Biophysical Journal
Volume 100, Issue 8, 20 April 2011, Pages L43-L45
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Letter
STED-SPIM: Stimulated Emission Depletion Improves Sheet Illumination Microscopy Resolution

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Abstract

We demonstrate the first, to our knowledge, integration of stimulated emission depletion (STED) with selective plane illumination microscopy (SPIM). Using this method, we were able to obtain up to 60% improvements in axial resolution with lateral resolution enhancements in control samples and zebrafish embryos. The integrated STED-SPIM method combines the advantages of SPIM with the resolution enhancement of STED, and thus provides a method for fast, high-resolution imaging with >100 μm deep penetration into biological tissue.

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