受激辐射耗尽超分辨显微成像的研究进展及应用

荧光显微镜凭借其非接触、无损伤、可实时探测生物样品内部等优点,成为生命科学研究中不可或缺的工具,但是Abbe光学衍射极限的存在限制了其对亚细胞尺度生化过程的进一步研究。作为突破光学衍射极限的远场光学显微镜,受激辐射耗尽(Stimulated Emission Depletion,STED)超分辨荧光显微术,因其超高时空分辨率和三维层析能力,成为备受关注的新型成像和分析表征工具。本文结合我们课题组在STED显微成像研究方面的工作,综述了近年来STED显微成像技术的研究进展及其在细胞成像中的应用。     

中红外光热显微镜技术及其应用

中红外光热显微镜是一种远场超分辨红外光谱和成像技术,其将红外光谱和成像的空间分辨率提升至300～600 nm,填补了传统远场红外显微镜和近场红外光谱和成像技术间的空缺,为突破衍射极限的红外显微光谱和成像提供了独特的远场光学解决方案.本文评述了中红外光热显微镜近年的发展概况,简要介绍了中红外光热显微镜技术的实现原理、技术...     

单分子定位超分辨显微成像有机荧光探针的研究进展

在生物医学领域,对纳米尺寸级别的微小生物目标进行精确定位研究具有非常重要的意义,而光学显微成像技术为此提供了强有力的工具。 光学显微成像技术受到光学衍射极限的限制,难以分辨尺寸在衍射极限(<200 nm)以下的生物结构,无法直接获取微小生物结构信息,阻碍了生物医学的进一步发展。 近年来,随着纳米分辨显微成像技术的出现,新型荧光探针的开发、成像系统与设备的不断发展及成像算法不断完善地深入结合,促进了光学衍射极限以下尺寸微观目标的研究。 基于单分子定位的超分辨荧光显微成像(SMLM)包括光激活定位成像(PALM)与随机光学重构超分辨成像(STORM),将有机荧光探针与超分辨光学显微成像技术紧密结合在一起,荧光探针的光物理性质直接决定着超分辨成像结果的好坏。 因此,设计不同性能的荧光探针可以实现超精细结构的不同超分辨成像,为研究其生物学功能提供了有力的工具。 本文着重围绕基于SMLM的原理、有机荧光探针的设计要求、用于SMLM的荧光探针种类及其生物应用等方面进行总结综述,指出了单分子定位成像上存在的不足,并对其发展方向进行了展望,希望为对超分辨成像研究感兴趣或初涉该领域的研究者提供成像理论与探针设计方面的帮助。     

浅谈2014年诺贝尔化学奖:超高分辨率荧光显微成像

超分辨显微成像技术是近些年来发展最快、受关注度最高的光学成像技术之一。这类技术突破了光学衍射极限,将显微镜的分辨率从几百纳米提高到几十纳米,为生命科学研究提供了一个强大工具。目前主流的超分辨率显微技术主要基于点扩散函数调制和单分子定位的原理来实现。其主要贡献者也成为2014年诺贝尔化学奖的获得者。本文简要讲述超分辨显微技术的发展历程并对其发展趋势进行展望。     

随机光学重构超高分辨显微镜的使用研究与共享管理

随机光学重构超高分辨成像技术(STORM)采用基于光控荧光分子的单分子定位算法,横向和轴向分辨率分别达到～20 nm和～50 nm.本文结合使用和管理经验,对超高分辨STORM显微镜的原理、软硬件组成和技术参数、样品制备方法、超高分辨图像采集的常用操作流程、环境要求、日常维护、共享平台管理、STORM显微镜的应用等方面...     

半导体共轭聚合物光学探针的设计及在自发光成像和光声成像中的应用

光学成像因其无侵袭性、高时空分辨率和高灵敏度在生物医学领域得到迅速发展.光学成像中自发光成像包括化学发光成像和长余辉成像不需实时光激发,避免了自发荧光的影响,可以得到较高的灵敏度和信噪比.光声成像则是将光信号通过热膨胀转化为声信号,避免了光散射的影响,具有较高的组织穿透深度.本文针对半导体共轭聚合物光学探针在自发光成像...     

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.     

基于完全活性空间自洽场的杂化多组态密度泛函方法λ-DFCAS

提出了一种杂化多组态密度泛函新方法——λ-DFCAS. 在λ-DFCAS方法中, 电子相关能被分为静态和动态相关能. 静态相关能由多组态波函数方法完全活性空间自洽场(CASSCF)得到, 而动态相关能由密度泛函理论方法描述. 两种相关能的杂化比例由一个可调节的参数λ控制. 参数λ的取值取决于分子体系的多组态特性, 在0~1之间变化, 从而使得λ-DFCAS可以应用于各种强相关分子体系. 该方法能够以与CASSCF相当的计算代价获得接近完全活性空间二阶微扰(CASPT2)的计算精度, 并具备了大小一致性.     

光激活定位超分辨荧光成像的罗丹明分子设计

光激活定位显微技术(PALM)等超分辨成像技术的发展为高水平生命科学研究提供了突破光学衍射极限的研究工具.实现超分辨荧光成像的核心要素之一是高性能荧光染料,而罗丹明染料由于其优良的光学性质已成为设计PALM染料的热门选择.本文通过对PALM超分辨成像特点分析,给出PALM罗丹明染料的设计要求,并对已报道的PALM超分辨罗丹明染料的设计策略及其优缺点进行比较分析,希望通过对分子设计策略的综述,为研究者设计PALM超分辨罗丹明染料提供了一些帮助.     

大型仪器科学管理(192~195)超分辨荧光共聚焦显微技术进展、自主创新研发和开放共享使用现状

简要梳理了超分辨荧光共聚焦显微成像技术的发展历史.在此基础上, 重点总结了中国自主创新高分辨荧光共聚焦显微成像技术取得的突破, 特别是2006年以来, 中国科学院和北京大学成功研发了几款较为成熟的超分辨荧光共聚焦显微系统, 有力地推动了中国自主创新仪器研制的进展.最后, 在大型仪器设备开放共享评价考核数据分析的基础上, 着重分析了高校和科研院所激光共聚焦显微镜的开放共享使用情况.     

g-CN体系的准粒子能带结构和光学特性

利用多体格林函数理论,本文研究了二维CN体系(包括triazine和tri-s-triazine)的激发态特性。通过GW方法,我们计算了准粒子的能量。考虑电子-空穴相互作用,通过求解Bethe-Salpeter方程,我们获得了激发态能量和光谱。我们发现,在这两种CN体系的价带中,σ轨道和π轨道之间的交换作用非常强烈。由于占据的σ轨道和π轨道之间的准粒子修正量非常不同,因此,为了得到准确的带隙值和光谱,我们需要对这两种轨道开展精确的GW计算。与单层的CN体系相比,双层结构中层与层之间的范德华相互作用使带隙值降低了0.6 eV,而光吸收谱红移了0.2 eV,这是由于双层结构具有更小的激子束缚能。我们计算的吸收峰的位置与实验结果符合很好。实验中的吸收峰主要是由深能级的π轨道到π^*轨道的跃迁形成的。π→π^*跃迁和σ→π^*跃迁之间的耦合能够在长波长范围产生弱的吸收尾巴,如果调整入射光的极化方向,由σ→π^*跃迁产生的高强度的吸收峰将会在更低能量处出现。     

2-甲基呋喃分子激发态超快非绝热动力学

Excited-state dynamics of 2-methyl furan has been studied by femtosecond time-resolved photoelectron imaging. The molecule 2-methyl furan was simultaneously excited to the n=3 Rydberg series of S₁[¹A"(π3s)], ¹A'(π3p_x), ¹A"(π3p_y) and ¹A"(π3p_z) and the valence state of ¹A'(ππ^*) by two 400 nm photons and subsequently probed by two 800 nm photons. The average lifetime of the Rydberg series and the valence state was measured to be on the time scale of 50 fs by the time-dependent ion yield of the parent ion. Ultrafast internal conversions among these excited states were observed and extracted from the time-dependences of the photoelectron kinetic energy components of these excited states in the photoelectron kinetic energy spectra. Furthermore, it is identified that the ¹A'(ππ^*) state might play an important role in internal conversions among these excited states. The Rydberg-valence mixings, which result in numerous conical intersections, act as the driving force to accomplish such ultrafast internal conversions.     

间位基团激发态取代基常数的扩展及应用

合成了七个系列含间位取代基X的二苯乙烯m-XArCH=CHArY-p(简称m-XSBY-p),其中X为NO_2、I、CHCH_2、Ph、Et、NMe_2和CCH。在无水乙醇中测定它们的紫外(UV)吸收光谱,得到紫外吸收最大波长λ_(max)(nm)。对λ_(max)的波数ν_(max)(cm~(-1))进行定量相关,采用曲线拟合方法,得到上述7个间位基团的激发态取代基常数σ_(CC(m))~(ex)。将对位基团和间位基团的σ_(CC)~(ex)与Hammett常数σ进行对比,表明σx_(CC)~(ex)与σ分别表达取代基不同的电子效应。另外,合成了含上述间位基团的二芳基希夫碱(10个)和二苯乙烯(14个),用所得σ_(CC(m))~(ex)预测它们的λ_(max),并用实验测定它们的λ_(max),结果表明预测值与实验值相吻合,验证了所得σ_(CC(m))~(ex)常数的可靠性。收集了225个化合物(涉及二取代苯及二苯乙烯)的ν_(max),建立了一个统一的定量方程来表达这些化合物ν_(max)的变化规律。     

Hydrothermal Synthesis and Characterization of Perovskite Oxide AgTaO3

The perovskite-type AgTaO₃ crystals were prepared by mild hydrothermal method and determined by powder X-ray diffraction. Rietveld refinement indicates that AgTaO₃ crystallized in an orthorhombic system with the space group Pcmn. The lattice parameters are a=5.5822(1) nm, b=7.8522(2) nm and c=5.5347(1) nm, with α=β=γ= 90.0o. The compound was characterized by scanning electron microscopy(SEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), high resolution transmission electron microscopy(HR-TEM) and UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectrometry (UV-Vis DRS). The photocatalytic activity of AgTaO₃ powder was evaluated by the degradation of Congo red under UV-light irradiation. The result shows that the titled compound has a high photocatalytic activity at room temperature and potential application in photocatalysis.     

Donor-Acceptor Typed AIE Luminogens with Near-infrared Emission for Super-resolution Imaging

Aggregation-induced emission(AIE)luminogens(AIEgens)with high brightness in aggregates exhibit great potentials in biological imaging,but these AIEgens are seldom applied in super-resolution biological imaging,especially in the imaging by using the structural illumination microscope(SIM).Based on this consideration,we synthesized the donor-acceptor typed AIEgen of DTPA-BTN,which not only owns high brightness in the near-infrared(NIR)emission region from 600 nm to 1000 nm(photoluminescence quantum yield,PLQYs=11.35%),but also displays excellent photo-stability.In addition,AIE nanoparticles based on 4,7-ditriphenylamine-[1,2,5]-thiadiazolo[3,4-c]pyridine(DTPA-BTN)were also prepared with highly emissive features and excellent biocompatibility.Finally,the developed DTPA-BTN-based AIE nanoparticles were applied in the super-resolution cellular imaging via SIM,where much smaller full width at half-maximum values and high signal to noise ratios were obtained,indicating the superior imaging resolution.The results here imply that highly emissive AIEgens or AIE nanoparticles can be promising imaging agents for super-resolution imaging via SIM.     

Establishment of a new molecular model for mercury determination verified by single crystal X-ray diffraction,spectroscopic analysis and biological potentials

A wide variety of molecular probes have been developed for real-time analysis,but most of organic fluorophores possess small Stokes shifts and self-absorption or inner filter effect that could not be avoided.In this study,a new dicyanoisophorone-based derivative(E)-0-(4-(2-(3-(dicyanomethylene)-5,5-dimethylcyclohex-1-en-1-yl)vinyl)phenyl)diphenylphosphinothioate(λ_ex=405 nm,X_em=551 nm,denoted as ICM-S) with strong push-pull electron effect has been afforded and it exhibits red shift for absorption from 407 nm to 426 nm with distinct color change from pale yellow to deep yellow upon exposure to Hg~(2+).Moreover,an easily distinguishable fluorescence color change follows the route from green,yellow to red in the presence of Hg~(2+) over the range of 0-90 μmol/L(detection limit=137 nmol/L)can be observed by the naked eye under a UV lamp irradiation.Chlorodiphenylphosphine and sublimedsulfur are incorpo rated as re s ponsive sites and P-O bond has been cleaved upon the addition of mercu ry ions.During the recognition process,such dicyanoisophorone dye(ICM-S) has been evolved to 2-(3-(4-hydroxystyryl)-5,5-dimethylcyclohex-2-enylidene) malononitrile(ICM-OH).Clear evidences in the chemical processes can be identified via single crystal X-ray diffraction,spectroscopic analysis,photophysical studies and titration experiments.With the aim of exploring its potential in biological systems,its in vitro responses to Hg~(2+) have been evaluated in 293 T cells and the effectiveness in zebrafish model has also been verified.     

Far‐Red Emitting Fluorescent Dyes for Optical Nanoscopy: Fluorinated Silicon–Rhodamines (SiRF Dyes) and Phosphorylated Oxazines

Far‐red emitting fluorescent dyes for optical microscopy, stimulated emission depletion (STED), and ground‐state depletion (GSDIM) super‐resolution microscopy are presented. Fluorinated silicon–rhodamines (SiRF dyes) and phosphorylated oxazines have absorption and emission maxima at about λ≈660 and 680 nm, respectively, possess high photostability, and large fluorescence quantum yields in water. A high‐yielding synthetic path to introduce three aromatic fluorine atoms and unconventional conjugation/solubilization spacers into the scaffold of a silicon–rhodamine is described. The bathochromic shift in SiRF dyes is achieved without additional fused rings or double bonds. As a result, the molecular size and molecular mass stay quite small (<600 Da). The use of the λ=800 nm STED beam instead of the commonly used one at λ=750–775 nm provides excellent imaging performance and suppresses re‐excitation of SiRF and the oxazine dyes. The photophysical properties and immunofluorescence imaging performance of these new far‐red emitting dyes (photobleaching, optical resolution, and switch‐off behavior) are discussed in detail and compared with those of some well‐established fluorophores with similar spectral properties.     

Nd3+ Sensitized Fluorescent Nanoprobes for Vascular Imaging in the Second Near Infrared Window北大核心CSCD

In recent years,in comparison to the light in the visible range（400~700 nm）and first near-infrared window（NIR-Ⅰ,700~1000 nm）,the light in the second near-infrared window（NIR-Ⅱ,1000~ 1700 nm）possess the merits of the lowest optical scattering and absorption in the bio-tissue. So NIR-Ⅱ fluorescence imaging with deeper tissue penetration depths,high spatiotemporal resolution and signal to noise ratio（SNR）plays an important role in the fields of angiography,lymphangiography and so on. Herein, Nd3+ sensitized fluorescent nanoprobe （U/DNPs,NaGdF4 ∶Yb（18% mole fraction）,Ho（2%）,Ce（30%） @NaGdF4 ,Nd（60%）@NaGdF4 ,Nd（10%）） with core-shell-shell is synthesized through high-temperature coprecipitation and epitaxial growth method. Under the irradiation of 808 nm,the NIR-Ⅱ fluorescence at 1056 nm and 1332 nm are obtained via down-conversion process for further vascular imaging. Furthermore,it can emit red upconversion fluorescence with high red to green（R/G）ratio（I647 /I540 = 22. 6）,possessing greatly potential application for photodynamic therapy. After successful modification of polyvinyl pyrrolidone（PVP） via ligand-exchange strategy,the U/DNPs-PVP nanomaterials possess excellent solubility in water and good biocompatibility,and can achieve the NIR-Ⅱ fluorescence vessels imaging with spatial resolution of 336. 3 µμm in vivo. © 2022, Science Press (China). All rights reserved.     

NIR-Ⅱ Excitation and NIR-I Emission Based Two-photon Fluorescence Lifetime Microscopic Imaging Using Aggregation-induced Emission Dots

Near-infrared(NIR)lights are powerful tools to conduct deep-tissue imaging since NIR-Ⅰ wavelengths hold less photon absorption and NIR-Ⅱ wavelengths serve low photon scattering in the biological tissues compared with visible lights.Two-photon fluorescence lifetime microscopy(2PFLM)can utilize NIR-Ⅱ excitation and NIR-Ⅰ emission at the same time with the assistance of a well-designed fluorescent agent.Aggregation induced emission(AIE)dyes are famous for unique optical properties and could serve a large two-photon absorption(2PA)cross-section as aggregated dots.Herein,we report two-photon fluorescence lifetime microscopic imaging with NIR-Ⅱ excitation and NIR-Ⅰ emission using a novel deep-red AIE dye.The AIE-gens held a 2PA cross-section as large as 1.61×10⁴GM at 1040 nm.Prepared AIE dots had a two-photon fluorescence peak at 790 nm and a stable lifetime of 2.2 ns under the excitation of 1040 nm femtosecond laser.The brain vessels of a living mouse were vividly reconstructed with the two-photon fluorescence lifetime information obtained by our home-made 2PFLM system.Abundant vessels as small as 3.17μm were still observed with a nice signal-background ratio at the depth of 750μm.Our work will inspire more insight into the improvement of the working wavelength of fluorescent agents and traditional 2PFLM.