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26.6 Discussion and Outlook
e implementation of uorescence microscopy in biomedi-
cal analysis has several explicit benets over other imaging
methods. It can be applied quickly and noninvasively and can
thereby allow living-cell analysis. Also the costs for preparation
and imaging stay relatively low. e use of uorescent labeling
additionally permits to highlight certain molecules of interest
in the specimen and the concurrent application of dierent col-
ors aords to distinguish the dierently color-coded agents. For
these reasons, uorescence microscopy has become an impor-
tant tool in biomedica ...