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Enhanced Stimulated Raman Scattering Biosensing Platform for Low-Power Metabolic Monitoring via Open-Geometry Design and Optimized Electronic Modulation

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Krzysztof Brzozowski
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Anna Maria Nowakowska *
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Karolina M. Turczyńska
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Małgorzata Barańśka
DOI:10.1021/acsphotonics.6c00599delete
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Stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) microscopy is a powerful tool for biomedical biosensing, yet its widespread application is often hindered by high phototoxicity and restrictive “sandwich-type” sample preparation. Conventional setups limit real-time experimental manipulations and require high-power excitation to achieve sufficient signal-to-noise ratios, limiting their utility for sensitive live-cell kinetic studies. This work presents an enhanced SRS biosensing platform designed for noninvasive, low-power monitoring of dynamic metabolic processes. The system’s performance is driven by three synergistic innovations: 1/an optical design allowing in situ reagent addition in standard glass-bottom dishes, 2/a low-repetition-rate (20 MHz) picosecond laser source to increase pulse energy and enable operation in a low-average-power regime suitable for live-cell imaging, and 3/a patented direct modulation scheme that synchronizes an acousto-optic modulator with an internal lock-in oscillator. The platform’s capabilities were validated by tracking the kinetics of early uptake of deuterated palmitic acid in live HL-60 cells. Results demonstrate high-fidelity detection of metabolic tracers within minutes of supplementation, resolving spatiotemporal accumulation into lipid droplets under low-illumination conditions. The combination of optimized electronic demodulation and flexible optical design provides a robust and enhanced biosensing solution for long-term in situ investigation of dynamic biochemical transformations in living cells.
Keywords:
Biosensing
Imaging
Lipids
Microscopy
Raman scattering
SRS
live cell imaging
specificity
fatty acid uptake
signal-to-noise ratio
real-time sensing
spatiotemporal dynamics

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jagiellonian university
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