Abstract:
:Total internal reflection fluorescence excitation (TIRF) microscopy allows the selective observation of fluorescent molecules in immediate proximity to an interface between different refractive indices. Objective-type or prism-less TIRF excitation is typically achieved with laser light sources. We here propose a simple, yet optically advantageous light-emitting diode (LED)-based implementation of objective-type TIRF (LED-TIRF). The proposed LED-TIRF condenser is affordable and easy to set up at any epifluorescence microscope to perform multicolor TIRF and/or combined TIRF-epifluorescence imaging with even illumination of the entire field of view. Electrical control of LED light sources replaces mechanical shutters or optical modulators. LED-TIRF microscopy eliminates safety burdens that are associated with laser sources, offers favorable instrument lifetime and stability without active cooling. The non-coherent light source and the type of projection eliminate interference fringing and local scattering artifacts that are associated with conventional laser-TIRF. Unlike azimuthal spinning laser-TIRF, LED-TIRF does not require synchronization between beam rotation and the camera and can be monitored with either global or rolling shutter cameras. Typical implementations, such as live cell multicolor imaging in TIRF and epifluorescence of imaging of short-lived, localized translocation events of a Ca2+ -sensitive protein kinase C α fusion protein are demonstrated.
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J Biophotonicsjournal_title
Journal of biophotonicsauthors
Kogel A,Kalwa H,Urban N,Schaefer Mdoi
10.1002/jbio.201900033subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2019-11-01 00:00:00pages
e201900033issue
11eissn
1864-063Xissn
1864-0648journal_volume
12pub_type
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