Super-Resolution Optical Microscopy: Science and Applications
A special issue of Photonics (ISSN 2304-6732). This special issue belongs to the section "New Applications Enabled by Photonics Technologies and Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 August 2026 | Viewed by 643
Special Issue Editors
Interests: single-molecule localization microscopy; super-resolution microscopy; adaptive optics; multicolor imaging; fluorescent dye
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Super-resolution microscopy stands as a pivotal advancement in biomedical research, enabling the visualization of biological structures beyond the diffraction limit of light. This breakthrough technology has revolutionized our ability to investigate subcellular architectures, molecular interactions, and dynamic processes with unprecedented spatial and temporal resolution. As a highly interdisciplinary field, super-resolution microscopy integrates principles from biology, chemistry, photonics, and computational science to uncover detailed morphological and functional information at the nanoscale.
This Special Issue, titled “Super-Resolution Optical Microscopy: Science and Applications”, invites the submission of high-quality basic, methodological, and applied research contributions, in the form of regular and review articles, focusing on
- The development and validation of novel super-resolution microscopy techniques;
- The study of photophysical and photochemical mechanisms underlying super-resolution, including probe design, labeling strategies, and optical manipulation;
- The integration of multimodal, multispectral, or correlative approaches to enhance resolution, contrast, and functional insight;
- The application and validation of super-resolution methods in preclinical and clinical settings, particularly in understanding pathological changes at the molecular level.
We welcome contributions that highlight both technological innovations and transformative biological or medical applications, aiming to bridge the gap between fundamental research and practical implementation in healthcare.
Dr. Donghan Ma
Dr. Fan Xu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- super-resolution microscopy
- single-molecule localization microscopy
- structured illumination microscopy
- stimulated emission depletion microscopy
- DNA-PAINT
- expansion microscopy
- multimodal imaging
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