Imaging Cells with Sound

Dec-26-16 An innovative method of imaging live cells with sound instead of light could have applications in cancer diagnosis and stem cell transplants.

Developed by a team from the University of Nottingham, the breakthrough technology could even outperform the super-resolution method that won the Nobel Prize in 2014. The new technique involves using shorter-than-optical wavelengths of sound, which allows researchers to see small objects at high resolution, with less potential damage to the cells than light wavelengths.

According to Professor Matt Clark, the damage-free process and lack of toxic chemicals means that researchers could potentially “see inside cells that one day might be put back into the body, for instance as stem-cell transplants."

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