Biophys Rev. 2011 Sep;3(3):131. doi: 10.1007/s12551-011-0052-9. Epub 2011 Jul 20.
Biophysical reviews
Guy Cox
PMID: 28510062 PMCID: PMC5425668 DOI: 10.1007/s12551-011-0052-9
Second Harmonic Generation (SHG) microscopy dates back to 1974, but effective biological use of the technique has a history of barely 10 years. It is now widely used to image collagen in many different applications, and is becoming useful for imaging myosin and some polysaccharides. A separate line on research has focussed on SHG dyes, which can provide high-speed indication of membrane potential and are now in use in neurobiology. This review looks at the progress to date in these different fields.
Keywords: Collagen; Myosin; Polysaccharides; SHG; SHG dyes; Second Harmonic Microscopy