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Fluorescence nanoscopy goes multicolor

Photoswitchable fluorescent labels allow simultaneous optical imaging of multiple target complexes inside fixed cells with nanometer spatial resolution.

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Figure 1: Complementary strategies for multicolor far-field fluorescence nanoscopy based on photoswitching of individual fluorescence emitters.

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Schönle, A., Hell, S. Fluorescence nanoscopy goes multicolor. Nat Biotechnol 25, 1234–1235 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt1107-1234

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