Multi-label Fluorescence Microscopy
Multi-label Fluorescence Microscopy
Th HSI device has been recently integrated in an inverted microscope for application in multi labeled fluorescence microscopy. Compared with other techniques the “multi label fluorescence microscope” has the advantage to acquire spectra of different dyes simultaneously without the use of multiple filters set or dispersive means. We use the microscope to observe various fluorescent dyes commonly used in biology and demonstrate the capability to discriminate between them by observing their spectral shapes.
Experimental layout of the multi label fluorescence microscope
The average fluorescence spectrum of different cells in the sample of cancer cell of lung colored with DAPI emitting in the blue region. The sharp vertical cuts are due to the band-pass filter integrated in the microscope.
Normalized emission spectra of different fluorophores prepared on three different biological specimens. ZsGreen1 colors cytoplasm on cancer cells of pancreas; CellMaskGreen colors cytoplasm on cancer cells of lung; PicoGreen colors nuclei on cancer cell of lung.