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Colorimetric histology using plasmonically active microscope slides.

Eugeniu Balaur^1,2, Sandra O' Toole^3,4,5, Alex J Spurling⁶

¹Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Advanced Molecular Imaging, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

|October 7, 2021

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New plasmonically active microscope slides create vibrant color images from transparent biological samples. This histoplasmonics technique aids in early cancer detection and digital pathology advancements.

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Area of Science:

Biomedical Engineering
Materials Science
Optical Microscopy

Background:

Biological samples are often transparent and difficult to visualize with standard optical microscopy.
Traditional staining methods can alter sample properties.
Color is crucial for image interpretation, but biological tissues lack inherent color contrast.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a label-free method for generating colorimetric histology images.
To demonstrate the utility of plasmonically active microscope slides for enhanced visualization.
To assess the potential of this technique in early cancer diagnostics.

Main Methods:

Utilized full-sized plasmonically active microscope slides to generate color contrast.
Translated subtle changes in dielectric constant into visible color.
Applied the technique to mouse models of tumorigenesis and human breast tissue samples.

Main Results:

Successfully generated colorimetric histology images without stains or dyes.
Distinguished neoplastic cells from normal epithelium in early tumorigenesis stages.
Validated the method in differentiating normal epithelium, hyperplasia, and ductal carcinoma in situ in human tissues.

Conclusions:

Histoplasmonics offers a novel, label-free approach for tissue imaging.
The technique shows significant potential as an alternative or adjunct to conventional staining methods.
This approach could transform digital pathology and tissue diagnostics.