Cell Biology and Biophysics Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany.
Collaboration for joint PhD degree between EMBL and Heidelberg University, Faculty of Biosciences, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.
Nat Methods. 2023 May;20(5):755-760. doi: 10.1038/s41592-023-01822-1. Epub 2023 Mar 30.
Brillouin microscopy can assess mechanical properties of biological samples in a three-dimensional (3D), all-optical and hence non-contact fashion, but its weak signals often lead to long imaging times and require an illumination dosage harmful for living organisms. Here, we present a high-resolution line-scanning Brillouin microscope for multiplexed and hence fast 3D imaging of dynamic biological processes with low phototoxicity. The improved background suppression and resolution, in combination with fluorescence light-sheet imaging, enables the visualization of the mechanical properties of cells and tissues over space and time in living organism models such as fruit flies, ascidians and mouse embryos.
布里渊显微镜可以以三维(3D)、全光学且非接触的方式评估生物样本的力学性能,但由于其信号较弱,通常需要较长的成像时间,并且需要的光照剂量对生物体是有害的。在这里,我们展示了一种高分辨率线扫描布里渊显微镜,可用于快速进行多重化 3D 成像,从而对具有低光毒性的动态生物过程进行研究。改进的背景抑制和分辨率,结合荧光光片成像,使得可以在果蝇、海鞘和小鼠胚胎等生物模型中对细胞和组织的力学性能进行空间和时间上的可视化。