Confocal Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging by Asynchronous Sampling

Abstract

We have developed a confocal microscope for fluorescence lifetime imaging by asynchronous sampling. This system consists of a fast response photomultiplicr, a fast sampling module, and a low-pass filter and a colnfocal microscope. Since imaging by laser scanning and detection is asynchronous with laser excitation. It is possible to attach the detection system to the commercial confocal microscopy system. We also observed the relationship between the concentration of Ca^<2+> and the fluorescence lifetime of fluo-3,and confirmed that the fluorescence lifetime is sensitive to the concentration of Ca^<2+>.