Editorial ArticleLife Sciences
Digital holographic microscopy redefines label-free live-cell imaging
What if you could watch living cells for days, or follow them at 100,000 frames per second, without adding a single marker?
Fluorescence microscopy has become an essential tool in biology, as well as in materials science. The application of many fluorochromes has made it possible to identify cells and sub-microscopic cellular components with a high degree of specificity. Using multiple fluorescence labels, different probes can simultaneously identify several target molecules.
What if you could watch living cells for days, or follow them at 100,000 frames per second, without adding a single marker?