%0 Journal Article
%T Super-Resolution Molecular and Functional Imaging of Nanoscale Architectures in Life and Materials Science
%A Satoshi Habuchi
%J Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
%D 2014
%I Frontiers Media
%R 10.3389/fbioe.2014.00020
%X Super-resolution (SR) fluorescence microscopy has been revolutionizing the way in which we investigate the structures, dynamics, and functions of a wide range of nanoscale systems. In this review, I describe the current state of various SR fluorescence microscopy techniques along with the latest developments of fluorophores and labeling for the SR microscopy. I discuss the applications of SR microscopy in the fields of life science and materials science with a special emphasis on quantitative molecular imaging and nanoscale functional imaging. These studies open new opportunities for unraveling the physical, chemical, and optical properties of a wide range of nanoscale architectures together with their nanostructures and will enable the development of new (bio-)nanotechnology.
%K super-resolution
%K fluorescence microscopy
%K nanostructures
%K cellular imaging
%K nanomaterials
%U http://www.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fbioe.2014.00020/abstract