Three-dimensional particle tracking via bifocal imaging

Erdal Toprak, Hamza Balci, Benjamin H. Blehm, Paul R. Selvin

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Abstract

We introduce a bifocal imaging method that enables three-dimensional (3D) tracking of both fluorescent and nonfluorescent particles. We accomplish this by simultaneously imaging a focused plane, for in-plane position (x,y), and a defocused plane, for out-of-plane position (z), of a molecule using a single CCD camera. We applied our method to several systems including in vivo melanosome tracking and phagocytosed fluorescent bead tracking. We have achieved 2-5 nm accuracy with a 2-50 ms time resolution.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2043-2045
Number of pages3
JournalNano Letters
Volume7
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2007

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Bioengineering
  • General Chemistry
  • General Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanical Engineering

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