Expanding the STED principle to multicolor imaging and far-field optical writing [Elektronische Ressource] / presented by Lars Meyer

Lars Meyer

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• Publié par: ruprecht-karls-universitat_heidelberg
• Publié le: 01 janvier 2009
• Nombre de lectures: 27
• Langue: English
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INAUGURAL - DISSERTATION
submitted to the
Combined Faculties for the Natural Sciences and for Mathematics
of the Ruperto - Carola University of Heidelberg, Germany
for the degree of
Doctor of Natural Sciences
presented by
Diplom-Chemiker Lars Meyer
born in Vechta
Oral examination: December 22, 2009Expanding the STED Principle
to
Multicolor Imaging and Far-Field Optical Writing
Referees: Prof. Dr. Joachim Spatz
Prof. Dr. Stefan W. HellAbstract
Stimulated emission depletion (STED) nanoscopy has emerged as a powerful far-field tech-
nique for subdiffraction optical imaging and is extensively used in the life sciences to in-
vestigate different protein species. In many cases, however, the relative assembly of two (or
more) proteins is of interest and needs to be determined with nanometric resolution. Mean-
while, STED has also found its way into material science. Yet, the method’s potential for
subdiffraction optical writing has so far remained unexplored. This work evidences the de-
velopment of a dual-color STED setup with lateral resolving power of 30 nm in both color
channels. The method is shown to be applicable to the study of double-stained neuronal pro-
teins and aids in establishing a novel sample sectioning technique. As a result the first high-
resolution three-dimensional reconstruction of dual-color STED images is rendered possible.
Flexible operation of the individual color channels furthermore answers open questions in
chemistry and biology. Another key point of this thesis is the realization of STED nano-
lithography. Subdiffraction-sized structures are written by bleaching a layer of fluorophores.
The underlying concept of bleaching suppression through STED is experimentally intro-
duced and theoretically described by a photophysical model. Numerical simulations cor-
roborate the experimental findings. The presented studies take multicolor-STED nanoscopy
close to macromolecular resolution and thus open up new methodical perspectives in the life
sciences. STED nanolithography, on the other hand, has the potential of becoming an alter-
native to classical photolithography, thus simplifying high-resolution optical data storage.
Zusammenfassung
Die stimulated emission depletion (STED) Nanoskopie hat sich zu einer leistungsstarken,
optisch nicht beugungsbegrenzten Fernfeld-Technik entwickelt und wird in den Lebenswis-
senschaften umfassend genutzt, um unterschiedliche Proteine zu untersuchen. Vielfach ist
jedoch die relative Anordnung zweier (oder mehr) Proteine von Interesse und muss mit Auf-
lösung im Nanometerbereich bestimmt werden. Mittlerweile hat STED auch in die Materi-
alwissenschaften Einzug gehalten. Das Potential der Methode für optisches Schreiben un-
terhalb des Beugungslimits ist bislang jedoch unerschlossen geblieben. Die vorliegende Ar-
beit beschreibt die Entwicklung eines zweifarbigen STED Aufbaus mit lateraler Auflösung
von 30 nm in beiden Farbkanälen. Die Methode wird zur Untersuchung doppelt gefärbter
neuronaler Proteine genutzt und begünstigt die Einführung einer neuartigen Probenschnei-
detechnik. Daraus resultiert die erste dreidimensionale Rekonstruktion von zweifarbigen
STED Bildern. Durch flexiblen Einsatz der einzelnen Farbkanäle werden darüberhinaus of-
fene Fragestellungen in Chemie und Biologie beantwortet. Ein weiteres zentrales Thema
dieser Arbeit ist die Realisierung von STED Nanolithographie. Strukturen unterhalb des
Beugungslimits werden dabei durch Bleichen einer Farbstoffschicht erzeugt. Das zu Grunde
liegende Konzept der STED Bleichunterdrückung wird experimentell vorgestellt und an
Hand eines photophysikalischen Modells theoretisch beschrieben. Numerische Simulatio-
nen unterstützen die experimentellen Befunde. Die vorgestellten Studien bringen die mehr-
farbige STED Nanoskopie nah an makromolekulare Auflösung heran und eröffnen damit
neue methodische Perspektiven in den Lebenswissenschaften. Die STED Nanolithographie
könnte eine interessante Alternative zu klassischer Photolithographie werden, was hochauf-
lösende optische Datenspeicherung deutlich vereinfachen würde.
iiList of Publications
Parts of this work have been/will be published as the following journal contributions/patents:
Lars Meyer, Jan Keller, Christian Eggeling, and Stefan W. Hell. Nanolithography
using Stimulated Emission Depletion (STED) Nanoscopy. In preparation.
Lars Meyer, Dominik Wildanger, Rebecca Medda, Annedore Punge, Silvio O. Rizzoli,
Gerald Donnert, and Stefan W. Hell. Dual-Color STED Microscopy at 30-nm Focal-
Plane Resolution. Small, 4: 1095-1100, 2008.
Gyuzel Mitronova, Vladimir Belov, Mariano Bossi, Christian Wurm, Lars Meyer, Re-
becca Medda, Gael Moneron, Stefan Jakobs, Christian Eggeling, and Stefan W. Hell.
New Fluorinated Rhodamines as Photostable Fluorescent Dyes for Optical Microscopy
and Nanoscopy. accepted (by Chem. Eur. J.).
Hanna Regus-Leidig, Susanne tom Dieck, Dana Specht, Lars Meyer, and Johann Hel-
mut Brandstätter. Early Steps in the Assembly of Photoreceptor Ribbon Synapses in
the Mouse Retina: The Involvement of Precursor Spheres. J. Comp. Neurol., 512:
814-824, 2009.
Annedore Punge, Silvio O. Rizzoli, Andreas Schönle, Lars Kastrup, Lars Meyer,
Jan D. Wildanger, Reinhard Jahn, and Stefan W. Hell. 3D Reconstruction of High-
Resolution STED Microscope Images. Microsc. Res. Tech., 71: 644-650, 2008.
Stefan W. Hell, Vladimir Belov, Gyuzel Mitronova, Mariano Bossi, Gael Moneron,
Christian Wurm, Stefan Jakobs, Christian Eggeling, Jakob Bierwagen, and Lars Meyer.
New Fluorinated Rhodamines as Photostable Fluorescent Dyes for Labelling and Imag-
ing Techniques. Patent, 2009. PCT/EP2009/004650.
ivAbbreviations
AM Absorbance modulation
APD Avalanche photodiode
BSF Bleach suppression factor
cw Continuous wave
D-Rex/T-Rex Dark state/triplet relaxation
FCS Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy
FPALM photoactivation localization microscopy
FRET Fluorescence/Förster resonance energy transfer
FWHM Full width half maximum
GSD Ground state depletion
IR Infrared
NA Numerical aperture
Nd:YVO Neodymium-doped yttrium orthovanadate4
NF-L/-M/-H Neurofilament light/medium/heavy
NHS N-Hydroxysuccinimide
OPA Optical parametric amplifier
PALM Photoactivation localization microscopy
PBS Phosphate buffered saline
PMMA Polymethylmethacrylate
PMT Photomultiplier tube
PSF Point spread function
PVA Polyvinyl alcohol
RAPID Resolution augmentation through photo-induced deactivation
RegA Regenerative amplifier
RESOLFT Reversible saturable optical fluorescence transition
SLM Spatial light modulator
SNARE Soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive-factor attachment receptor
SSIM Saturated structured illumination microscopy
STED Stimulated emission depletion
STORM Stochastic optical reconstruction
TCSPC Time-correlated single photon counting
Ti:sa Titanium-sapphire
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