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2015 ; 6
(ä): 7127
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STED nanoscopy with fluorescent quantum dots
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Hanne J
; Falk HJ
; Görlitz F
; Hoyer P
; Engelhardt J
; Sahl SJ
; Hell SW
Nat Commun
2015[May]; 6
(ä): 7127
PMID25980788
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The widely popular class of quantum-dot molecular labels could so far not be
utilized as standard fluorescent probes in STED (stimulated emission depletion)
nanoscopy. This is because broad quantum-dot excitation spectra extend deeply
into the spectral bands used for STED, thus compromising the transient
fluorescence silencing required for attaining super-resolution. Here we report
the discovery that STED nanoscopy of several red-emitting commercially available
quantum dots is in fact successfully realized by the increasingly popular 775 nm
STED laser light. A resolution of presently ? 50 nm is demonstrated for single
quantum dots, and sub-diffraction resolution is further shown for imaging of
quantum-dot-labelled vimentin filaments in fibroblasts. The high quantum-dot
photostability enables repeated STED recordings with >1,000 frames. In addition,
we have evidence that the tendency of quantum-dot labels to blink is largely
suppressed by combined action of excitation and STED beams. Quantum-dot STED
significantly expands the realm of application of STED nanoscopy, and, given the
high stability of these probes, holds promise for extended time-lapse imaging.