Intracellular molecular diffusion

Olympus has today introduced the new Diffusion Measurement
module for Olympus ASW 2.1 software. Designed
specifically for use with the Olympus FluoView FV1000 confocal
microscope system for live cell imaging, this new software
module provides users with the flexibility to undertake three
different types of diffusion study: point fluorescence correlation
spectroscopy; raster scan image correlation spectroscopy
(RICS) and fluorescence recovery after photobleaching
(FRAP). As a result, the Diffusion Measurement Package is ideal
for a broad range of cell biology
and biophysics applications.
Intracellular diffusion is
frequently analysed to assess
the movements, interactions
and microenvironments of
intracellular molecules to
determine the patterns and
rates of molecular movement.