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Biomolecular Imaging of Cellular Uptake of Nanoparticles using Multimodal Nonlinear Optical Microscopy
Published on: May 16, 2022
Phase-sensitive OCT imaging of multiple nanoparticle species using spectrally multiplexed single pulse photothermal
Sanghoon Kim1, Matthew T Rinehart, Hansang Park
1Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA.
Abstract:
We apply phase-sensitive optical coherence tomography to image multiple nanoparticle species with two excitation wavelengths matched to their distinct absorption peaks. Using different modulation frequencies, multiple species collocated within the sample can be distinguished. In addition, we characterize single-pulse excitation schemes as a method to minimize bulk heating of the sample. We demonstrate this new scheme with B-mode photothermal measurements of tissue phantoms.

