Bioimaging

Orthogonal Measurements

Ongoing

Definitions: Orthogonal measurements: Measurements that use different physical principles to measure the same property of the same sample with the goal of minimizing method-specific biases and interferences. Complementary measurements: Measurements that corroborate each other to support the same

Quantitative, Traceable Determination of Cell Viability Using Absorbance Microscopy

Ongoing

The current gold standard for cell viability measurements is the trypan blue assay. Trypan blue dye enters dead cells that have a ruptured membrane. As a result, the dead cells are stained blue. Live cells with an intact membrane, on the other hand, do not absorb the dye molecules and remain

Characterization of Dolphin Lung Endothelial Cells Through Quantitative Imaging

Completed

Due to their characteristics (long life span, feed at a high trophic level, extensive fat stores that can act as a deposit for anthropogenic toxin) dolphins have been proposed as a good sentinel organism in aquatic and coastal environments to monitor and understand the impact of infectious diseases

Multiparametric Measurement and Analysis of Cell Behavior on Extracellular Matrices

Completed

The rational design of biomaterials which can elicit desired cellular responses is an important requirement for tissue engineering. Understanding the role of different cues that extracellular matrices provide cells is an important component of achieving this objective. Type 1 collagen is a

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NIST Develops New Nondestructive Method for Assessing Bioengineered Artificial Tissues

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Mathematical Models Can Help Us Understand — and Possibly Treat — Complex Diseases

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You Don’t Learn This in School: My Experience as a NIST Summer Intern

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