July 25, 2013

Nature: Watching Molecule Movements in Live Cells



KIT Scientists Combine STED and RICS Microscopy Methods/Publication in Nature Communications

The newly developed STED-RICS microscopy method records rapid movements of molecules in live samples. By combining raster image correlation spectroscopy (RICS) with STED fluorescence microscopy, researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) opened up new applications in medical research, e.g. analyzing the dynamics of cell membranes at high protein concentrations.