scholarly journals Single Cell Volume Measurement by Quantitative Phase Microscopy (QPM): A Case Study of Erythrocyte Morphology

2006 ◽  
Vol 17 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 193-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire L. Curl ◽  
Catherine J. Bellair ◽  
Peter J. Harris ◽  
Brendan E. Allman ◽  
Ann Roberts ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Single Cell ◽  
Cell Volume ◽  
Volume Measurement ◽  
Erythrocyte Morphology ◽  
Quantitative Phase ◽  
Phase Microscopy ◽  
Quantitative Phase Microscopy

scholarly journals Computationally Enhanced Quantitative Phase Microscopy Reveals Autonomous Oscillations in Mammalian Cell Growth

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xili Liu ◽  
Seungeun Oh ◽  
Leonid Peshkin ◽  
Marc W. Kirschner
Keyword(s):  
Cell Cycle ◽  
Growth Rate ◽  
Cell Growth ◽  
Single Cell ◽  
Cell Lines ◽  
Mammalian Cells ◽  
Cell Tracking ◽  
Quantitative Phase ◽  
Phase Microscopy ◽  
Quantitative Phase Microscopy

AbstractThe fine balance of growth and division is a fundamental property of the physiology of cells and one of the least understood. Its study has been thwarted by difficulties in the accurate measurement of cell size and the even greater challenges of measuring growth of a single-cell over time. We address these limitations by demonstrating a new computationally enhanced methodology for Quantitative Phase Microscopy (ceQPM) for adherent cells, using improved image processing algorithms and automated cell tracking software. Accuracy has been improved more than two-fold and this improvement is sufficient to establish the dynamics of cell growth and adherence to simple growth laws. It is also sufficient to reveal unknown features of cell growth previously unmeasurable. With these methodological and analytical improvements, we document a remarkable oscillation in growth rate in several different cell lines, occurring throughout the cell cycle, coupled to cell division or birth, and yet independent of cell cycle progression. We expect that further exploration with this improved tool will provide a better understanding of growth rate regulation in mammalian cells.Significance StatementIt has been a long-standing question in cell growth studies that whether the mass of individual cell grows linearly or exponentially. The two models imply fundamentally distinct mechanisms, and the discrimination of the two requires great measurement accuracy. Here, we develop a new method of computationally enhanced Quantitative Phase Microscopy (ceQPM), which greatly improves the accuracy and throughput of single-cell growth measurement in adherent mammalian cells. The measurements of several cell lines indicate that the growth dynamics of individual cells cannot be explained by either of the simple models but rather present an unanticipated and remarkable oscillatory behavior, suggesting more complex regulation and feedbacks.

Optimum phase shift for quantitative phase microscopy in volume measurement

2014 ◽  
Vol 31 (11) ◽  
pp. 2429 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Reza Jafarfard ◽  
Behnam Tayebi ◽  
Seungrag Lee ◽  
Yoon-Sung Bae ◽  
Dug Young Kim
Keyword(s):  
Phase Shift ◽  
Volume Measurement ◽  
Quantitative Phase ◽  
Phase Microscopy ◽  
Quantitative Phase Microscopy

scholarly journals Characterization of Liposomes Using Quantitative Phase Microscopy (QPM)

Pharmaceutics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 590
Author(s):  
Jennifer Cauzzo ◽  
Nikhil Jayakumar ◽  
Balpreet Singh Ahluwalia ◽  
Azeem Ahmad ◽  
Nataša Škalko-Basnet
Keyword(s):  
Rapid Development ◽  
Fluorescent Labeling ◽  
Label Free ◽  
Batch Mode ◽  
Full Field ◽  
Quantitative Phase ◽  
Phase Microscopy ◽  
Quantitative Phase Microscopy ◽  
Tracking Ability

The rapid development of nanomedicine and drug delivery systems calls for new and effective characterization techniques that can accurately characterize both the properties and the behavior of nanosystems. Standard methods such as dynamic light scattering (DLS) and fluorescent-based assays present challenges in terms of system’s instability, machine sensitivity, and loss of tracking ability, among others. In this study, we explore some of the downsides of batch-mode analyses and fluorescent labeling, while introducing quantitative phase microscopy (QPM) as a label-free complimentary characterization technique. Liposomes were used as a model nanocarrier for their therapeutic relevance and structural versatility. A successful immobilization of liposomes in a non-dried setup allowed for static imaging conditions in an off-axis phase microscope. Image reconstruction was then performed with a phase-shifting algorithm providing high spatial resolution. Our results show the potential of QPM to localize subdiffraction-limited liposomes, estimate their size, and track their integrity over time. Moreover, QPM full-field-of-view images enable the estimation of a single-particle-based size distribution, providing an alternative to the batch mode approach. QPM thus overcomes some of the drawbacks of the conventional methods, serving as a relevant complimentary technique in the characterization of nanosystems.

scholarly journals Efficient quantitative phase microscopy using programmable annular LED illumination

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 4687 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiaji Li ◽  
Qian Chen ◽  
Jialin Zhang ◽  
Yan Zhang ◽  
Linpeng Lu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Phase ◽  
Phase Microscopy ◽  
Quantitative Phase Microscopy

Direct full compensation of the aberrations in quantitative phase microscopy of thin objects by a single digital hologram

2007 ◽  
Vol 90 (4) ◽  
pp. 041104 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Miccio ◽  
D. Alfieri ◽  
S. Grilli ◽  
P. Ferraro ◽  
A. Finizio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Phase ◽  
Digital Hologram ◽  
Phase Microscopy ◽  
Quantitative Phase Microscopy ◽  
Full Compensation
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