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Biomedical Optics Express

  • Editor: Joseph A. Izatt
  • Vol. 3, Iss. 4 — Apr. 1, 2012
  • pp: 735–740

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Three-dimensional, non-invasive, cross-sectional imaging of protein crystals using ultrahigh resolution optical coherence tomography

Norihiko Nishizawa, Shutaro Ishida, Mika Hirose, Shigeru Sugiyama, Tsuyoshi Inoue, Yusuke Mori, Kazuyoshi Itoh, and Hiroyoshi Matsumura  »View Author Affiliations


Biomedical Optics Express, Vol. 3, Issue 4, pp. 735-740 (2012)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/BOE.3.000735


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Abstract

Micro-scale, non-invasive, three-dimensional cross-sectional imaging of protein crystals was successfully accomplished using ultra-high resolution optical coherence tomography (UHR-OCT) with low noise, Gaussian like supercontinuum. This technique facilitated visualization of protein crystals even those in medium that also contained substantial amounts of precipitates. We found the enhancement of the scattered signal from protein crystal by inclusion of agarose gel in the crystallization medium. Crystals of a protein and a salt in the same sample when visualized by UHR-OCT showed distinct physical characteristics, suggesting that protein and salt crystals may, in general, be distinguishable by UHR-OCT. UHR-OCT is a nondestructive and rapid method, which should therefore find use in automated systems designed to visualize crystals.

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OCIS Codes
(110.4500) Imaging systems : Optical coherence tomography
(170.3880) Medical optics and biotechnology : Medical and biological imaging

ToC Category:
Optical Coherence Tomography

History
Original Manuscript: February 7, 2012
Revised Manuscript: March 14, 2012
Manuscript Accepted: March 14, 2012
Published: March 15, 2012

Citation
Norihiko Nishizawa, Shutaro Ishida, Mika Hirose, Shigeru Sugiyama, Tsuyoshi Inoue, Yusuke Mori, Kazuyoshi Itoh, and Hiroyoshi Matsumura, "Three-dimensional, non-invasive, cross-sectional imaging of protein crystals using ultrahigh resolution optical coherence tomography," Biomed. Opt. Express 3, 735-740 (2012)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/boe/abstract.cfm?URI=boe-3-4-735


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