Multimodal nonlinear optical microscopy

S Yue, MN Slipchenko, JX Cheng - Laser & photonics reviews, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Because each nonlinear optical (NLO) imaging modality is sensitive to specific molecules or
structures, multimodal NLO imaging capitalizes the potential of NLO microscopy for studies …

Shedding new light on lipid biology with coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering microscopy

TT Le, S Yue, JX Cheng - Journal of lipid research, 2010 - ASBMB
Despite the ubiquitous roles of lipids in biology, the detection of lipids has relied on invasive
techniques, population measurements, or nonspecific labeling. Such difficulties can be …

Collagen cross-linking using rose bengal and green light to increase corneal stiffness

D Cherfan, EE Verter, S Melki, TE Gisel… - … & visual science, 2013 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Purpose.: Photochemical cross-linking of corneal collagen is an evolving treatment for
keratoconus and other ectatic disorders. We evaluated collagen cross-linking by rose …

Multicolored stain-free histopathology with coherent Raman imaging

CW Freudiger, R Pfannl, DA Orringer, BG Saar… - Laboratory …, 2012 - nature.com
Conventional histopathology with hematoxylin & eosin (H&E) has been the gold standard for
histopathological diagnosis of a wide range of diseases. However, it is not performed in vivo …

Monitoring peripheral nerve degeneration in ALS by label-free stimulated Raman scattering imaging

F Tian, W Yang, DA Mordes, JY Wang… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
The study of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and potential interventions would be
facilitated if motor axon degeneration could be more readily visualized. Here we …

Axon and myelin morphology in animal and human spinal cord

A Saliani, B Perraud, T Duval, N Stikov… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Characterizing precisely the microstructure of axons, their density, size and myelination is of
interest for the neuroscientific community, for example to help maximize the outcome of …

Biomolecular imaging with coherent nonlinear vibrational microscopy

CYJ Chung, EO Potma - Annual Review of Physical Chemistry, 2013 - annualreviews.org
Optical imaging with spectroscopic vibrational contrast is a label-free solution for visualizing,
identifying, and quantifying a wide range of biomolecular compounds in biological materials …

Fiber delivered probe for efficient CARS imaging of tissues

M Balu, G Liu, Z Chen, BJ Tromberg, EO Potma - Optics express, 2010 - opg.optica.org
We demonstrate a fiber-based probe for maximum collection of the coherent anti-Stokes
Raman scattering (CARS) signal in biological tissues. We discuss the design challenges …

Shedding new light on lipid functions with CARS and SRS microscopy

Y Yu, PV Ramachandran, MC Wang - … (BBA)-Molecular and Cell Biology of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Modern optical microscopy has granted biomedical scientists unprecedented access to the
inner workings of a cell, and revolutionized our understanding of the molecular mechanisms …

Real-time CARS imaging reveals a calpain-dependent pathway for paranodal myelin retraction during high-frequency stimulation

TB Huff, Y Shi, W Sun, W Wu, R Shi, JX Cheng - PLoS One, 2011 - journals.plos.org
High-frequency electrical stimulation is becoming a promising therapy for neurological
disorders, however the response of the central nervous system to stimulation remains poorly …