Self-confocal NIR-II fluorescence microscopy for multifunctional in vivo imaging

Jing Zhou; Tianxiang Wu; Runze Chen; Liang Zhu; Hequn Zhang; Yifei Li; Liying Chen; Jun Qian

doi:10.1142/S1793545823500256

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