Multimode fibre based imaging for optically cleared samples
Abstract
Optical clearing is emerging as a popular approach particularly for studies in neuroscience. However the use of corrosive clearing solutions typically requires sophisticated objectives or extreme care with optical components chosen for single- or multi-photon imaging. In contrast to the use of complex, custom-made microscope objectives, we show that the use of a corrected multimode fibre (MMF) offers a route that is resistant to corrosion, can be used in clearing media, is not constrained by the refractive index of the immersion medium and offers flexible working distances. Using a corrected MMF, we demonstrate fluorescence imaging of beads and stained neuroblastoma cells through optically cleared mouse brain tissue, as well as imaging in an extreme oxidative environment to show the versatility of our approach. Additionally, we perform Raman imaging of polystyrene beads in clearing media to demonstrate that this approach may be used for vibrational spectroscopy of optically cleared samples.
Citation
Gusachenko , I , Nylk , J , Tello , J A & Dholakia , K 2017 , ' Multimode fibre based imaging for optically cleared samples ' , Biomedical Optics Express , vol. 8 , no. 11 , pp. 5179-5190 . https://doi.org/10.1364/BOE.8.005179
Publication
Biomedical Optics Express
Status
Peer reviewed
ISSN
2156-7085Type
Journal article
Rights
Copyright the Author(s) 2017. Published by The Optical Society under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. Further distribution of this work must maintain attribution to the author(s) and the published article’s title, journal citation, and DOI.
Description
UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) (EP/P030017/1); European Union’s Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) (707084)Collections
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