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Sanjeev A, Glukhov D, Salahudeen Rafeeka R, Karsenty A, Zalevsky Z. Near-field projection optical microscope (NPOM) as a new approach to nanoscale super-resolved imaging. Sci Rep 2023; 13:15408. [PMID: 37717077 PMCID: PMC10505152 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-41978-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/18/2023] Open
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A new super-resolution method, entitled Near-field Projection Optical Microscopy (NPOM), is presented. This novel technique enables the imaging of nanoscale objects without the need for surface scanning, as is usually required in existing methods such as NSOM (near-field scanning optical microscope). The main advantage of the proposed concept, besides the elimination of the need for a mechanical scanning mechanism, is that the full field of regard/view is imaged simultaneously and not point-by-point as in scanning-based techniques. Furthermore, by using compressed sensing, the number of projected patterns needed to decompose the spatial information of the inspected object can be made smaller than the obtainable points of spatial resolution. In addition to the development of mathematical formalism, this paper presents the results of a series of complementary numerical tests, using various objects and patterns, that were performed to verify the accuracy of the reconstruction capabilities. We have also performed a proof of concept experiment to support the numerical formalism.
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- Abhijit Sanjeev
- Faculty of Engineering, Bar-Ilan University, 5290002, Ramat Gan, Israel.
- Nanotechnology Center, Bar-Ilan University, 5290002, Ramat Gan, Israel.
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- Lev Academic Center, Faculty of Engineering, Advanced Lab. of Electro-Optics (ALEO), 9116001, Jerusalem, Israel
- Nanotechnology Educational and Research Center, Lev Academic Center, 9116001, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Faculty of Engineering, Bar-Ilan University, 5290002, Ramat Gan, Israel
- Nanotechnology Center, Bar-Ilan University, 5290002, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Lev Academic Center, Faculty of Engineering, Advanced Lab. of Electro-Optics (ALEO), 9116001, Jerusalem, Israel
- Nanotechnology Educational and Research Center, Lev Academic Center, 9116001, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Faculty of Engineering, Bar-Ilan University, 5290002, Ramat Gan, Israel
- Nanotechnology Center, Bar-Ilan University, 5290002, Ramat Gan, Israel
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Pal D, Nazarenko Y, Preston TC, Ariya PA. Advancing the science of dynamic airborne nanosized particles using Nano-DIHM. Commun Chem 2021; 4:170. [PMID: 36697661 PMCID: PMC9814397 DOI: 10.1038/s42004-021-00609-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2020] [Accepted: 11/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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In situ and real-time characterization of aerosols is vital to several fundamental and applied research domains including atmospheric chemistry, air quality monitoring, or climate change studies. To date, digital holographic microscopy is commonly used to characterize dynamic nanosized particles, but optical traps are required. In this study, a novel integrated digital in-line holographic microscope coupled with a flow tube (Nano-DIHM) is demonstrated to characterize particle phase, shape, morphology, 4D dynamic trajectories, and 3D dimensions of airborne particles ranging from the nanoscale to the microscale. We demonstrate the application of Nano-DIHM for nanosized particles (≤200 nm) in dynamic systems without optical traps. The Nano-DIHM allows observation of moving particles in 3D space and simultaneous measurement of each particle's three dimensions. As a proof of concept, we report the real-time observation of 100 nm and 200 nm particles, i.e. polystyrene latex spheres and the mixture of metal oxide nanoparticles, in air and aqueous/solid/heterogeneous phases in stationary and dynamic modes. Our observations are validated by high-resolution scanning/transmission electron microscopy and aerosol sizers. The complete automation of software (Octopus/Stingray) with Nano-DIHM permits the reconstruction of thousands of holograms within an hour with 62.5 millisecond time resolution for each hologram, allowing to explore the complex physical and chemical processes of aerosols.
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- Devendra Pal
- Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, McGill University, 805 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, QC, H3A 0B9, Canada
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- Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, McGill University, 805 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, QC, H3A 0B9, Canada
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- Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, McGill University, 805 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, QC, H3A 0B9, Canada
- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke Street West, Montréal, QC, H3A 2K6, Canada
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- Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, McGill University, 805 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, QC, H3A 0B9, Canada.
- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke Street West, Montréal, QC, H3A 2K6, Canada.
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Karelits M, Zalevsky Z, Karsenty A. Nano polarimetry: enhanced AFM-NSOM triple-mode polarimeter tip. Sci Rep 2020; 10:16201. [PMID: 33004833 PMCID: PMC7529902 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-72483-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2020] [Accepted: 08/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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A novel application of a combined and enhanced NSOM-AFM tip-photodetector system resulted in a nanoscale Polarimeter, generated by four different holes, each sharing a different shape, and enabling that the four photonic readouts forming the tip will be the four Stokes coefficients, this in order to place the polarization state in the Poincare sphere. The new system has been built on standard Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) cantilever, in order to serve as a triple-mode scanning system, sharing complementary scanning topography, optical data analysis and polarization states. This new device, which has been designed and simulated using Comsol Multi-Physics software package, consists in a Platinum-Silicon drilled conical photodetector, sharing subwavelength apertures, and has been processed using advanced nanotechnology tools on a commercial silicon cantilever. After a comparison study of drilled versus filled tips advantages, and of several optics phenomena such as interferences, the article presents the added value of multiple-apertures scanning tip for nano-polarimetry.
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- Matityahu Karelits
- Department of Applied Physics/Electro-Optics Engineering, Advanced Laboratory of Electro-Optics (ALEO), Jerusalem College of Technology (JCT-Lev Academic Center), 9116001, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Bar-Ilan University, Faculty of Engineering, 5290002, Ramat Gan, Israel.,Nanotechnology Center, Bar-Ilan University, 5290002, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Department of Applied Physics/Electro-Optics Engineering, Advanced Laboratory of Electro-Optics (ALEO), Jerusalem College of Technology (JCT-Lev Academic Center), 9116001, Jerusalem, Israel. .,Nanotechnology Educational and Research Center, Jerusalem College of Technology, 9116001, Jerusalem, Israel.
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Advanced Surface Probing Using a Dual-Mode NSOM-AFM Silicon-Based Photosensor. NANOMATERIALS 2019; 9:nano9121792. [PMID: 31888260 PMCID: PMC6956262 DOI: 10.3390/nano9121792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2019] [Revised: 12/10/2019] [Accepted: 12/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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A feasibility analysis is performed for the development and integration of a near-field scanning optical microscope (NSOM) tip-photodetector operating in the visible wavelength domain of an atomic force microscope (AFM) cantilever, involving simulation, processing, and measurement. The new tip-photodetector consists of a platinum-silicon truncated conical photodetector sharing a subwavelength aperture, and processing uses advanced nanotechnology tools on a commercial silicon cantilever. Such a combined device enables a dual-mode usage of both AFM and NSOM measurements when collecting the reflected light directly from the scanned surface, while having a more efficient light collection process. In addition to its quite simple fabrication process, it is demonstrated that the AFM tip on which the photodetector is processed remains operational (i.e., the AFM imaging capability is not altered by the process). The AFM-NSOM capability of the processed tip is presented, and preliminary results show that AFM capability is not significantly affected and there is an improvement in surface characterization in the scanning proof of concept.
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Imaging object details with length scales below approximately 200 nm has been historically difficult for conventional microscope objective lenses because of their inability to resolve features smaller than one-half the optical wavelength. Here we review some of the recent approaches to surpass this limit by harnessing self-assembly as a fabrication mechanism. Self-assembly can be used to form individual nano- and micro-lenses, as well as to form extended arrays of such lenses. These lenses have been shown to enable imaging with resolutions as small as 50 nm half-pitch using visible light, which is well below the Abbe diffraction limit. Furthermore, self-assembled nano-lenses can be used to boost contrast and signal levels from small nano-particles, enabling them to be detected relative to background noise. Finally, alternative nano-imaging applications of self-assembly are discussed, including three-dimensional imaging, enhanced coupling from light-emitting diodes, and the fabrication of contrast agents such as quantum dots and nanoparticles.
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McLeod E, Luo W, Mudanyali O, Greenbaum A, Ozcan A. Toward giga-pixel nanoscopy on a chip: a computational wide-field look at the nano-scale without the use of lenses. LAB ON A CHIP 2013; 13:2028-35. [PMID: 23592185 PMCID: PMC3813829 DOI: 10.1039/c3lc50222h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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The development of lensfree on-chip microscopy in the past decade has opened up various new possibilities for biomedical imaging across ultra-large fields of view using compact, portable, and cost-effective devices. However, until recently, its ability to resolve fine features and detect ultra-small particles has not rivalled the capabilities of the more expensive and bulky laboratory-grade optical microscopes. In this Frontier Review, we highlight the developments over the last two years that have enabled computational lensfree holographic on-chip microscopy to compete with and, in some cases, surpass conventional bright-field microscopy in its ability to image nano-scale objects across large fields of view, yielding giga-pixel phase and amplitude images. Lensfree microscopy has now achieved a numerical aperture as high as 0.92, with a spatial resolution as small as 225 nm across a large field of view e.g., >20 mm(2). Furthermore, the combination of lensfree microscopy with self-assembled nanolenses, forming nano-catenoid minimal surfaces around individual nanoparticles has boosted the image contrast to levels high enough to permit bright-field imaging of individual particles smaller than 100 nm. These capabilities support a number of new applications, including, for example, the detection and sizing of individual virus particles using field-portable computational on-chip microscopes.
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- Euan McLeod
- Electrical Engineering Department, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Electrical Engineering Department, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Electrical Engineering Department, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Electrical Engineering Department, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Electrical Engineering Department, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
- Bioengineering Department, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
- California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI), University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. Fax: (310) 206-4833; Tel: (310) 825-0915
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Lee T, Lee E, Oh S, Hahn JW. Imaging heterogeneous nanostructures with a plasmonic resonant ridge aperture. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2013; 24:145502. [PMID: 23511230 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/24/14/145502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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We introduce a plasmonic resonance ridge aperture capable of sensing changes in refractive index and absorption with nanoscale resolution. Using this aperture, we devised a plasmonic near-field scanning nanoscope (PNSN) to record images of heterogeneous nanostructures. Compared to a conventional near-field scanning optical microscope (NSOM) that measures light scattered by the sample, the PNSN directly measures the change in a beam reflected from the aperture to detect buried objects. Using the PNSN we recorded images of nanoscale rectangular groove arrays on a SiO(2) substrate with patterns typical of a dynamic random access memory circuit. By comparing the experimental and calculated image of the nanostructure, we estimate the resolution of PNSN to be ~20 nm, which is ~50% smaller than the near-field spot generated by the aperture. Also, we theoretically analyzed the feasibility of the PNSN detecting an object underneath a metal film.
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- Taekyong Lee
- School of Mechanical Engineering, Yonsei University, 262 Seongsanno, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 120-749, Korea
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Mudanyali O, McLeod E, Luo W, Greenbaum A, Coskun AF, Hennequin Y, Allier CP, Ozcan A. Wide-field optical detection of nanoparticles using on-chip microscopy and self-assembled nanolenses. NATURE PHOTONICS 2013; 7:10.1038/nphoton.2012.337. [PMID: 24358054 PMCID: PMC3866034 DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2012.337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2012] [Accepted: 12/03/2012] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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The direct observation of nanoscale objects is a challenging task for optical microscopy because the scattering from an individual nanoparticle is typically weak at optical wavelengths. Electron microscopy therefore remains one of the gold standard visualization methods for nanoparticles, despite its high cost, limited throughput and restricted field-of-view. Here, we describe a high-throughput, on-chip detection scheme that uses biocompatible wetting films to self-assemble aspheric liquid nanolenses around individual nanoparticles to enhance the contrast between the scattered and background light. We model the effect of the nanolens as a spatial phase mask centred on the particle and show that the holographic diffraction pattern of this effective phase mask allows detection of sub-100 nm particles across a large field-of-view of >20 mm2. As a proof-of-concept demonstration, we report on-chip detection of individual polystyrene nanoparticles, adenoviruses and influenza A (H1N1) viral particles.
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- Onur Mudanyali
- Electrical Engineering Department, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
- Bioengineering Department, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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- Electrical Engineering Department, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
- Bioengineering Department, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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- Electrical Engineering Department, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
- Bioengineering Department, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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- Electrical Engineering Department, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
- Bioengineering Department, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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- Electrical Engineering Department, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
- Bioengineering Department, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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- CEA, LETI, MINATEC, 17 rue des Martyrs, 38054 Grenoble cedex 9, France
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- CEA, LETI, MINATEC, 17 rue des Martyrs, 38054 Grenoble cedex 9, France
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- Electrical Engineering Department, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
- Bioengineering Department, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
- California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
- Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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McLeod E, Ozcan A. Nanofabrication using near-field optical probes. JOURNAL OF LABORATORY AUTOMATION 2012; 17:248-54. [PMID: 22713756 DOI: 10.1177/2211068212450289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Nanofabrication using near-field optical probes is an established technique for rapid prototyping and automated maskless fabrication of nanostructured devices. In this review, we present the primary types of near-field probes and their physical processing mechanisms. Highlights of recent developments include improved resolution by optimizing the probe shape, incorporation of surface plasmonics in probe design, broader use in biological and magnetic storage applications, and increased throughput using probe arrays as well as high-speed writing and patterning.
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- Euan McLeod
- Electrical Engineering Department, University of California, Los Angeles, California 91801, USA.
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Degl'Innocenti R, Montinaro M, Xu J, Piazza V, Pingue P, Tredicucci A, Beltram F, Beere HE, Ritchie DA. Differential near-field scanning optical microscopy with THz quantum cascade laser sources. OPTICS EXPRESS 2009; 17:23785-23792. [PMID: 20052089 DOI: 10.1364/oe.17.023785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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We have realized a differential Near-field Scanning Optical Microscope (NSOM) working with subwavelength resolution in the THz spectral region. The system employs a quantum cascade laser emitting at lambda approximately 105 microm as source, and the method, differently from conventional NSOM, involves diffracting apertures with size comparable to the wavelength. This concept ensures a higher signal-to-noise level at the expense of an additional computational step. In the implementation here reported lambda/10 resolution has been achieved; present limiting factors are investigated through finite difference time domain simulations.
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- R Degl'Innocenti
- NEST, CNR-INFM and Scuola Normale Superiore, Piazza San Silvestro 12, I-56127 Pisa, Italy.
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Zhong L, Zeng G, Lu X, Wang RC, Gong G, Yan L, Huang D, Chen ZW. NSOM/QD-based direct visualization of CD3-induced and CD28-enhanced nanospatial coclustering of TCR and coreceptor in nanodomains in T cell activation. PLoS One 2009; 4:e5945. [PMID: 19536289 PMCID: PMC2693923 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0005945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2009] [Accepted: 05/21/2009] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Direct molecular imaging of nano-spatial relationship between T cell receptor (TCR)/CD3 and CD4 or CD8 co-receptor before and after activation of a primary T cell has not been reported. We have recently innovated application of near-field scanning optical microscopy (NSOM) and immune-labeling quantum dots (QD) to image Ag-specific TCR response during in vivo clonal expansion, and now up-graded the NSOM/QD-based nanotechnology through dipole-polarization and dual-color imaging. Using this imaging system scanning cell-membrane molecules at a best-optical lateral resolution, we demonstrated that CD3, CD4 or CD8 molecules were distinctly distributed as single QD-bound molecules or nano-clusters equivalent to 2–4 QD fluorescence-intensity/size on cell-membrane of un-stimulated primary T cells, and ∼6–10% of CD3 were co-clustering with CD4 or CD8 as 70–110 nm nano-clusters without forming nano-domains. The ligation of TCR/CD3 on CD4 or CD8 T cells led to CD3 nanoscale co-clustering or interaction with CD4 or CD8 co-receptors forming 200–500 nm nano-domains or >500 nm micro-domains. Such nano-spatial co-clustering of CD3 and CD4 or CD3 and CD8 appeared to be an intrinsic event of TCR/CD3 ligation, not purely limited to MHC engagement, and be driven by Lck phosphorylation. Importantly, CD28 co-stimulation remarkably enhanced TCR/CD3 nanoscale co-clustering or interaction with CD4 co-receptor within nano- or micro-domains on the membrane. In contrast, CD28 co-stimulation did not enhance CD8 clustering or CD3–CD8 co-clustering in nano-domains although it increased molecular number and density of CD3 clustering in the enlarged nano-domains. These nanoscale findings provide new insights into TCR/CD3 interaction with CD4 or CD8 co-receptor in T-cell activation.
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- Liyun Zhong
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Center for Primate Biomedical Research, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Center for Primate Biomedical Research, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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- School for Information and Optoelectronic Engineering, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Center for Primate Biomedical Research, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Center for Primate Biomedical Research, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Center for Primate Biomedical Research, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Center for Primate Biomedical Research, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Center for Primate Biomedical Research, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Labardi M, Tikhomirov O, Ascoli C, Allegrini M. Balanced homodyning for apertureless near-field optical imaging. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2008; 79:033709. [PMID: 18377017 DOI: 10.1063/1.2899146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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A quadrature optical detection technique, based on polarized balanced-homodyne interferometry, has been developed for specific application to apertureless near-field scanning optical microscopy (ANSOM). With such technique, multiplicative background interference, inficiating quantitative optical imaging in standard homodyne-based ANSOM, can be suppressed. Periodic modulation of interferometric optical phase, typically employed in heterodyne-based ANSOMs even to such purpose, is not needed in the present configuration. Homodyne detection also facilitates detection of harmonic components of the ANSOM optical signal at the probe/sample distance modulation frequency, necessary for near-field discrimination and suppression of artifacts. Furthermore, since amplitude signal is not affected by phase fluctuations generated in the optical path of the interferometer, an optical fiber could be included in one interferometer arm, to couple the ANSOM head to the detection system, obtaining improved versatility of the instrument. A demonstration of the interferometer performance is given by a test confocal optical scan of a mirror surface. This technique, as applied to near-field microscopy, is anticipated to provide absolute values of optical contrast not depending on background interference and topography artifacts.
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- M Labardi
- INFM-CNR polyLab, Dipartimento di Fisica Enrico Fermi, Università di Pisa, Largo B. Pontecorvo 3, I-56127 Pisa, Italy.
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