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Expansion Microscopy: In this image, you see an example of an expanded centriole in mammalian U2OS cell, image acquired on an LSM780 confocal microscope. Image by Ana Agostinho, SciLifeLab, Swedish NMI Node.

January 22, 2025

Expansion microscopy turns 10!

Happy birthday, Expansion Microscopy (ExM)! This super resolution technique is celebrating its 10 year anniversary – and is available in open access at several…

Example of Expansion Microscopy. Image courtesy of Ana Agostinho, SciLifeLab, Swedish NMI.

February 23, 2023

Expansion Microscopy: Enabling super-resolution microscopy to be performed on diffraction limited microscopes

Want to look at subcellular structures such as mitochondria, centrioles and microtubules in super-resolution? Only have access to conventional diffraction-limited microscopes? By physically expanding…