In this tutorial I analyze the polarization-dependent properties of different optical contrasts
widely used today in imaging, applied to biology and biomedical diagnostics. I derive the …

Multimode fiber-based endoscopes have recently emerged as a tool for minimally invasive
endoscopy in tissue, at depths well beyond the reach of multiphoton imaging. Here, we …

The future of regenerative medicine relies on our ability to control stem cell fate in order to
produce functional tissues. Stem cells are the preferred cell source for tissue engineering …

We present a new instrumental and computational pipeline named FAMOUS: fast algorithm
for three-dimensional (3D) multiphoton microscopy of biomedical structures. This pipeline …

Pixel resolution polarization-sensitive second harmonic generation (PSHG) imaging has
been recently shown as a promising imaging modality, by largely enhancing the capabilities …

The thermal transitions of fibrillar collagen are investigated with second-harmonic
generation polarization anisotropy microscopy. Second-harmonic generation images and …

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a genetic disorder in which the absence of
dystrophin leads to progressive muscle degeneration and weakness. Although the genetic …

Sarcomere length (SL) and its variation along the myofibril strongly regulate integrated
coordinated myocyte contraction. It is therefore important to obtain individual SL properties …

Polarization-resolved second harmonic generation (P-SHG) microscopy is able to probe the
sub-micrometer structural organization of myosin filaments within skeletal muscle. In this …

We employed second-harmonic generation (SHG) imaging and the zebrafish model to
investigate the myopathy caused by statin in vivo with emphasis on the altered …