Dual-color 4Pi-confocal microscopy with 3D-resolution in the 100 nm range

Ultramicroscopy. 2001 Feb;90(2-3):207-13. doi: 10.1016/s0304-3991(01)00132-2.

Abstract

We report the development of simultaneous two-color channel recording in 4Pi-confocal microscopy. A marked increase of spatial resolution over confocal microscopy becomes manifested in 4Pi-confocal three-dimensional (3D) data stacks of dual-labeled objects. The fundamentally improved resolution is verified both with densely labeled fluorescence beads as well as with membrane labeled fixed Escherichia coli. The synergistic combination of dual-color 4Pi-confocal recording with image restoration results in dual-color imaging with a 3D resolution in the 100 nm range.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cell Membrane
  • Escherichia coli / cytology
  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional / methods*
  • Microscopy, Confocal / methods*
  • Microspheres
  • Staining and Labeling / methods
  • Tissue Fixation

Substances

  • Fluorescent Dyes