High-speed multifunctional scanning ion conductance microscopy: Innovative strategies to study dynamic cellular processes

Year: 2021

Authors: Tognoni E.

Autors Affiliation: Istituto Nazionale di Ottica, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Moruzzi 1, 56124, Pisa, Italy

Abstract: The latest contributions of scanning ion conductance microscopy (SICM) to current research in life sciences are reviewed. The continued efforts toward technical improvements in SICM hardware and software resulted in development of new scanning strategies and instrumental designs. Enhanced highspeed mapping supported the capture of very fast cellular processes at the nanoscale, such as secretory events or cilia movements or the contraction cycle of a cardiomyocyte. The noninvasive scanning capability allowed researchers to monitor the response of individual live cells to chemical stimulations in real time. Access to new kinds of information that can be extracted from experimental data with the support of numerical simulations was demonstrated, thus extending further SICM multifunction capability.

Journal/Review: CURRENT OPINION IN ELECTROCHEMISTRY

Volume: 28      Pages from: 100738-1  to: 100738-7

KeyWords: Scanning ion conductance microscopy, Nanopipette, Live cell imaging,
Nanoparticles, Nanosensor.
DOI: 10.1016/j.coelec.2021.100738

Citations: 11
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