Polarization Controlled Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering Microscopy for Determination of Structural Order of the Myelin Sheath

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dc.contributor.advisorStys, Peter K.
dc.contributor.authorBrideau, Craig
dc.contributor.committeememberFrayne, Richard
dc.contributor.committeememberBarclay, Paul
dc.contributor.committeememberColicos, Michael A.
dc.contributor.committeememberFear, Elise C.
dc.contributor.committeememberPotma, Eric Olaf
dc.date2018-11
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-22T14:57:23Z
dc.date.available2018-05-22T14:57:23Z
dc.date.issued2018-05-17
dc.description.abstractCoherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering (CARS) is a laser-scanning microscopy technique that generates a strong label-free signal in lipid. The myelin sheath surrounding nerves is up to 80% lipid, and therefore is an ideal candidate for CARS imaging. The long lipid chains forming the myelin wraps have a directional preference when the myelin is healthy, with CH2 bonds aligned parallel to the axis of the nerve. The optical polarization dependence of the CARS signal can be used to probe the orientation of CH2 bonds in the sheath and determine their nanoscopic orientation. As myelin becomes unhealthy the organization of the lipids begins to loosen from their native organized packing structure. In the early stages this is not visible by conventional microscopy, however polarization-resolved CARS can measure the increasing disorder in the arrangement of the bonds before obvious morphological changes can occur. The degree of disorder is also measured to provide a metric of myelin disorganization in disease models.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBrideau, C. (2018). Polarization Controlled Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering Microscopy for Determination of Structural Order of the Myelin Sheath (Doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/31926en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/31926
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/106645
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.facultySchulich School of Engineering
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectCARS Microscopy
dc.subjectNonlinear Optics
dc.subjectMultiple Sclerosis
dc.subjectAnisotropy
dc.subject.classificationNeuroscienceen_US
dc.subject.classificationEngineering--Biomedicalen_US
dc.titlePolarization Controlled Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering Microscopy for Determination of Structural Order of the Myelin Sheath
dc.typedoctoral thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineBiomedical Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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