System and method of illuminating living cells for imaging
US7141801B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 19, 2003 |
| Grant date | Nov 28, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 3, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B21/16
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and method of providing illumination for a cell imaging system delivering modulated light for illumination of a sample. Modulation of illumination intensity may be effectuated by pulsing the output of a light source, for example, or by selectively interrupting light provided by the source. Such modulated illumination may have particular utility in applications where reducing the number of electrons in a super-excited state may minimize the rate of photobleaching and photodamage in the molecules being studied.
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