"Illumination microscopy" refers to a method of viewing tiny objects, such as cells or microorganisms, under a microscope. It involves using specific types of light to illuminate the sample, making it easier to see and study its details.
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«illumination»
«microscopy»
Sentences with «illumination microscopy»
- The new methods dramatically improve on the spatial resolution provided by structured illumination microscopy, one of the best imaging methods for seeing inside living cells. (sciencedaily.com)
- In 2004 Jan Huisken of the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics and colleagues published a paper establishing structured plane illumination microscopy, or SPIM, and the field has been booming ever since. (scientificamerican.com)
- The researchers are the first to use a new state of the art super resolution imaging technique — structural illumination microscopy (SIM) to observe detailed images of how the drug affects the structure of primary cilia. (sciencedaily.com)
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