Fig. 1: Structure is function: an overview of bio-application potential of labelfree optical microscopes. | Communications Biology

Fig. 1: Structure is function: an overview of bio-application potential of labelfree optical microscopes.

From: Viewing life without labels under optical microscopes

Fig. 1

The figure illustrates the applicability of available labelfree optical microscopes to evaluate structural, biomechanical, and biochemical attributes of the cells and tissues as a measure of their functions. QPM quantitative phase imaging, AF autofluorescence microscopy, SHG second harmonic generation microscopy, FTIR FTIR microspectroscopy, Raman Raman microspectroscopy, BM Brillouin microscopy, OCE optical coherence elastography, OCT optical coherence tomography, D-OCT Doppler-OCT, PAM photoacoustic microscopy.

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