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  • Optical Microscopy
  • Super-resolution Nanoscopy
  • Biomedical Imaging

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  • Structured illumination microscopy (SIM) offers robust wide-field optical nanoscopy.
  • Current SIM methods face challenges in achieving high resolution across large fields of view (FOV).
  • Improving resolution while maintaining a large FOV is crucial for advanced biological imaging.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a novel SIM technique for achieving high resolution over a large FOV.
  • To overcome the space-bandwidth product limitations in super-resolution microscopy.
  • To demonstrate a scalable super-resolution imaging solution for biological samples.

Main Methods:

  • Implementation of a tilt-mirror-based multi-periodic SIM (mMP-SIM).
  • Generation of multi-periodic structured patterns via six-beam interference with a custom mirror mount.
  • Decoupling of illumination and collection paths for scalable super-resolution imaging.

Main Results:

  • Achieved a 3.16-fold resolution improvement with a 20×/0.40 NA objective lens over a large FOV (0.53 mm × 0.34 mm).
  • Demonstrated a 9.98-fold improvement, overcoming the high space-bandwidth product challenge.
  • Attained 170 nm optical resolution over a 0.40 mm × 0.25 mm area using a 28×/0.80 NA objective lens.

Conclusions:

  • mMP-SIM effectively enhances resolution for large-FOV super-resolution microscopy.
  • The technique overcomes space-bandwidth limitations, enabling scalable super-resolution imaging.
  • Experimental validation on fluorescent beads and U2OS cells confirms the method's utility.