title: Singlet oxygen microscope: from phase-separated polymers to single biological cells.
abstract: The lowest excited electronic state of molecular oxygen, singlet molecular oxygen (a1Deltag), is an intermediate in many chemical and biological processes. Tools and methods have been developed to create singlet-oxygen-based optical images of heterogeneous samples that range from phase-separated polymers to biological cells. Such images provide unique insight into a variety of oxygen-dependent phenomena, including the photoinitiated death of cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Aarhus, DK-8000 Arhus, Denmark.
authors.forename: John W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Snyder
authors.forename: Ingo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Zebger
authors.forename: Zhan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Lars
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Poulsen
authors.forename: Peter K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Frederiksen
authors.forename: Esben
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Skovsen
authors.forename: Sean P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: McIlroy
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Klinger
authors.forename: Lars Klembt
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Andersen
authors.forename: Peter R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Ogilby
mesh_terms: D002477:Cells; D008853:Microscopy / Q000379:methods*; D017785:Photons; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D026082:Singlet Oxygen
chemical_list: D011108:Polymers; D026082:Singlet Oxygen