Seeing Molecules Up Close – Superresolution

Reading Assignment:

Good general reference:

http://zeiss-campus.magnet.fsu.edu/articles/superresolution/index.html

Introduction to Superresolution-Zeiss.pdf (or http://zeiss-campus.magnet.fsu.edu/articles/superresolution/introduction.html)

The possibility of getting around the diffraction limit in light microscopy.

• Super Resolution by Spot Engineering (STED)

Far-Field Optical Nanoscopy.pdf (or http://www.sciencemag.org/content/316/5828/1153.long)

• Super Resolution by Fluorophor Engineering (PALM)

Introduction to PALM – Zeiss.pdf (or http://zeiss-campus.magnet.fsu.edu/articles/superresolution/palm/introduction.html)

• Super Resolution by Light Pattern Engineering (structured illumination)

Simple Interactive Tutorial:

http://zeiss-campus.magnet.fsu.edu/tutorials/superresolution/hrsim/index.html

In-depth article by Gustafsson et al:

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006349508703606

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