Code
bof/bas/2025/114
Duration
01 December 2025 → 30 November 2027
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Research disciplines
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Medical and health sciences
- Physical pharmacy
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Engineering and technology
- Photonics, light and lighting
- Nanoscale characterisation
Keywords
RNA-loaded lipid nanoparticles
laser
advanced microscopy
Project description
Laser-scanning microscopy enables high-sensitivity imaging of individual fluorescent particles by scanning a laser across a pixel grid. Our custom-built system surpasses commercial setups by combining single-fluorophore detection with single-particle tracking and electrophoresis, enabling multi-parameter characterization at the single-particle level. However, advancing research and collaborations require simultaneous multi-fluorophore detection, improved image quality, and higher throughput. The proposed infrastructure will add two lasers with detectors, acousto-optic deflectors, a water-immersion objective, a fast piezostage, and an optical table shelf.