Quantitative phase imaging (QPI) is a label-free, wide-field microscopy approach with
significant opportunities for biomedical applications. QPI uses the natural phase shift of light …

Cell mass, volume and growth rate are tightly controlled biophysical parameters in cellular
development and homeostasis, and pathological cell growth defines cancer in metazoans …

Optical microscopy is an indispensable diagnostic tool in modern healthcare. As a prime
example, pathologists rely exclusively on light microscopy to investigate tissue morphology …

Scar tissue size following myocardial infarction is an independent predictor of
cardiovascular outcomes, yet little is known about factors regulating scar size. We …

Cell viability and cytotoxicity assays are highly important for drug screening and cytotoxicity
tests of antineoplastic or other therapeutic drugs. Even though biochemical-based tests are …

Single-cell dry mass measurement is used in biology to follow cell cycle, to address effects
of drugs, or to investigate cell metabolism. Quantitative phase imaging technique with …

Hematological analysis, via a complete blood count (CBC) and microscopy, is critical for
screening, diagnosing, and monitoring blood conditions and diseases but requires complex …

The characterization of white blood cells (WBCs) is crucial for blood analyses and disease
diagnoses. However, current standard techniques rely on cell labeling, a process which …

Cardiac wound healing following ischemic injury requires a well-described spatiotemporal
progression of events involving multiple cell types and cell-cell interactions. While cellular …

Rationale: Cardiac fibroblasts do not form a syncytium but reside in the interstitium between
myocytes. This topological relationship between fibroblasts and myocytes is maintained …