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Superfast optical multifrequency time-harmonic elastography (OMTHE) rapidly maps tissue stiffness with high resolution. This technique advances mechanobiology and offers a new method for biomechanics-based tissue histology.

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  • Introduce superfast optical multifrequency time-harmonic elastography (OMTHE) for rapid, high-resolution mapping of tissue stiffness.
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  • Utilized multifrequency time-harmonic waves to remotely encode surface and subsurface shear wave fields.
  • Developed solutions for stimulation, wave decoding, and stiffness reconstruction of shear waves.
  • Tuned harmonic frequencies for consistent stiffness values across micron to millimeter resolutions.

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  • Demonstrated OMTHE's capability through simulations, phantoms, and various biological samples (biofilms, zebrafish embryos, adult zebrafish).
  • Achieved unprecedented detail resolution in stiffness mapping.
  • Showcased consistent stiffness values across different scales.

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