Coherent Raman Scattering Microscopy

by Cheng; Ji-Xin

• ISBN13: 9781439867655
• ISBN10: 1439867658
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-10-29
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

Covering technical advances and biological applications, this authoritative compendium describes the major developments in platforms and laser sources leading to the routine use of coherent Raman microscopes. It presents the full spectrum of basic and clinical applications of real-time vibrational imaging for in vitroand in vivosystems, showing how these techniques have proven instrumental in disease studies. Edited by one of the pioneers in the field and with contributions from a distinguished team of experts, the book examines existing methods and potential future applications in nanomaterials and live cell imaging.

Table of Contents

Series Preface	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Editors	p. xv
Contributors	p. xvii
Theory
Theory of Coherent Raman Scattering	p. 3
Coherent Raman Scattering under Tightly Focused Conditions	p. 43
Platforms
Construction of a Coherent Raman Microscope	p. 79
Stimulated Raman Scattering Microscopy	p. 99
Femtosecond versus Picosecond Pulses for Coherent Raman Microscopy	p. 121
Miniature Coherent Raman Probes for In Vivo Biomedical Imaging	p. 137
Wide-Field CARS-Microscopy	p. 161
Vibrational Spectromicroscopy by Coupling Coherent Raman Imaging with Spontaneous Raman Spectral Analysis	p. 189
Coherent Control in CARS	p. 207
Fourier Transform CARS Microscopy	p. 237
CRS with Alternative Beam Profiles	p. 253
Vibrational Phase Microscopy	p. 277
Multiplex CARS Microscopy	p. 291
Interferometric Multiplex CARS	p. 309
Photonic Crystal Fiber-Based Broadband CARS Microscopy	p. 329
Multiplex Stimulated Raman Scattering Microscopy	p. 353
Applications
Imaging Myelin Sheath Ex Vivo and In Vivo by CARS Microscopy	p. 389
Imaging Lipid Metabolism in Caenorhabditis elegans and Other Model Organisms	p. 405
Lipid-Droplet Biology and Obesity-Related Health Risks	p. 421
White Matter Injury: Cellular-Level Myelin Damage Quantification in Live Animals	p. 439
CARS Microscopy Study of Liquid Crystals	p. 457
Live Cell Imaging by Multiplex CARS Microspectroscopy	p. 479
Coherent Raman Scattering Imaging of Drug Delivery Systems	p. 505
Applications of Stimulated Raman Scattering Microscopy	p. 519
Applications of Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Spectroscopy Imaging to Cardiovascular Diseases	p. 537
Applications of CARS Microscopy to Tissue Engineering	p. 547
Dietary Fat Absorption Visualized by CARS Microscopy	p. 569
Index	p. 581
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