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Super-resolution dipole orientation mapping

Super-resolution dipole orientation mapping is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Super-resolution dipole orientation mapping rather than just read about it. In short: Super-resolution dipole orientation mapping (SDOM) is a form of fluorescence polarization microscopy (FPM) that achieved super resolution through polarization demodulation. It was first described by Karl Zhanghao and others in 2016.

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Super-resolution dipole orientation mapping (SDOM) is a form of fluorescence polarization microscopy (FPM) that achieved super resolution through polarization demodulation. It was first described by Karl Zhanghao and others in 2016. Fluorescence polarization (FP) is related to the dipole orientation of chromophores, making fluorescence polarization microscopy possible to reveal structures and functions of tagged cellular organelles and biological macromolecules. In addition to fluorescence intensity, wavelength, and lifetime, the fourth dimension of fluorescence—polarization—can also provide intensity modulation without the restriction to specific fluorophores; its investigation in super-resolution microscopy is still in its infancy.

History In 2013, Hafi et al. developed a novel super-resolution technique through sparse deconvolution of polarization-modulated fluorescent images (SPoD). Because the fluorescent dipole is an inherent feature of fluorescence, and its polarization intensity can be easily modulated with rotating linear polarized excitation, the polarization-based super-resolution technique therefore holds great promise with regard to a wide range of biological applications due to its compatibility with conventional fluorescent specimen labeling. The SPoD data, consisting of sequences of diffraction-limited images illuminated with varying linearly polarized light, were reconstructed with a deconvolution algorithm termed SPEED (sparsity penalty – enhanced estimation by demodulation). Although super resolution can be achieved, the dipole orientation information is lost during SPoD reconstruction. In 2016, Keller et al. argue that the improvement in resolution observed with the SPoD method is a deconvolution effect. That is, the super-resolution in the images that Hafi shows is achieved by SPEED algorithm not the SPoD method. So the polarization information does not contribute substantially to the final image. They concluded that polarization can't add further super-resolution information. At the same time, Waller et al. replied to the debate and they admit the question raised by Keller. They did some new experiments to support SPoD could bring further information. They prove that raw modulation information in SPoD also separated sub-diffractional details without SPEED. However, whether it works for heterogeneously and densely labeled samples is unsure and still need further studies. Afterwards, Karl Zhanghao et al. proposed a new approach called SDOM that resolves the effective dipole orientation from a much smaller number of fluorescent molecules within a sub-diffraction focal area. They also applied this method to resolve structural details in both fixed and live cells. Their results showed that polarization does provide further structural information on top of the super-resolution image, thereby providing a timely answer to the key question raised by the debate mentioned above.

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