bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: July 5, 2024
Abstract
Miniaturized
fluorescence
microscopes
(miniscopes)
enable
imaging
of
calcium
events
from
a
large
population
neurons
in
freely
behaving
animals.
Traditionally,
miniscopes
have
only
been
able
to
record
single
wavelength.
Here,
we
present
new
open-source
dual-channel
Miniscope
that
simultaneously
records
two
wavelengths
To
simultaneous
acquisition
fluorescent
wavelengths,
incorporated
CMOS
sensors
into
Miniscope.
validate
our
Miniscope,
imaged
hippocampal
CA1
region
co-expressed
dynamic
indicator
(GCaMP)
and
static
nuclear
signal
(tdTomato)
while
mice
ran
on
linear
track.
Our
results
suggest
that,
even
when
were
registered
across
days
using
tdTomato
signals,
spatial
coding
changes
over
time.
In
conclusion,
novel
enables
with
minimal
crosstalk
between
the
channels,
opening
doors
multitude
experimental
possibilities.
Teaser
Novel
Cell,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
185(7), P. 1240 - 1256.e30
Published: March 1, 2022
We
developed
a
miniaturized
two-photon
microscope
(MINI2P)
for
fast,
high-resolution,
multiplane
calcium
imaging
of
over
1,000
neurons
at
time
in
freely
moving
mice.
With
weight
below
3
g
and
highly
flexible
connection
cable,
MINI2P
allowed
stable
with
no
impediment
behavior
variety
assays
compared
to
untethered,
unimplanted
animals.
The
improved
cell
yield
was
achieved
through
optical
system
design
featuring
an
enlarged
field
view
(FOV)
microtunable
lens
increased
z-scanning
range
speed
that
allows
fast
multiple
interleaved
planes,
as
well
3D
functional
imaging.
Successive
across
multiple,
adjacent
FOVs
enabled
recordings
from
more
than
10,000
the
same
animal.
Large-scale
proof-of-principle
data
were
obtained
populations
visual
cortex,
medial
entorhinal
hippocampus,
revealing
spatial
tuning
cells
all
areas.
Optica,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
8(5), P. 614 - 614
Published: March 18, 2021
Volumetric
interrogation
of
the
organization
and
processes
intracellular
organelles
molecules
in
cellular
systems
with
a
high
spatiotemporal
resolution
is
essential
for
understanding
cell
physiology,
development,
pathology.
Here,
we
report
high-resolution
Fourier
light-field
microscopy
(HR-FLFM)
fast
volumetric
live-cell
imaging.
HR-FLFM
transforms
conventional
enables
exploration
less
accessible
spatiotemporal-limiting
regimes
single-cell
studies.
The
results
present
near-diffraction-limited
all
three
dimensions,
five-fold
extended
focal
depth
to
several
micrometers,
scanning-free
volume
acquisition
time
up
milliseconds.
system
demonstrates
instrumentation
accessibility,
low
photo
damage
continuous
observation,
compatibility
general
assays.
We
anticipate
offer
promising
methodological
pathway
investigating
wide
range
functions
exquisite
contextual
details.
Optica,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
9(9), P. 1009 - 1009
Published: Aug. 3, 2022
Fluorescence
microscopy
is
essential
to
study
biological
structures
and
dynamics.
However,
existing
systems
suffer
from
a
tradeoff
between
field-of-view
(FOV),
resolution,
complexity,
thus
cannot
fulfill
the
emerging
need
of
miniaturized
platforms
providing
micron-scale
resolution
across
centimeter-scale
FOVs.
To
overcome
this
challenge,
we
developed
Computational
Miniature
Mesoscope
(CM$^2$)
that
exploits
computational
imaging
strategy
enable
single-shot
3D
high-resolution
wide
FOV
in
platform.
Here,
present
CM$^2$
V2
significantly
advances
both
hardware
computation.
We
complement
3$\times$3
microlens
array
with
new
hybrid
emission
filter
improves
contrast
by
5$\times$,
design
3D-printed
freeform
collimator
for
LED
illuminator
excitation
efficiency
3$\times$.
reconstruction
large
volume,
develop
an
accurate
efficient
linear
shift-variant
(LSV)
model
characterizes
spatially
varying
aberrations.
then
train
multi-module
deep
learning
model,
CM$^2$Net,
using
only
3D-LSV
simulator.
show
CM$^2$Net
generalizes
well
experiments
achieves
$\sim$7-mm
800-$\mu$m
depth,
provides
$\sim$6-$\mu$m
lateral
$\sim$25-$\mu$m
axial
resolution.
This
$\sim$8$\times$
better
localization
$\sim$1400$\times$
faster
speed
as
compared
previous
model-based
algorithm.
anticipate
simple
low-cost
miniature
system
will
be
impactful
many
large-scale
fluorescence
applications.
Nature Photonics,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
18(7), P. 721 - 730
Published: April 17, 2024
Abstract
Benefitting
from
the
advantages
of
high
imaging
throughput
and
low
cost,
wide-field
microscopy
has
become
indispensable
in
biomedical
studies.
However,
it
remains
challenging
to
record
biodynamics
with
a
large
field
view
spatiotemporal
resolution
due
limited
space–bandwidth
product.
Here
we
propose
random-access
(RA-WiFi)
mesoscopy
for
vivo
over
163.84
mm
2
area
spatial
~2.18
μm.
We
extend
beyond
nominal
value
objective
by
enlarging
object
distance,
which
leads
lower
angle,
followed
correction
optical
aberrations.
also
implement
scanning
structured
illumination,
enables
optical-sectioning
capability
contrast.
The
multi-plane
makes
technique
suitable
curved-surface
samples.
demonstrate
RA-WiFi
multi-modal
imaging,
including
bright-field,
dark-field
multi-colour
fluorescence
imaging.
Specifically,
apply
calcium
cortex-wide
neural
network
activities
awake
mice
vivo,
under
both
physiological
pathological
conditions.
show
its
unique
three-dimensional
random
access
irregular
regions
interest
via
biodynamic
mouse
spinal
cords
vivo.
As
compact,
low-cost
mesoscope
capability,
will
enable
broad
applications
study
biological
systems.
Neurophotonics,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
9(S1)
Published: April 27, 2022
Neurophotonics
was
launched
in
2014
coinciding
with
the
launch
of
BRAIN
Initiative
focused
on
development
technologies
for
advancement
neuroscience.
For
last
seven
years,
Neurophotonics'
agenda
has
been
well
aligned
this
focus
neurotechnologies
featuring
new
optical
methods
and
tools
applicable
to
brain
studies.
While
2.0
is
pivoting
towards
applications
these
novel
quest
understand
brain,
article
we
review
an
extensive
diverse
toolkit
explore
function
that
have
emerged
from
related
large-scale
efforts
measurement
manipulation
structure
function.
Here,
neurophotonic
mostly
animal
A
companion
article,
scheduled
appear
later
year,
will
cover
diffuse
imaging
noninvasive
human
each
domain,
outline
current
state-of-the-art
respective
technologies,
identify
areas
where
innovation
needed
provide
outlook
future
directions.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
14(1)
Published: July 11, 2023
The
optical
microscope
is
customarily
an
instrument
of
substantial
size
and
expense
but
limited
performance.
Here
we
report
integrated
that
achieves
performance
beyond
a
commercial
with
5×,
NA
0.1
objective
only
at
0.15
cm3
0.5
g,
whose
five
orders
magnitude
smaller
than
conventional
microscope.
To
achieve
this,
progressive
optimization
pipeline
proposed
which
systematically
optimizes
both
aspherical
lenses
diffractive
elements
over
30
times
memory
reduction
compared
to
the
end-to-end
optimization.
By
designing
simulation-supervision
deep
neural
network
for
spatially
varying
deconvolution
during
design,
accomplish
10
improvement
in
depth-of-field
traditional
microscopes
great
generalization
wide
variety
samples.
show
unique
advantages,
equipped
cell
phone
without
any
accessories
application
portable
diagnostics.
We
believe
our
method
provides
new
framework
design
miniaturized
high-performance
imaging
systems
by
integrating
optics,
computational
learning.