Experimental measurements of parameter <i>P</i> for an optimal, gradient orthogonal base and a Zernike base.

<p>The diagonal values are infinite, and therefore omitted.</p

Experimental measurements of the normalized gradient-orthogonal base generated by a 69 actuators DM.

<p>In the red highlight, the three modes used for displacement, and therefore excluded from the aberration correction procedure.</p

Tangential Iterative Projections (TIP) Source Code

The archive contains the source code for the article named "Blind multi-frame deconvolution by tangential iterative projections (TIP)". The algorithm is implemented in Python and MATLAB versions with some example files

Gold Branched Nanoparticles for Cellular Treatments

Under the action of near-infrared radiation, shape anisotropic gold nanoparticles emit two-photon luminescence and release heat. Accordingly, they have been proposed for imaging, photothermal therapies and thermo-controlled drug delivery. In all these applications particular care must be given to control the nanoparticle – cell interaction and the thermal efficiency of the nanoparticles, while minimizing their intrinsic cytotoxicity. We present here the characterization of the cell interaction of newly developed branched gold nanostars, obtained by laurylsulfobetaine-driven seed-growth synthesis. The study provides information on the size distribution, the shape anisotropy, the cellular uptake and cytotoxicity of the gold nanostars as well as their intracellular dynamic behavior by means of two-photon luminescence imaging, fluorescence correlation spectroscopy and particle tracking. The results show that the gold nanostars are internalized as well as the widely used gold nanorods and are less toxic under prolonged treatments. At the same time they display remarkable two-photon luminescence and large extinction under polarized light in the near-infrared region of the spectrum, 800–950 nm. Gold nanostars appear then a valuable alternative to other elongated or in-homogeneous nanoparticles for cell imaging

Gold Branched Nanoparticles for Cellular Treatments

Under the action of near-infrared radiation, shape anisotropic gold nanoparticles emit two-photon luminescence and release heat. Accordingly, they have been proposed for imaging, photothermal therapies and thermo-controlled drug delivery. In all these applications particular care must be given to control the nanoparticle – cell interaction and the thermal efficiency of the nanoparticles, while minimizing their intrinsic cytotoxicity. We present here the characterization of the cell interaction of newly developed branched gold nanostars, obtained by laurylsulfobetaine-driven seed-growth synthesis. The study provides information on the size distribution, the shape anisotropy, the cellular uptake and cytotoxicity of the gold nanostars as well as their intracellular dynamic behavior by means of two-photon luminescence imaging, fluorescence correlation spectroscopy and particle tracking. The results show that the gold nanostars are internalized as well as the widely used gold nanorods and are less toxic under prolonged treatments. At the same time they display remarkable two-photon luminescence and large extinction under polarized light in the near-infrared region of the spectrum, 800–950 nm. Gold nanostars appear then a valuable alternative to other elongated or in-homogeneous nanoparticles for cell imaging

Gold Branched Nanoparticles for Cellular Treatments

Under the action of near-infrared radiation, shape anisotropic gold nanoparticles emit two-photon luminescence and release heat. Accordingly, they have been proposed for imaging, photothermal therapies and thermo-controlled drug delivery. In all these applications particular care must be given to control the nanoparticle – cell interaction and the thermal efficiency of the nanoparticles, while minimizing their intrinsic cytotoxicity. We present here the characterization of the cell interaction of newly developed branched gold nanostars, obtained by laurylsulfobetaine-driven seed-growth synthesis. The study provides information on the size distribution, the shape anisotropy, the cellular uptake and cytotoxicity of the gold nanostars as well as their intracellular dynamic behavior by means of two-photon luminescence imaging, fluorescence correlation spectroscopy and particle tracking. The results show that the gold nanostars are internalized as well as the widely used gold nanorods and are less toxic under prolonged treatments. At the same time they display remarkable two-photon luminescence and large extinction under polarized light in the near-infrared region of the spectrum, 800–950 nm. Gold nanostars appear then a valuable alternative to other elongated or in-homogeneous nanoparticles for cell imaging

Gold Branched Nanoparticles for Cellular Treatments

Under the action of near-infrared radiation, shape anisotropic gold nanoparticles emit two-photon luminescence and release heat. Accordingly, they have been proposed for imaging, photothermal therapies and thermo-controlled drug delivery. In all these applications particular care must be given to control the nanoparticle – cell interaction and the thermal efficiency of the nanoparticles, while minimizing their intrinsic cytotoxicity. We present here the characterization of the cell interaction of newly developed branched gold nanostars, obtained by laurylsulfobetaine-driven seed-growth synthesis. The study provides information on the size distribution, the shape anisotropy, the cellular uptake and cytotoxicity of the gold nanostars as well as their intracellular dynamic behavior by means of two-photon luminescence imaging, fluorescence correlation spectroscopy and particle tracking. The results show that the gold nanostars are internalized as well as the widely used gold nanorods and are less toxic under prolonged treatments. At the same time they display remarkable two-photon luminescence and large extinction under polarized light in the near-infrared region of the spectrum, 800–950 nm. Gold nanostars appear then a valuable alternative to other elongated or in-homogeneous nanoparticles for cell imaging