Solid-state time-gated luminescence microscope with ultraviolet light-emitting diode excitation and electron-multiplying charge-coupled device detection

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Connally, Russell ^a   Piper, James ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

autofluorescence; chelate; europium; Giardia lamblia; lanthanides; time gated luminescence; UV LED

Indexed keywords

AUTOFLUORESCENCE; CHELATE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; TIME-GATED LUMINESCENCE; UV LED;

CCD CAMERAS; CHELATION; EUROPIUM; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FLUOROPHORES; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; MICROSCOPES; PORTALS; PROTOZOA; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EXCITED STATES;

GIARDIA INTESTINALIS;

ARTICLE; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRON; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; ILLUMINATION; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INSTRUMENTATION; LUMINESCENCE; RADIOMETRY; SEMICONDUCTOR; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ELECTRONS; ELECTROSTATICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LIGHTING; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; RADIOMETRY; SEMICONDUCTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 51649120094     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: 15602281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.2928169     Document Type: Article

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