single molecule localization microscopy (SMLM)

A family of super-resolution methods leveraging different approaches for spatiotemporal separation of the emission from single molecules, allowing for localization of their centroid position. Acquisition of a large number of image frames provides enough localizations for creation of a composite super-resolution reconstruction.

Synonyms: localization microscopy , pointillist microscopy

See also: DNA-PAINT , photoactivated localization microscopy , stochastic optical reconstruction microscopy

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Single-Molecule Super-Resolution Imaging

A review of STORM, and related techniques that rely on imaging single molecules.