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Three-dimensional localization microscopy in live flowing cells.

Lucien E Weiss¹, Yael Shalev Ezra², Sarah Goldberg²

¹Department of Biomedical Engineering and Lorry I, Lokey Interdisciplinary Centre for Life Sciences and Engineering, Technion, Haifa, Israel. Lucien.e.weiss@gmail.com.

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This study introduces 4D imaging flow cytometry, combining high throughput with nanoscale resolution to track live cell dynamics. The new method overcomes speed-resolution trade-offs in microscopy for detailed cellular analysis.

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Area of Science:

Biophysics
Cell Biology
Microscopy

Background:

Microscopy techniques face a speed-resolution trade-off, limiting live cell population dynamics studies.
Flow cytometry offers high throughput but lacks nanoscale resolution for subcellular details.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a 4D imaging technique combining flow cytometry's throughput with microscopy's resolution.
To enable nanoscale imaging of live cell populations at high speed.

Main Methods:

Integrated 3D localization microscopy with imaging flow cytometry using point-spread-function engineering.
Encoded emitter depth into emission patterns captured by a camera.
Calibrated depth-dependent system response using fluorescent beads.

Main Results:

Achieved 4D imaging of tens of thousands of live cells per minute with nanoscale resolution.
Demonstrated compatibility with characterizing chromatin dynamics.
Enabled analysis of nanoparticle uptake and distribution in live cancer cells.

Conclusions:

Developed a novel 4D imaging flow cytometry technique for live cell population dynamics.
Overcame the speed-resolution trade-off in live cell imaging.
Provides a powerful tool for studying cellular processes and nanoparticle interactions.