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Switching behaviour of dSTORM dyes in glycerol-containing buffer.

ABSTRACT: To suppress optical aberrations caused by refractive index mismatch, we employ glycerol-immersion objectives in conjunction with fused silica cover glasses and imaging buffers with a high glycerol content. Here we demonstrate that the addition of glycerol to the buffer does not degrade the switching behaviour of the dyes Alexa Fluor 647 and Alexa Fluor 568 in dSTORM measurements, which shows that this approach is suitable for dSTORM. Additionally, we report evidence that sealed sample geometries as used in our experiments reduce photobleaching due to the lower influx of oxygen into the imaging buffer.

SUBMITTER: Goossen-Schmidt NC

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7426933 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Switching behaviour of dSTORM dyes in glycerol-containing buffer.

Goossen-Schmidt Nora C NC Schnieder Marco M Hüve Jana J Klingauf Jürgen J

Scientific reports 20200813 1

To suppress optical aberrations caused by refractive index mismatch, we employ glycerol-immersion objectives in conjunction with fused silica cover glasses and imaging buffers with a high glycerol content. Here we demonstrate that the addition of glycerol to the buffer does not degrade the switching behaviour of the dyes Alexa Fluor 647 and Alexa Fluor 568 in dSTORM measurements, which shows that this approach is suitable for dSTORM. Additionally, we report evidence that sealed sample geometries ...[more]

PMID: 32792515

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