Review on near-field detection technology in the biomedical field

X Hu, L Zhou, X Wu, Y Peng - Advanced Photonics Nexus, 2023 - spiedigitallibrary.org
We review the recent biomedical detection developments of scanning near-field optical
microscopy (SNOM), focusing on scattering-type SNOM, atomic force microscope-based …

Contribution of infrared spectroscopy to the understanding of amyloid protein aggregation in complex systems

D Ami, P Mereghetti, A Natalello - Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Infrared (IR) spectroscopy is a label-free and non-invasive technique that probes the
vibrational modes of molecules, thus providing a structure-specific spectrum. The …

Fluorescently guided optical photothermal infrared microspectroscopy for protein-specific bioimaging at subcellular level

C Prater, Y Bai, SC Konings, I Martinsson… - Journal of medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Infrared spectroscopic imaging is widely used for the visualization of biomolecule structures,
and techniques such as optical photothermal infrared (OPTIR) microspectroscopy can …

Visible-to-THz near-field nanoscopy

R Hillenbrand, Y Abate, M Liu, X Chen… - Nature Reviews …, 2025 - nature.com
Optical microscopy has a key role in research, development and quality control across a
wide range of scientific, technological and medical fields. However, diffraction limits the …

Scattering-type scanning near-field optical microscopy of polymer-coated gold nanoparticles

SG Stanciu, DE Tranca, G Zampini, R Hristu… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Scattering-type scanning near-field optical microscopy (s-SNOM) has emerged over the past
years as a powerful characterization tool that can probe important properties of advanced …

Experimental investigation of a near-field focusing performance of the IP-Dip polymer based 2D and 3D Fresnel zone plate geometries fabricated using 3D laser …

P Micek, A Belosludtsev, T Gric, D Pudis, P Gaso… - …, 2023 - degruyter.com
Herein we investigate the character of the near-field emission of a two-(2D) and novel three-
dimensional (3D) probe geometries fabricated using 3D direct laser writing lithography …

Identification of weak molecular absorption in single-wavelength s-SNOM images

I Niehues, L Mester, E Vicentini, D Wigger… - Optics …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
Scattering-type scanning near-field optical microscopy (s-SNOM) allows for nanoscale
optical map** of manifold material properties. It is based on interferometric recording of …

Label-free nanoscale map** of intracellular organelle chemistry

GE Greaves, D Kiryushko, HW Auner, AE Porter… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
The ability to image cell chemistry at the nanoscale is key for understanding cell biology, but
many optical microscopies are restricted by the~(200–250) nm diffraction limit. Electron …

Does dinocyst wall composition really reflect trophic affinity? New evidence from ATR micro‐FTIR spectroscopy measurements

P Meyvisch, KN Mertens, PR Gurdebeke… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Attenuated total reflection (ATR) microscope Fourier transform infrared (micro‐FTIR)
spectroscopy was used to investigate the dinosporin composition in the walls of modern …

Toward augmenting tip-enhanced nanoscopy with optically resolved scanning probe tips

J Belhassen, S Glass, E Teblum… - Advanced …, 2023 - spiedigitallibrary.org
A thorough understanding of biological species and emerging nanomaterials requires,
among other efforts, their in-depth characterization through optical techniques capable of …