Advances in Fluorescence Microscopy

Abstract

Fluorescence microscopy is a powerful tool in life science research and recent years have witnessed a rapid development of techniques and applications. These achievements have been driven by new hardware like sensitive CCD cameras and new lasers, by development of application oriented software and integration of these innovations into dedicated live cell imaging systems and confocal laser scanning microscopes. Hard‐ and software improvements were accompanied by the design of new fluorescent probes and labelling chemistries. This report summarises some of the latest trends in fluorescence microscopy.