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Light as a tool for biologists: Recent developments

Author

Editor

  • Lars Olof Björn

Summary, in English

After a brief introduction (1) this chapter covers: (2) optical tweezers and related techniques, (3) uses of lasers for ablation, desorption, ionization, and dissection, (4) fluorescent labeling, (5) Abbe's diffraction limit to spatial resolution in microscopy, (6) two-photon excitation fluorescence microscopy, (7) stimulated emission depletion (STED), (8) near-field microscopy, (9) quantum dots and their uses in biology, (10) photochemical internalization and caged compounds, (11) photogating of membrane channels, and (12) photo-crosslinking and photolabeling.

Publishing year

2008

Language

English

Pages

93-122

Publication/Series

Photobiology: The Science of Life and Light. 2nd ed.

Document type

Book chapter

Publisher

Springer

Topic

  • Biological Sciences

Keywords

  • Optical tweezers Laser Ablation Desorption Ionization Dissection Fluorescent labeling Abbe's diffraction limit Spatial resolution Microscopy Two-photon excitation Stimulated emission depletion STEM Near-field microscopy Quantum dot Photochemical internalization Photogating Membrane channel Photocrosslinking Photolabeling DNA sequencing

Status

Published

Project

  • Photobiology

Research group

  • Photobiology

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISBN: 978-0-387-72654-0