Superresolution imaging of DNA tetrahedral nanostructures in cells by STED method with continuous wave lasers

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2014-04-14
/ 1
DNAtetrahedralnanostructuresareconsideredtobenewnanocarriersbecausetheycanbepreciselycontrolledandholdexcellentpenetrationabilitytothecellularmembrane.AlthoughtheDNAtetrahedralnanostructureisextensivelystudiedinbiologyandmedicine,itsbehaviorinthecellswithnanoscaleresolutionisnotunderstoodclearly.Inthisletter,wedemonstratesuperresolutionfluorescenceimagingofthedistributionofDNAtetrahedralnanostructuresinthecellwithasimulatedemissiondepletion(STED)microscope,whichisbuiltbasedonaconventionalconfocalmicroscopeandcanprovidearesolutionof70nm.