Instrumentation for Single Molecule Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging in Living Systems

Abstract

Developed was a confocal attachment, that incorporated a fast piezo scanner, a high NA microscope objective, and a picosecond super continuum laser that was interfaced with an existing Guide Star microscope and TTTR-TCSPC instrumentation to create a fluorescence lifetime imaging (FLIM) capability with single molecule sensitivity along with its current state-of-the-art super-resolution capability. This instrument was calibrated to account for the absolute number of photons emitted from an individual probe molecule; giving rise to the real-time quantum calibration of probes in situ.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 12, 2019
Accession Number
AD1103122

Entities

People

  • James A Brozik

Organizations

  • Washington State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Attachment
  • Biophysics
  • Calibration
  • Chemistry
  • Confocal Microscopy
  • Control Systems
  • Electromagnetic Spectra
  • Field Programmable Gate Arrays
  • Fluorescence
  • Instrumentation
  • Laser Beams
  • Law
  • Microscopes
  • Microscopy
  • Molecules
  • Quantum Yields
  • Scientific Research
  • Spectra
  • Spectroscopy
  • Standardization
  • Standards
  • Students
  • Universities

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Nanoscale Plasmonic Nanotechnology
  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers
  • Quantum Computing