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  • Editor: Michael Duncan
  • Vol. 11, Iss. 23 — Nov. 17, 2003
  • pp: 3074–3079

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Collinear optical coherence and confocal fluorescence microscopies for tissue engineering

J. Dunkers, M. Cicerone, and N. Washburn  »View Author Affiliations


Optics Express, Vol. 11, Issue 23, pp. 3074-3079 (2003)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.11.003074


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Abstract

Tissue engineered medical products (TEMPs) are often three-dimensional (3D) hybrid materials consisting of a porous scaffold upon which the tissue is grown. However, monitoring of the developing tissue deep within the scaffold is hampered by its turbidity. We have sought new ways to probe the interior of the scaffold with the same resolution as conventional laser scanning confocal microscopy but with greater sensitivity. We present a novel application of optical coherence microscopy (OCM) by combining it with confocal fluorescence microscopy (CFM) to gather simultaneous structural and functional information on TEMPs in a registered fashion. In this work, we describe the collinear OCM and CFM instrument. We demonstrate the utility of this dual-mode technique for TEMPs by imaging fluorescently stained osteoblasts cultured in a polymeric TEMP.

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OCIS Codes
(170.0110) Medical optics and biotechnology : Imaging systems
(170.0180) Medical optics and biotechnology : Microscopy
(170.1650) Medical optics and biotechnology : Coherence imaging
(170.2520) Medical optics and biotechnology : Fluorescence microscopy
(180.6900) Microscopy : Three-dimensional microscopy

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History
Original Manuscript: October 1, 2003
Revised Manuscript: October 31, 2003
Published: November 17, 2003

Citation
J. Dunkers, M. Cicerone, and N. Washburn, "Collinear optical coherence and confocal fluorescence microscopies for tissue engineering," Opt. Express 11, 3074-3079 (2003)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-11-23-3074


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