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Super-resolution fluorescent microscopy: commentary on the 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

  • XI Peng ,
  • SUN Yujie
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  • 1. College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China;
    2. School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China

Received date: 2014-11-03

  Revised date: 2014-12-06

  Online published: 2015-03-19

Abstract

The 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded to three scientists (Eric Betzig, Stefan W. Hell and William E. Moerner), for the development of super-resolved fluorescence microscopy. Based on the principle of the resolution in optical microscopy, we gave an in-depth analysis of the origin of super-resolution microscopy. We also present an outlook for the future development of optical microscopy.

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XI Peng , SUN Yujie . Super-resolution fluorescent microscopy: commentary on the 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry[J]. Science & Technology Review, 2015 , 33(4) : 17 -21 . DOI: 10.3981/j.issn.1000-7857.2015.04.002

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