单分子/单颗粒光学显微成像研究

作为一种新型的光学显微成像手段,单分子、单颗粒光学显微成像技术具有高分辨率、高通量、高灵敏度、非接触、无损伤等优点,在各个学科领域得到了广泛应用.结合本课题组的研究方向,本文综述了单分子、单颗粒光学显微成像研究中的单分子检测,单颗粒光学显微成像追踪,超分辨成像以及单颗粒催化四个方面的重要研究进展,并展望了该成像技术在生物医学应用中的发展前景与挑战.     

有机光电材料在光声成像领域的应用

光声成像技术是采用"光激发声探测图像重建"的方法进行成像的一种新型分子影像技术。作为一种非侵害性的成像技术,光声成像既具备了声学成像技术穿透深度高的特点,也具备了光学成像技术高分辨率和高对比度的特性,克服了传统光学成像技术在成像深度与分辨率上不可兼得的缺陷。然而目前光声成像技术仍缺乏合适造影剂,严重制约了其应用与拓展,因此设计开发高效的光声造影剂是光声成像技术发挥其巨大潜能的关键。本文综述了五类有机光声造影剂(苝酰亚胺类、花菁类、BODIPY类、卟啉类和聚合物类)的研究进展,着重分析其结构与光学性质相关的构效关系,为有机光声造影剂的设计和开发提供指导,最后对有机光声造影剂存在的主要问题以及未来的热点方向进行了分析和展望。     

多光谱光声层析成像及其在生物医学中的应用

多光谱光声层析成像(MSOT)技术是一种将多光谱成像与光声层析成像(PACT)技术相结合的新技术,该技术利用不同生物组织的光谱吸收特性,用多组不同波长的短脉冲激光照射组织以产生组织特异性的光声信号,从而更好地进行光声成像和组分识别。MSOT兼具光学成像的高灵敏度、高分辨率优势和超声成像可对数厘米深组织成像的长处,同时又能弥补光学成像深度有限和超声成像对比度差的短处,能够实现深层组织的高分辨率、高对比度、高穿透深度的实时无损伤成像。迄今为止,MSOT已应用于肿瘤内光吸收粒子的检测、血管结构和血液氧合作用的评价、生物荧光蛋白的成像以及乳腺癌患者检测的初步研究。随着光声成像系统的不断改进,MSOT与生物标记物(如荧光试剂、金纳米颗粒等)结合对体内分子进行成像,在生物医学中得到了广泛的应用。本文简要综述了MOST的成像原理、实验装置及其性能特点,着重总结了其在生物医学领域的最新应用进展,尤其是在新生血管成像、肿瘤的早期诊断及肿瘤的原位成像方面。     

同步辐射X射线成像技术在脑成像研究中的应用

脑疾病的诊疗、 探索高级脑功能机制和理解意识本源对脑科学研究具有重要意义. 成像技术在阐明脑科学神经系统结构和功能中发挥了重要作用. 迄今, 核磁共振成像、 光学成像和电子显微镜成像技术已为脑科学研究提供了强有力的手段, 取得了突出的进展. 同步辐射X射线显微成像技术具有高分辨率、 快成像速度和高穿透深度等优点, 是一类与已有技术互补的新型脑成像技术. 本文介绍了核磁共振波谱、 光学显微镜和电子显微镜等成像方法在脑成像领域中的应用, 重点阐述了同步辐射X射线成像的优势以及在脑结构成像和功能成像中的应用. 在此基础上, 展望了同步辐射X射线成像应用于脑科学研究的未来发展方向, 讨论了该技术在绘制人脑联接图谱中的优势及可行性.     

聚集诱导发光高分子在光学诊疗应用中的研究进展

高分子因其优异的光学特性、良好的生物相容性和分子结构易于调控等优势,在光学诊疗领域表现出巨大应用潜力.然而,传统荧光分子的聚集导致荧光淬灭现象限制了其生物应用.聚集诱导发光(AIE)分子因其聚集态高效发光的优势而备受关注.本文从AIE高分子的构建出发,重点介绍了D-A型共轭聚合物的构建策略、构-效关系以及相对于小分子的性能和应用优势,并从生物成像、肿瘤诊疗和抗菌三个方面总结了AIE高分子在光学诊疗领域的最新研究进展.生物成像方面主要总结了NIR-Ⅱ区AIE高分子在深部组织高分辨率荧光成像中的应用;肿瘤诊疗方面主要介绍了AIE高分子在光动力治疗、光热治疗及联合治疗中的应用;以及介绍了AIE高分子在细菌感染光动力治疗中的应用.最后对AIE高分子在光学诊疗领域的未来发展前景进行了展望.     

基于光强传输方程的多模式成像

在显微成像中,对于相位的恢复和定量相位的成像,基于光强传输方程的定量相位成像是一种有效的方法。在沿光轴分布的光强中采集一系列强度图像,利用数值差分估计光强在聚焦面处的一阶轴向微分并通过求解光强传输方程直接得到相位信息。该方法不需要复杂的干涉装置和参考光束,且能够在传统的明场显微镜下实现定量相位成像。近年来,光强传输方程在国内外得到广泛研究和关注,在自适应光学、X射线衍射光学、电子显微学、光学显微成像等领域中显现出巨大的应用前景。本文提出了一种基于光强传输方程的多模式成像系统,将传统的显微镜和计算成像结合起来,赋予了传统显微镜获得定量相位的能力。采用该系统对未染色的花粉粒以及海拉细胞的有丝分裂过程进行了显微观察,验证了系统的多样性与可靠性。     

光热显微术:基于光吸收的单分子成像技术

光热显微术是近年来获得广泛关注和长足发展的一种新型光学显微成像技术,能够实现单个纳米粒子甚至单分子的免标记光学成像。其成像原理是利用先进的光学方法探测单分子或单纳米粒子吸收特定波长激发光后所产生的局域温度和介质折射率的微小变化,从而定量研究观测对象的光热特性。由于无辐射弛豫是激发态分子回到基态的优势过程,分子的光热特性相比于荧光特性更具有普遍意义。凭借无需标记、高灵敏度和信号稳定等优点,近十年来,关于单分子和单纳米粒子的光热显微成像研究不断取得突破,并在纳米科学和生命科学等领域获得越来越多的发展和应用,展现出了蓬勃的生命力和良好的发展前景。本文重点综述了光热显微技术的成像原理、发展历程、技术特色以及系统优化方法,列举了光热成像在活细胞研究和生物学领域的应用,最后总结了光热成像的优缺点并分析其主要面临的挑战以及未来的发展趋势,希望吸引更多的研究人员加入到这一新技术的研究队伍中来。     

共轭聚合物光声造影剂的研究进展

光声成像是一种新兴医学影像成像技术。作为一种非侵入式和非电离式的成像技术,光声成像具有高分辨率、高对比度和穿透深度高的特点。这种成像技术在对组织进行诊断时需要加入造影剂与组织相结合才能产生显著的光声信号。然而,目前光声成像技术仍缺乏合适的造影剂,制约了其在生物医学领域的应用。共轭聚合物因其具有优异的光热性能和良好的生物相容性,被广泛应用于光声成像领域。本文综述了共轭聚合物作为外源性造影剂在光声成像领域的应用的研究进展,并对共轭聚合物光声造影剂的发展进行了展望。     

量子点成像的新研究进展

量子点(又称纳米荧光颗粒)在生物学研究中特别是在生物医学成像方面的应用,已引起广泛关注。通过荧光成像可观察量子点标记分子与其靶标的相互作用,实时观测其在活细胞及活体中的运行轨迹,实现对细胞水平及在体层次的研究。本文综述了近两年量子点在光学成像中应用的新进展,展望了其应用前景。     

不同模式表面等离子体共振与其他分析检测技术联用

表面等离子体共振(Surface Plasmon Resonance, SPR)是利用金属与介质界面产生的一种光学现象所构建的分析技术,其在检测生物分子特异性结合方面具有免标记、高灵敏度和实时快速的特点。本文比较了常规SPR、成像SPR和SPR显微镜技术三种SPR模式的差异和应用,并着重对SPR与多通道流通体系(如微流控和流动注射分析),和以电化学为代表的其他检测技术的联用进行了概述,最后对SPR及其联用技术的应用前景进行了展望。     

高效液相色谱-四极杆/静电场轨道阱高分辨质谱快速检测6种农产品中96种农药的残留量

利用高效液相色谱-四极杆/静电场轨道阱高分辨质谱快速筛选辣椒、青花菜、脱水土豆、大豆、绿茶和大蒜中96种农药残留。样品经含0.1%醋酸的乙腈提取,分散固相萃取脱水、除色、净化后,以C18色谱柱为分析柱,甲醇和5 mmol/L醋酸铵水溶液作为流动相进行梯度洗脱分离。采用正、负离子切换同时测定96种农药残留,大大提高了检测通量。通过优化分辨率,在全扫描模式下提取目标化合物的精确质量数,有效地去除了基质干扰;采用自动触发采集二级质谱图进一步提高了定性的准确性。在1～200 μg/L范围内,96种农药的线性相关系数均大于0.99。通过实际样品的添加回收试验,回收率范围为58%～105%,相对标准偏差为8.8%～18.3%。该方法的检测低限可以达到5 μg/kg,可以作为蔬菜中多种农药残留高通量筛选和确认检测方法。     

光学相干层析技术在法庭科学中的新应用

光学影像技术是法庭科学物证检验分析的重要技术手段，具有无损、原位、快速等优势。近年来，随着光学影像技术的不断发展，一些新技术、新方法不断被引入法庭科学领域并付诸应用。光学相干层析技术（简称OCT技术）是一种光学断层成像技术，具有无损、高分辨、快速、断层成像的特点，特别是其可以无损地得到材料或生物组织内部的结构信息，突破了传统二维成像只能进行物质表面分析的局限，因此可成为一种很有前景的新型法庭科学光学影像技术。本文首先介绍了自主搭建的一套三维OCT成像系统，并着重介绍了基于该系统应用于法庭科学油漆物证检验、胶带指纹显现和毛囊特征分析等方面的研究。结果表明，OCT技术非常适合用于法庭科学物证检验分析，作为其他检验的先导技术手段，获取样品内部信息，提取新型光学特征参数。由于其采用光纤化技术，还有望实现便携化、小型化，在现场勘查中开展相关应用。     

High-resolution transmission electron microscopy using negative spherical aberration.

A novel imaging mode for high-resolution transmission electron microscopy is described. It is based on the adjustment of a negative value of the spherical aberration C S of the objective lens of a transmission electron microscope equipped with a multipole aberration corrector system. Negative spherical aberration applied together with an overfocus yields high-resolution images with bright-atom contrast. Compared to all kinds of images taken in conventional transmission electron microscopes, where the then unavoidable positive spherical aberration is combined with an underfocus, the contrast is dramatically increased. This effect can only be understood on the basis of a full nonlinear imaging theory. Calculations show that the nonlinear contrast contributions diminish the image contrast relative to the linear image for a positive-C S setting whereas they reinforce the image contrast relative to the linear image for a negative-C S setting. The application of the new mode to the imaging of oxygen in SrTiO3 and YBa2Cu3O7 demonstrates the benefit to materials science investigations. It allows us to image directly, without further image processing, strongly scattering heavy-atom columns together with weakly scattering light-atom columns.     

Recent advances in organic-dye-based photoacoustic probes for biosensing and bioimaging

Photoacoustic imaging(PAI) is a non-destructive biomedical imaging technology with broad application prospects. PAI combines the advantages of optical imaging and ultrasound imaging with high selectivity and deep penetration to overcome the high scattering limitation of light in tissues. This emerging technology also achieves high-resolution and high-contrast imaging of deep tissue in vivo. Recently, photoacoustic(PA) probes based on organic dyes have emerged prominently in biosensing and bioimaging due to their excellent optical properties and structural adaptability. This paper gives an outline of the basic PAI principles and focuses on the application of organic-dye-based PA probes for molecular detection and in vivo imaging. The advantages of PAI technology and the drawbacks of current PA probes are then summarized. Finally, the prospects for application are evaluated considering the potential challenges in the biomedical fields.     

Progress in aberration-corrected high-resolution transmission electron microscopy using hardware aberration correction.

The design and construction of a double-hexapole aberration corrector has made it possible to build the prototype of a spherical-aberration corrected transmission electron microscope dedicated to high-resolution imaging on the atomic scale. The corrected instrument, a Philips CM200 FEG ST, has an information limit of better than 0.13 nm, and the spherical aberration can be varied within wide limits, even to negative values. The aberration measurement and the corrector control provide instrument alignments stable enough for materials science investigations. Analysis of the contrast transfer with the possibility of tunable spherical aberration has revealed new imaging modes: high-resolution amplitude contrast, extension of the point resolution to the information limit, and enhanced image intensity modulation for negative phase contrast. In particular, through the combination of small negative spherical aberration and small overfocus, the latter mode provides the high-resolution imaging of weakly scattering atom columns, such as oxygen, in the vicinity of strongly scattering atom columns. This article reviews further lens aberration theory, the principle of aberration correction through multipole lenses, aspects for practical work, and materials science applications.     

Electron bombardment induced fragmentation of substituted oxathiolanes

The mass spectral fragmentation patterns of 1,3-oxathiolane and 2-, 4-, and 5-substituted oxathiolanes have been recorded. The various fragments have been identified by high-resolution mass spectrometry when appropriate. Of the five possible modes of ring cleavage to produce two- and three-atom fragments only two modes are actually observed. The mode of fragmentation of the 1,3-oxathiolane ring differs from that proposed for 1,3-dioxalane and in all probability occurs in multistep processes.     

Comparative study of various normal mode analysis techniques based on partial Hessians

Standard normal mode analysis becomes problematic for complex molecular systems, as a result of both the high computational cost and the excessive amount of information when the full Hessian matrix is used. Several partial Hessian methods have been proposed in the literature, yielding approximate normal modes. These methods aim at reducing the computational load and/or calculating only the relevant normal modes of interest in a specific application. Each method has its own (dis)advantages and application field but guidelines for the most suitable choice are lacking. We have investigated several partial Hessian methods, including the Partial Hessian Vibrational Analysis (PHVA), the Mobile Block Hessian (MBH), and the Vibrational Subsystem Analysis (VSA). In this article, we focus on the benefits and drawbacks of these methods, in terms of the reproduction of localized modes, collective modes, and the performance in partially optimized structures. We find that the PHVA is suitable for describing localized modes, that the MBH not only reproduces localized and global modes but also serves as an analysis tool of the spectrum, and that the VSA is mostly useful for the reproduction of the low frequency spectrum. These guidelines are illustrated with the reproduction of the localized amine‐stretch, the spectrum of quinine and a bis‐cinchona derivative, and the low frequency modes of the LAO binding protein. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Comput Chem, 2010     

高分辨阿达玛变换显微荧光图像分析(Ⅰ)——系统的成像能力及其在单个肿瘤细胞分析中的应用

阿达玛变换(Hadamard transform, HT)是一种类似于傅里叶变换的光谱调制技术, 具有多通道同时检测和多通道成像能力. 实现高分辨HT成像的关键在于阿达玛模板的制作, 阿达玛模板有两种, 即移动式机械编码模板(Movable mechanical mask)和固定式光电模板(Stationary electro-optic mask). 在实际成像方面, 移动模板和固定模板各有优缺点: 前者一般用石英玻璃制作, 对光信号不会因模板吸收而导致信号损失, 因此数据很可靠, 而且模板的制作也较为容易, 但由于采用步进电机驱动而容易导致机械故障, 难以实现快速编码; 后者无移动部件, 无机械故障, 因此系统比较紧凑, 但由于它是由液晶材料制成的(可导致信号损失), 从而限制了其在某些光谱区域的使用. 此外, 它对系统的软件设计要求比前者高, 实现高分辨成像更加困难. 正是由于上述原因, 实现快速、高分辨HT成像具有一定难度, 最近有关HT成像技术的报道极少.     

Differences in infrared spectroscopic data of connective tissues in transflectance and transmittance modes

Fourier transform infrared imaging spectroscopy (FT-IRIS) has been used extensively to characterize the composition and orientation of macromolecules in thin tissue sections. Earlier and current studies of normal and polarized FT-IRIS data have primarily used tissues sectioned onto infrared transmissive substrates, such as salt windows. Recently, the use of low-emissivity (“low-e”) substrates has become of great interest because of their low cost and favorable infrared optical properties. However, data are collected in transflectance mode when using low-e slides and in transmittance mode using salt windows. In the current study we investigated the comparability of these two modes for assessment of the composition of connective tissues. FT-IRIS data were obtained in transflectance and transmittance modes from serial sections of cartilage, bone and tendon, and from a standard polymer, polymethylmethacrylate. Both non-polarized and polarized FTIR data differed in absorbance, and in some cases peak position, between transflectance and transmittance modes. However, the FT-IRIS analysis of the collagen fibril orientation in cartilage resulted in the expected zonal arrangement of fibrils in both transmittance and transflectance. We conclude that numerical comparison of FT-IRIS-derived parameters of tissue composition should account for substrate type and data collection mode, while analysis of overall tissue architecture may be more invariant between modes.     

Momentum space imaging of a liquid crystal filled Fabry-Perot

Liquid crystal layer characteristics have for some time been determined by analysis of the optical guided modes supported within such layers. A novel technique for guided mode analysis, relying on scattering and re-radiation of light from a liquid crystal filled Fabry-Perot, is presented here and compared with a more standard technique, where the transmissivity of light through such a structure, as a function of the angle of incidence, is measured. The new technique which we label 'momentum space imaging' is found to hold some advantages over traditional methods, with data acquisition on the millisecond time-scale and full liquid crystal layer characterization being achievable with minor modification to existing theoretical multilayer modelling.