Abstract

The ability to characterize the combined structural, functional, and thermal properties of biophysically dynamic samples is needed to address critical questions related to tissue structure, physiological dynamics, and disease progression. Towards this, we have developed an imaging platform that enables multiple nonlinear imaging modalities to be combined with thermal imaging on a common sample. Here we demonstrate label-free multimodal imaging of live cells, excised tissues, and live rodent brain models. While potential applications of this technology are wide-ranging, we expect it to be especially useful in addressing biomedical research questions aimed at the biomolecular and biophysical properties of tissue and their physiology.

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Title
Multi-modal nonlinear optical and thermal imaging platform for label-free characterization of biological tissue
Author
Adams, Wilson R 1 ; Mehl, Brian 2 ; Lieser, Eric 2 ; Wang Manqing 3 ; Patton, Shane 4 ; Throckmorton, Graham A 1 ; Logan, Jenkins J 1 ; Ford, Jeremy B 1 ; Gautam Rekha 1 ; Brooker, Jeff 2 ; Duco, Jansen E 5 ; Mahadevan-Jansen, Anita 5 

 Vanderbilt University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Nashville, USA (GRID:grid.152326.1) (ISNI:0000 0001 2264 7217) 
 Thorlabs Imaging Research, Sterling, USA (GRID:grid.152326.1) 
 Chongqing University, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing, China (GRID:grid.190737.b) (ISNI:0000 0001 0154 0904) 
 Thorlabs Imaging Research, Sterling, USA (GRID:grid.190737.b) 
 Vanderbilt University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Nashville, USA (GRID:grid.152326.1) (ISNI:0000 0001 2264 7217); Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Neurosurgery, Nashville, USA (GRID:grid.412807.8) (ISNI:0000 0004 1936 9916) 
Publication year
2021
Publication date
2021
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20452322
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2512157755
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2021. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.