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ArticleLab on a chip2021

A polymer index-matched to water enables diverse applications in fluorescence microscopy.

Xiaofei Han, Yijun Su, Hamilton White, Kate M O'Neill, Nicole Y Morgan, Ryan Christensen, Deepika Potarazu, Harshad D Vishwasrao, Stephen Xu, Yilun Sun and 8 more

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Article in Lab on a chip, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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17 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors.

Xiaofei HanLaboratory of High Resolution Optical Imaging, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. suy4nih@gmail.com and Department of Automation, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China. hxf16@mails.tsinghua.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-8562-6488
Yijun SuLaboratory of High Resolution Optical Imaging, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. suy4nih@gmail.com and Advanced Imaging and Microscopy Resource, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Hamilton WhiteDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA 01609, USA. hawhite@wpi.edu and Department of Neurobiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0551-7506
Kate M O'NeillNational Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA and Institute for Physical Science and Technology, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD 20742, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4397-5767
Nicole Y MorganNational Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Ryan ChristensenLaboratory of High Resolution Optical Imaging, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. suy4nih@gmail.com.
Deepika PotarazuLaboratory of High Resolution Optical Imaging, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. suy4nih@gmail.com.
Harshad D VishwasraoAdvanced Imaging and Microscopy Resource, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Stephen XuLaboratory of High Resolution Optical Imaging, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. suy4nih@gmail.com.
Yilun SunDevelopmental Therapeutics Branch and Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Center for Cancer Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Shar-Yin HuangDevelopmental Therapeutics Branch and Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Center for Cancer Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Mark W MoyleDepartment of Neuroscience and Department of Cell Biology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06536, USA.
Qionghai DaiDepartment of Automation, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China. hxf16@mails.tsinghua.edu.cn.
Yves PommierDevelopmental Therapeutics Branch and Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Center for Cancer Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Edward GinigerNational Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Dirk R AlbrechtDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA 01609, USA. hawhite@wpi.edu and Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA 01609, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7017-9497
Roland ProbstACUITYnano, Innovation in Biomedical Imaging, North Bethesda, MD 20850, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2975-1081
Hari ShroffLaboratory of High Resolution Optical Imaging, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. suy4nih@gmail.com and Advanced Imaging and Microscopy Resource, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA and Marine Biological Laboratory Fellows Program, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA.

Funding

DNA Repair, Cell Cycle Checkpoints and Apoptosis as Targets for Anticancer DrugsZIABC006150 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI POMMIER, YVES · 2009 to 2025
$23.0M
Mechanisms of axon guidance during developmentZIANS003013 · NINDS · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE · PI GINIGER, EDWARD · 2009 to 2025
$17.2M
Section on High Resolution Optical ImagingZIAEB000074 · NIBIB · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL IMAGING AND BIOENGINEERING · PI SHROFF, HARI · 2010 to 2022
$15.2M
Microfabrication for Biomedical ResearchZICEB000012 · NIBIB · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL IMAGING AND BIOENGINEERING · PI MORGAN, NICOLE Y · 2010 to 2025
$11.3M
Mechanisms of axon guidance during developmentZ01NS003013 · NINDS · NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE · PI GINIGER, EDWARD · 2005 to 2008
$2.0M
DNA TOPOISOMERASES AS TARGET OF ACTION OF ANTICANCER DRUGSZ01BC006161 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI POMMIER, YVES · 1996 to 2008
$1.5M
Molecular and cellular mechanisms required for fascicle organization during neurodevelopmentF32NS098616 · NINDS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI MOYLE, MARK WAYNE · 2016 to 2018
$192k
Intramural NIH HHS Z01 BC006161Intramural NIH HHS Z01 NS003013NINDS NIH HHS F32 NS098616
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We demonstrate diffraction-limited and super-resolution imaging through thick layers (tens-hundreds of microns) of BIO-133, a biocompatible, UV-curable, commercially available polymer with a refractive index (RI) matched to water. We show that cells can be directly grown on BIO-133 substrates without the need for surface passivation and use this capability to perform extended time-lapse volumetric imaging of cellular dynamics 1) at isotropic resolution using dual-view light-sheet microscopy, and 2) at super-resolution using instant structured illumination microscopy. BIO-133 also enables immobilization of 1) Drosophila tissue, allowing us to track membrane puncta in pioneer neurons, and 2) Caenorhabditis elegans, which allows us to image and inspect fine neural structure and to track pan-neuronal calcium activity over hundreds of volumes. Finally, BIO-133 is compatible with other microfluidic materials, enabling optical and chemical perturbation of immobilized samples, as we demonstrate by performing drug and optogenetic stimulation on cells and C. elegans.

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Caenorhabditis elegansWaterAnimalsMicroscopy, FluorescencePolymersRefractometryPolymersWater

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PMID33629685
PMCPMC8058278

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