TY - JOUR
T1 - A modular luminescence lifetime imaging system for mapping oxygen distribution in biological samples
AU - Holst, Gerhard
AU - Kohls, Oliver
AU - Klimant, Ingo
AU - König, Bettina
AU - Kühl, Michael
AU - Richter, Thomas
PY - 1998/8/31
Y1 - 1998/8/31
N2 - We developed a new modular luminescence lifetime imaging system (MOLLI), that enables the imaging of luminescence lifetimes in the range of 1 μs to 1 s. The system can easily be adapted to different experimental applications. The central parts of the system are a recently released CCD-camera with a fast electronic shutter and gated LED (light emitting diode) or Xe excitation light sources. A personal computer controls the gating and image acquisition via a pulse delay generator. Here we present the new imaging system and give examples of its performance when used for measuring two-dimensional oxygen distributions with planar optodes. Furthermore, future applications of the system in biology are discussed.
AB - We developed a new modular luminescence lifetime imaging system (MOLLI), that enables the imaging of luminescence lifetimes in the range of 1 μs to 1 s. The system can easily be adapted to different experimental applications. The central parts of the system are a recently released CCD-camera with a fast electronic shutter and gated LED (light emitting diode) or Xe excitation light sources. A personal computer controls the gating and image acquisition via a pulse delay generator. Here we present the new imaging system and give examples of its performance when used for measuring two-dimensional oxygen distributions with planar optodes. Furthermore, future applications of the system in biology are discussed.
KW - Fluorescence lifetime imaging
KW - Luminescence lifetime imaging
KW - Oxygen optode
KW - Planar optode
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0032130963&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/S0925-4005(98)00232-9
DO - 10.1016/S0925-4005(98)00232-9
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:0032130963
SN - 0925-4005
VL - 51
SP - 163
EP - 170
JO - Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical
JF - Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical
IS - 1-3
ER -