Development of a time-gated fluorescence lifetime microscope for in vivo corneal metabolic imaging

Susana F. Silva; Ana Batista; Olga Ciutad Castejón; Maria João Quadrado; José Paulo Domingues; Miguel Morgado

doi:10.1117/12.2183945

15 July 2015 Development of a time-gated fluorescence lifetime microscope for in vivo corneal metabolic imaging

Susana F. Silva, Ana Batista, Olga Ciutad Castejón, Maria João Quadrado, José Paulo Domingues, Miguel Morgado

Proceedings Volume 9537, Clinical and Biomedical Spectroscopy and Imaging IV; 953709 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2183945
Event: European Conferences on Biomedical Optics, 2015, Munich, Germany

Abstract

Metabolic imaging can be a valuable tool in the early diagnosis of corneal diseases. Cell metabolic changes can be assessed through non-invasive optical methods due to the autofluorescence of metabolic co-factors nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) and flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD). Both molecules exhibit double exponential fluorescence decays, with well-separated short and long lifetime components, which are related to their protein-bound and free states. Corneal metabolism can be monitored by measuring the relative contribution of these two components.

Here we report on the development of a fluorescence lifetime imaging microscope for in vivo measurement of FAD fluorescence lifetimes in corneal cells. The microscope is based on one-photon fluorescence excitation, through a pulsed blue diode laser. Fluorescence lifetime imaging is achieved using the Time-Gated technique. Structured illumination is used to improve the low axial resolution of wide-field time-gated FLIM. A Digital Micromirror Device (DMD) is used to produce the sinusoidal patterns required by structural illumination. The DMD control is integrated with the acquisition software of the imaging system which is based on an ultra-high speed gated image intensifier coupled to a CCD camera.

We present preliminary results concerning optical and timing performance of the fluorescence lifetime microscope. Preliminary tests with ex-vivo bovine corneas are also described.

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Susana F. Silva, Ana Batista, Olga Ciutad Castejón, Maria João Quadrado, José Paulo Domingues, and Miguel Morgado "Development of a time-gated fluorescence lifetime microscope for in vivo corneal metabolic imaging", Proc. SPIE 9537, Clinical and Biomedical Spectroscopy and Imaging IV, 953709 (15 July 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2183945

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