Label-free Raman hyperspectral imaging of single cells cultured on polymer substrates

Sinjab, Faris, Sicilia, Giovanna, Shipp, Dustin, Marlow, Maria and Notingher, Ioan (2017) Label-free Raman hyperspectral imaging of single cells cultured on polymer substrates. Applied Spectroscopy, 71 (12). pp. 2595-2607. ISSN 1943-3530

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Abstract

While Raman hyper-spectral imaging has been widely used for label-free mapping of biomolecules in cells, these measurements require the cells to be cultured on weakly Raman scattering substrates. However, many applications in biological sciences and engineering require the cells to be cultured on polymer substrates that often generate large Raman scattering signals. Here, we discuss the theoretical limits of the signal-to-noise ratio in the Raman spectra of cells in the presence of polymer signals and how optical aberrations may affect these measurements. We show that Raman spectra of cells cultured on polymer substrates can be obtained using automatic subtraction of the polymer signals and demonstrate the capabilities of these methods in two important applications: tissue engineering and in-vitro toxicology screening of drugs. Apart from their scientific and technological importance, these applications are examples of the two most common measurement configurations: 1) cells cultured on an optically thick polymer substrate measured using an immersion/dipping objective; 2) cells cultured on a transparent polymer substrate and measured using an inverted optical microscope. In these examples we show that Raman hyperspectral datasets with sufficient quality can be successfully acquired to map the distribution of common biomolecules in cells, such as nucleic acids, proteins and lipids, as well as detecting the early stages of apoptosis. We also discuss strategies for further improvements that could expand the application of Raman hyperspectral imaging on polymer substrates even further in biomedical sciences and engineering.

Item Type: Article
RIS ID: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/898315
Keywords: Ionizing radiation; Cytokine; Immunity; Cancer
Schools/Departments: University of Nottingham, UK > Faculty of Science > School of Pharmacy
University of Nottingham, UK > Faculty of Science > School of Physics and Astronomy
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1177/0003702817715042
Depositing User: Sinjab, Faris
Date Deposited: 23 May 2017 14:16
Last Modified: 04 May 2020 19:20
URI: https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/42781

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