Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Light sheet fluorescence microscopy (LSFM) is increasingly appreciated as the gold standard for gentle, volumetric imaging with fast acquisition speeds and/or long imaging durations. However, the often-constrained sample space of these microscopes has precluded a specific class of biological specimens from being studied with these tools: those requiring an air-liquid interface (ALI). Here, we present a device for robust imaging at ALI on an upright light sheet microscope with dipping objectives. We demonstrate the system using three relevant use-cases: ex vivo embryonic mouse salivary glands, human epidermal equivalent cultures, and in vivo adult Drosophila melanogaster brains. While the device presented is engineered for one specific light sheet microscope design, it provides a blueprint for easy adaptation to other systems. In doing so, it can potentially spur the use of LSFM for model systems that have so far been unable to take advantage of this powerful technology.
Source: npj Imaging
Authors: Chad M. Hobson, Kenji Izumi, Jesse S. Aaron, Navaneetha Krishnan Bharathan, M. Fernanda Ceriani, William Giang, Juan I. Ispizua, Andrew P. Kowalczyk, Rachel M. Lee, E. Angelo Morales, Owen F. Puls, Ellen Quarles, Micaela Rodriguez-Caron, Sara N. Stahley, Francisco Tassara, Shaohe Wang, Shunze Yao, Takanori Tsuchiya, Teng-Leong Chew
Language: English
Subfield: Biophysics
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,790
Funders: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State University, Children's Miracle Network Hospitals, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Agencia Nacional de Promoción de la Investigación, el Desarrollo Tecnológico y la Innovación, National Institutes of Health, Penn State College of Medicine, Medical Research Council, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
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