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Collinear Optical Coherence and Confocal Fluorescence Microscopies for Tissue Engineering

Published

Author(s)

Joy P. Dunkers, Marcus T. Cicerone, N. R. Washburn

Abstract

We have combined confocal optical coherence (OCM) and confocal fluorescence (CFM) microscopies to gather simultaneous structural and functional information on tissue engineered products in a registered fashion. In this work, we present the design and characterization of the collinear OCM and CFM instrument. We demonstrate the utility of this dual-mode technique by imaging fluorescently stained osteoblasts cultured in a polymeric tissue engineering scaffold.
Citation
Optics Letters
Volume
11(23)

Keywords

fluorence microscopy, optical coherence microscopy, tissue engineering imaging

Citation

Dunkers, J. , Cicerone, M. and Washburn, N. (2003), Collinear Optical Coherence and Confocal Fluorescence Microscopies for Tissue Engineering, Optics Letters, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=852114 (Accessed March 29, 2024)
Created January 1, 2003, Updated February 19, 2017