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Fluorescent Cell Imaging in Regenerative Medicine.

Etai SapoznikGuoguang NiuYu ZhouSean V MurphyShay Soker
Published in: Biomedical engineering and computational biology (2016)
Fluorescent protein imaging, a promising tool in biological research, incorporates numerous applications that can be of specific use in the field of regenerative medicine. To enhance tissue regeneration efforts, scientists have been developing new ways to monitor tissue development and maturation in vitro and in vivo. To that end, new imaging tools and novel fluorescent proteins have been developed for the purpose of performing deep-tissue high-resolution imaging. These new methods, such as intra-vital microscopy and Förster resonance energy transfer, are providing new insights into cellular behavior, including cell migration, morphology, and phenotypic changes in a dynamic environment. Such applications, combined with multimodal imaging, significantly expand the utility of fluorescent protein imaging in research and clinical applications of regenerative medicine.
Keyphrases
  • high resolution
  • energy transfer
  • quantum dots
  • stem cells
  • living cells
  • single cell
  • small molecule
  • fluorescence imaging
  • pain management
  • bone marrow
  • mesenchymal stem cells
  • amino acid
  • fluorescent probe