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Image contrast using time

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Laser-based imaging can distinguish between semiconducting and metallic nanotubes in vitro and in vivo, offering a way to study the interactions of carbon nanostructures in biological systems without the use of labels.

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Figure 1: Schematic showing the experimental set-up used to image carbon nanotubes in the time domain.

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