Dielectric microspheres enhance microscopy resolution mainly due to increasing the effective numerical aperture

Arash Darafsheh; Vahid Abbasian

doi:10.1038/s41377-022-01056-4

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Dielectric microspheres enhance microscopy resolution mainly due to increasing the effective numerical aperture

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- Dielectric microspheres enhance microscopy resolution mainly due to increasing the effective numerical aperture
- Light: Science & Applications Vol. 12, Issue 1, Pages: 17-19(2023)
- Affiliations：
  
  Department of Radiation Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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  Arash Darafsheh (arash.darafsheh@wustl.edu)
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- DOI：10.1038/s41377-022-01056-4
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- Published：31 January 2023，
  
  Published Online：11 January 2023，
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Darafsheh, A. & Abbasian, V. Dielectric microspheres enhance microscopy resolution mainly due to increasing the effective numerical aperture. Light: Science & Applications, 12, 17-19 (2023).
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Darafsheh, A. & Abbasian, V. Dielectric microspheres enhance microscopy resolution mainly due to increasing the effective numerical aperture. Light: Science & Applications, 12, 17-19 (2023). DOI： 10.1038/s41377-022-01056-4.

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Microsphere-assisted microscopy utilizing a microsphere in immediate proximity of the specimen boosts the imaging resolution mainly as a result of an increase in the effective numerical aperture of the system.

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