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    • Optical imaging and signal processing
    • Nanoscale science and biophysics

    Background:

    • Super-resolution imaging techniques often struggle with dynamic systems.
    • Existing cross-correlation methods are limited to static or blinking emitters, not diffusing particles.

    Approach:

    • Developed and validated analytical and numerical models for cross-correlation analysis of diffusing particles.
    • Integrated cross-correlation as a computational post-processing step into fluorescence correlation spectroscopy super-resolution optical fluctuation imaging (fcsSOFI).

    Key Points:

    • Demonstrated the effectiveness of cross-correlation for super-resolution imaging of diffusing particles.
    • Showcased the ability of fcsSOFI with cross-correlation to simultaneously extract dynamic and structural information at the nanoscale.
    • Improved spatial information sampling rates and reduced aliasing in both simulated and experimental data.

    Conclusions:

    • fcsSOFI combined with cross-correlation is a powerful tool for nanoscale imaging.
    • This method enables simultaneous resolution of nanoscale dynamics and structure in biological and soft material samples.