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JOURNAL OF MICROSCOPY-OXFORD
卷 203, 期 -, 页码 176-181出版社
BLACKWELL SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.2001.00943.x
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fluorescence; frequency-domain; LED; lifetime; microscopy
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- NCRR NIH HHS [RR- 08819] Funding Source: Medline
We describe a frequency-domain lifetime fluorometer based on a microscope and a modulated light-emitting diode (LED) excitation source (370/460 nm), which operates in the frequency range 120 Hz-250 MHz. We collected multifrequency phase and modulation fluorescence responses from cellular areas as small as 10-15 mum in diameter. We also collected fluorescence lifetime data from cells stained by a lipophilic coumarin sensitized europium fluorophore, Coum-Eu, with a millisecond lifetime, and Ru(bpy)(2)phe-C-12, with microsecond lifetime. Nanosecond lifetimes from native nuclei stained with SYTO 14 and SYTO 16 probes were measured as well. We demonstrate that a simple LED excitation source can, for many applications, successfully replace complex and expensive laser systems, which have been used for cellular frequency-domain lifetime measurements. As the LEDs are very stable with low noise, it will be possible to image even smaller sample areas using brighter LEDs. With availability of modulated LEDs emitting at several wavelengths covering almost the entire visible spectrum it is easy to assemble a system for the fluorophore of choice. The ability to select an excitation source for a given fluorophore and low price make such an excitation source even more practical.
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