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3D Chemical Imaging by Fluorescence-detected Mid-Infrared Photothermal Fourier Light Field Microscopy.

Danchen JiaYi ZhangQianwan YangYujia XueYuying TanZhongyue GuoMeng ZhangLei TianJi-Xin Cheng
Published in: Chemical & biomedical imaging (2023)
Three-dimensional molecular imaging of living organisms and cells plays a significant role in modern biology. Yet, current volumetric imaging modalities are largely fluorescence-based and thus lack chemical content information. Mid-infrared photothermal microscopy as a chemical imaging technology provides infrared spectroscopic information at submicrometer spatial resolution. Here, by harnessing thermosensitive fluorescent dyes to sense the mid-infrared photothermal effect, we demonstrate 3D fluorescence-detected mid-infrared photothermal Fourier light field (FMIP-FLF) microscopy at the speed of 8 volumes per second and submicron spatial resolution. Protein contents in bacteria and lipid droplets in living pancreatic cancer cells are visualized. Altered lipid metabolism in drug-resistant pancreatic cancer cells is observed with the FMIP-FLF microscope.
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