His research involved the technical development of super-resolution
fluorescence imaging systems and their application to structural areas of interest in cell biology.
Not exact matches
The researchers used a number of methods, including
fluorescence and electron microscopy, in collaboration with Dr. Eugenia Klein of the Institute's Microscopy Unit; a unique
system in Prof. Alon's lab for simulating blood vessels in a test tube; and in vivo
imaging with Prof. Sussan Nourshargh of Queen Mary University of London.
«Most instruments used for chlorophyll
fluorescence imaging are only suitable for laboratory use, but we want to develop a
system that can monitor crop health in a field or greenhouse,» said Haifeng Li, a member of the research group.
The
imaging system detects
fluorescence emitted from chlorophyll, a pigment that gives plants their green color and is essential for absorbing the sunlight plants use to create energy through photosynthesis.
The
fluorescence label on the probe also allows it to be detected via high - resolution
imaging techniques in tissues and organs at depths of up to one millimeter, which enables researchers to effectively monitor the in vivo enzymatic activities of MAO - B in living
systems.
A newly devised tumor - specific fluorescent agent and
imaging system guided surgeons in real time to remove additional tumors in ovarian cancer patients that were not visible without
fluorescence or could not be felt during surgery, reports Alexander L. Vahrmeijer MD, PhD, head of the Image - guided Surgery group in the Department of Surgery at Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands.
While the
system will be subjected to further research to improve its performance towards the theoretical limit, it already shows considerable promise for use in a wide range of applications, including ultra-fast
imaging with high - intensity X-rays and high - resolution full - field X-ray
fluorescence imaging.
The team, led by physical chemist Christoph Bräuchle of Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich, Germany, customized an existing
imaging system, called single - molecule
fluorescence spectroscopy, which until now had been used to view chemical reactions.
Fluorescent and luminescent materials, such as yttrium aluminum garnet doped with different metal ions (rare earths or transition metals), have found applicability in various fields, from optoelectronics (i.e.: lighting
systems, LCDs, CRTs, lasers) to aerospace (i.e: thermal barriers) and biotechnological applications (i.e.:
fluorescence marker, contrast agent in medical
imaging,
imaging screens, drug delivery etc).
We also work closely with colleagues within the department and university and have built photon counting, laser induced
fluorescence systems for capillary electrophoresis with Professor Steiner, DNA Electrophoresis
imaging systems with Professor Mendis, graphene functionalization and Chromone Laser Dye Synthesis with Professor Li.
Tanenbaum, Marvin E., et al. «A protein - tagging
system for signal amplification in gene expression and
fluorescence imaging.»
New York, NY (Scicasts)- NYU Langone Medical Center completed its first surgery this month using a new near - infrared
fluorescence imaging guided
system available on the da Vinci Si Surgical System, the most advan
system available on the da Vinci Si Surgical
System, the most advan
System, the most advanced...
The core research interest of our group is the development of new methods of single molecule
fluorescence spectroscopy and
imaging and their application to biophysics and the physics of complex
systems.