Stimulated Raman scattering microscopy for biomedical imaging

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Min ◽  
Christian W. Freudiger ◽  
Sijia Lu ◽  
Chengwei He ◽  
Jing X. Kang ◽  
...  
Science ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 322 (5909) ◽  
pp. 1857-1861 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian W. Freudiger ◽  
Wei Min ◽  
Brian G. Saar ◽  
Sijia Lu ◽  
Gary R. Holtom ◽  
...  

Label-free chemical contrast is highly desirable in biomedical imaging. Spontaneous Raman microscopy provides specific vibrational signatures of chemical bonds, but is often hindered by low sensitivity. Here we report a three-dimensional multiphoton vibrational imaging technique based on stimulated Raman scattering (SRS). The sensitivity of SRS imaging is significantly greater than that of spontaneous Raman microscopy, which is achieved by implementing high-frequency (megahertz) phase-sensitive detection. SRS microscopy has a major advantage over previous coherent Raman techniques in that it offers background-free and readily interpretable chemical contrast. We show a variety of biomedical applications, such as differentiating distributions of omega-3 fatty acids and saturated lipids in living cells, imaging of brain and skin tissues based on intrinsic lipid contrast, and monitoring drug delivery through the epidermis.


Sensors ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (11) ◽  
pp. 2581 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamel Mars ◽  
De Xing Lioe ◽  
Shoji Kawahito ◽  
Keita Yasutomi ◽  
Keiichiro Kagawa ◽  
...  

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 563-566 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zheng-Ping WANG ◽  
Da-Wei HU ◽  
Huai-Jin ZHANG ◽  
Xin-Guang XU ◽  
Ji-Yang WANG ◽  
...  

1996 ◽  
Vol 24 (8) ◽  
pp. 906-909
Author(s):  
Akio MIYAMOTO ◽  
Hidetsugu YOSHIDA ◽  
Yusuke MORI ◽  
Takatomo SASAKI ◽  
Sadao NAKAI

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