Dalgarno, H. I.C., Dalgarno, P. A., Dada, A. C. , Towers, C. E., Gibson, G. J., Parton, R. M., Davis, I., Warburton, R. J. and Greenaway, A. H. (2011) Nanometric depth resolution from multi-focal images in microscopy. Journal of the Royal Society: Interface, 8(60), pp. 942-951. (doi: 10.1098/rsif.2010.0508) (PMID:21247948) (PMCID:PMC3104330)
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Abstract
We describe a method for tracking the position of small features in three dimensions from images recorded on a standard microscope with an inexpensive attachment between the microscope and the camera. The depth-measurement accuracy of this method is tested experimentally on a wide-field, inverted microscope and is shown to give approximately 8 nm depth resolution, over a specimen depth of approximately 6 µm, when using a 12-bit charge-coupled device (CCD) camera and very bright but unresolved particles. To assess low-flux limitations a theoretical model is used to derive an analytical expression for the minimum variance bound. The approximations used in the analytical treatment are tested using numerical simulations. It is concluded that approximately 14 nm depth resolution is achievable with flux levels available when tracking fluorescent sources in three dimensions in live-cell biology and that the method is suitable for three-dimensional photo-activated localization microscopy resolution. Sub-nanometre resolution could be achieved with photon-counting techniques at high flux levels.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Dada, Dr Adetunmise |
| Authors: | Dalgarno, H. I.C., Dalgarno, P. A., Dada, A. C., Towers, C. E., Gibson, G. J., Parton, R. M., Davis, I., Warburton, R. J., and Greenaway, A. H. |
| College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Electronics and Nanoscale Engineering |
| Journal Name: | Journal of the Royal Society: Interface |
| Publisher: | The Royal Society |
| ISSN: | 1742-5689 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1742-5689 |
| Published Online: | 19 January 2011 |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2011 The Royal Society |
| First Published: | First published in Journal of the Royal Society: Interface 8(60): 942-951 |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced under a Creative Commons License |
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