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A Rapid Detection Method for Morphological Characteristics of Biological Cells Based on Phase Imaging

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: This paper presents a rapid label-free method for the identification of morphological characteristics of biological cells. Based on quantitative phase microscopy as well as the connotation of phase value, the gradient operator of phase and the associated analytic processing are employed to determine the edge of different parts of the samples. A heterogeneous biological cell model is established by simulation to show the mechanism of this method and a polystyrene bead is selected as a sample to confirm its validity by optical experiment. The result agrees well with the actual situation and this approach is proved to have good antinoise ability. Furthermore, a neutrophil is investigated by this method. Based on the optical experiment and the related analysis, the basic structure characteristics of the cell are obtained. It is indicated that the method presented in this paper could be applied to rapid identification and classification of living cells.

Source: BioMed Research International

DOI: 10.1155/2018/4651639

Authors: Wen-Bo Tang, Ying Ji, Ming-Ming Zhang, Zhi-Ya Chen, Yuan-Yuan Xu, Ya-Wei Wang

Institution: Jiangsu University

Language: English

Topic: Digital Holography and Microscopy

Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,680

Funders: National Natural Science Foundation of China, Government of Jiangsu Province, Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province