Fluorescence lifetime imaging in an optically sectioning programmable array microscope (PAM)
Open Access
- 14 September 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Cytometry Part A
- Vol. 67A (2) , 112-118
- https://doi.org/10.1002/cyto.a.20177
Abstract
Background: The programmable array microscopes (PAMs) are a family of instruments incorporating arbitrary control of the patterns of illumination and/or detection. The PAM can be used in sectioning and nonsectioning modes, thereby constituting a useful platform for fluorescence lifetime imaging.Methods and Results: We used a PAM for acquisition of optically sectioned and widefield fluorescence lifetime images, in which contrast was increased predominantly by suppressing out‐of‐focus light contributions. We simulate, display, and discuss the effects of blurring and fluorophore heterogeneity on lifetime imaging in widefield and confocal configurations.Conclusion: Sectioning improves the quality of lifetime images of samples with multiple fluorophores or spatially varying Förster resonance energy transfer. © 2005 International Society for Analytical Cytology.Keywords
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