Nonlinear interferometric vibrational imaging for fast label-free visualization of molecular domains in skin

作者：Benalcazar Wladimir A; Boppart Stephen A^*

来源：Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 2011, 400(9): 2817-2825.

DOI：10.1007/s00216-011-4953-z

• Optical imaging
• Nonlinear interferometric vibrational imaging
• Coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering
• Interferometry
• Skin

The most prevalent molecular constituents of skin are spatially mapped by the use of nonlinear interferometric vibrational imaging, a coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS)-based technique. Raman-like profiles over the range from 2,800 to 3,000 cm(-1) are acquired by means of completely suppressing the non-resonant background, allowing the generation of images based on the molecule-specific spectral profiles over the probed region with high spatial resolution. A simple algorithm that maps spectral content to color allows the visualization of histology in a manner analogous to that obtained with more conventional staining procedures (e.g., hematoxylin-eosin), but faster and with the benefit of having access to localized spectra, which could further enhance the potential for diagnosis of diseases, especially during the early stages of development.

• 出版日期2011-7