Editorial: Optical imaging and manipulation in the biological world
Xiaoshuai Liu · 2026
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Xiaoshuai Liu (2026) introduces a research collection on using light to see and to steer living systems. Optical tools have remade biology at every scale: super-resolution microscopes break the classical sharpness limit, multiphoton imaging peers into living tissue, adaptive optics corrects the blur of the sample itself. On the action side, optical tweezers hold single molecules, and optogenetics switches cells with flashes of light. Together these methods let researchers watch cell dynamics in real time and intervene with precision.
The editorial is candid about what still blocks wider use. Thick, scattering tissue breeds artifacts; sharpness trades against speed; long manipulation can harm the sample; and many setups remain costly and hard to scale. Hope comes from AI-driven image analysis, hybrids that marry optics with microfluidics or spectroscopy, and new nanomaterials that carry light better. The collection gathers work pushing on exactly those barriers.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Xiaoshuai Liu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 5 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |