Optical Super-Resolution Microscopy
A special issue of Photonics (ISSN 2304-6732). This special issue belongs to the section "Biophotonics and Biomedical Optics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2026 | Viewed by 22
Special Issue Editors
Interests: light-field microscopy; super-resolution microscopy; microfluidics; 3D imaging techniques; metamaterials; quantum microscopy
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Optical super-resolution microscopy has transformed our understanding of biology by breaking the diffraction limit and revealing the intricate nanoscale architecture of living systems. Enabled by innovations in optical principles, advanced instrumentation, fluorescent labeling, and computational algorithms, this rapidly evolving field continues to redefine what is observable in molecular and cell imaging.
This Special Issue on “Optical Super-Resolution Microscopy” aims to provide a comprehensive platform for presenting recent advances and emerging trends in optical super-resolution imaging technologies. We welcome interdisciplinary research at the intersection of optical physics, engineering, biochemistry, and computation that pushes the frontiers of resolution, speed, scale, and dimensionality.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Topics may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Novel imaging principles and super-resolution mechanisms;
- Multimodal, multicolor, and/or 3D volumetric imaging systems;
- Super-resolution microscopy with adaptive optics;
- New detecting probe and labeling strategies;
- New imaging sensors for super-resolution imaging;
- Super-resolution imaging flow cytometry;
- Algorithm-driven computational super-resolution microscopic frameworks;
- Data-driven super-resolution microscopy;
- Optical super-resolution microscopy integrated with advanced materials;
- Biological, translational, and clinical applications with optical super-resolution imaging.
We look forward to receiving your contributions and advancing the next generation of optical microscopy together.
Dr. Xuanwen Hua
Dr. Wenhao Liu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- super-resolution principles
- super-resolution microscopy
- multimodal imaging
- volumetric imaging
- adaptive optics
- super-resolution probes
- super-resolution sensors
- imaging flow cytometry
- computational super-resolution
- artificial intelligence
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