Miniature two-photon microscopy for enlarged field-of-view, multi-plane and long-term brain imaging.

Zong, Weijian; Wu, Runlong; Chen, Shiyuan; Wu, Junjie; Wang, Hanbin; Zhao, Zhe; Chen, Guoqing; Tu, Rui et al. · Nat Methods · 2021

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

We have developed a miniature two-photon microscope equipped with an axial scanning mechanism and a long-working-distance miniature objective to enable multi-plane imaging over a volume of 420 × 420 × 180 μm<sup>3</sup> at a lateral resolution of ~1 μm. Together with the detachable design that permits long-term recurring imaging, our miniature two-photon microscope can help decipher neuronal mechanisms in freely behaving animals.

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