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8 May 2012Quantitative measurement of absolute cell volume and intracellular integral refractive index (RI) with dual-wavelength digital holographic microscopy (DHM)
Quantitative Phase Imaging techniques including DHM have been applied recently in the field of cell imaging
to monitor and quantify non-invasively dynamic cellular processes modifying cell morphology and/or content .
Concretely, the DHM phase signal is highly sensitive to cell thickness and intracellular integral RI variations
associated with transmembrane water movements. As net water flow across the cell membrane leads at the
same time to changes in cell thickness and intracellular RI, the interpretation of phase signal variations remains
difficult. To overcome this drawback, we have developed a Dual-wavelength Digital Holographic Microscopy
(DHM) setup allowing to separately measure, with a single CCD camera acquisition, thickness and integral RI of
living cells. The method is based on the use of an absorbing dye that enhances the refractive index dispersion of
the extracellular medium. Practically, two significantly different phase signals can be obtained when measuring
at two appropriate wavelengths. From the two phase measurements, both cell RI and thickness can be univocally
determined.
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Daniel Boss, Jonas Kühn, Christian Depeursinge, Pierre J. Magistretti, Pierre Marquet, "Quantitative measurement of absolute cell volume and intracellular integral refractive index (RI) with dual-wavelength digital holographic microscopy (DHM)," Proc. SPIE 8427, Biophotonics: Photonic Solutions for Better Health Care III, 84270B (8 May 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.922598