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Fick's Laws of Diffusion

Physical laws describing solute diffusion mass transport across biological concentration gradients.

1st: J = -D (dC / dx); 2nd: ∂C / ∂t = D (∂²C / ∂x²) mol/(m²·s) (Flux J) & m²/s (Diffusion Coefficient D)
Biophysics & Medical Physics

Fluorescence Microscopy

An optical microscopy technique utilizing fluorophores excited by specific light wavelengths to image cellular structures with high…

Abbe Diffraction Limit: d_min = λ / (2 NA) ≈ 200 nm nm (Spatial Resolution)
Biophysics & Medical Physics

Fluoroscopy

A dynamic X-ray imaging technique obtaining real-time moving video images of interior anatomical structures and contrast agents.

Real-time continuous low-dose X-ray video acquisition Frames per Second (fps) & Dose Rate (mGy/min)