Advanced light microscopy: More than accessory technologies for pathophysiological research

Publication date: January 2015 Source:New Horizons in Translational Medicine, Volume 2, Issue 2 Author(s): Josef Gotzmann Light Microscopy is one of the most valuable and versatile tools in biomedical research. Imaging “infiltrated” all kinds of natural science categories, serving cell and developmental biologists, pathobiologists, physicists, material scientists, chemicals, pharmaceutical specialists and clinicians, thereby acting as THE “translational” method. In recent years we observed fast and revolutionary development of new biooptical technologies, as well as a boom in fluorophore engineering towards advanced functionalities. This talk will review selected new approaches, such as non-invasive imaging techniques, light-sheet microscopy and the use of optical highlighters, to underscore their applicative potential for basic and clinical research.
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