Table 1 Super-resolution photoacoustic microscopy system specifications
From: Functional photoacoustic imaging: from nano- and micro- to macro-scale
Ref. | System scale | Functionality and application | Transducer | Laser | Lateral resolution | Imaging depth | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
f (MHz) | Element | PRF | Wavelength (nm) | |||||
[28] | SR-PAM | Nanoscale imaging, phase, topography | – | – | 2 k | 532 | 8 nm | Surface |
[24] | SR-PAM | Nano crack identification | – | – | 2 k | 532 | 8 nm | Surface |
[27] | OR-PAM | Microscale imaging, topography | 35 | 1 | 1 k | 532 | 1 μm | Surface |
[25] | SR-PAM | Single mitochondria, cells | 40Â MHz | 1 | 2.35Â k | 532 | 88Â nm | Cellular |
[26] | SR-PAM | Single cells | 40 MHz | 1 | – | 532 | 120 nm | Cellular |