slicing 40X Focal plane 1mm
Two photon microscope