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FRONTIERS IN PHYSICS
卷 10, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fphy.2022.1100090
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label-free; non-linear optical imaging; two-photon excitation fluorescence; second harmonic generation; coherent Raman scattering; three-dimensional cell culture
3D cell cultures recapitulate tissue-specific diversity and better mimic in vivo conditions. Non-linear optical microscopy using near infrared light excitation achieves larger imaging depth and molecular selectivity in a label-free manner, offering great promise for 3D cell culture research.
3D cell cultures recapitulate tissue-specific diversity and better mimic the in vivo conditions compared to 2D cell cultures. Although confocal fluorescence microscopy is probably the most commonly used optical imaging technique to characterize 3D cell cultures, the limited imaging depth greatly hinders its application. Moreover, due to difficult diffusion of fluorescent probes into thick 3D cultures, the optical imaging techniques that rely on exogeneous fluorescent probes are not desirable. To address these problems, non-linear optical (NLO) microscopy uses near infrared light excitation to achieve significant larger imaging depth and gains molecular selectivity in a label-free manner. Taking advantages of 3D optical sectioning capability, submicron resolution, and high speed, label-free multimodal NLO microscopy has offered great promise for regenerative medicine, tumor microenvironment research, and drug discovery. This article overviews and discusses the latest applications of label-free multimodal NLO microscopy as an emerging platform to facilitate 3D cell culture research.
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