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SUPER-RESOLUTION MICROSCOPY

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The in situ, nanoscale positioning of a single molecule below the diffraction limit remains a challenge for chemists. Now, two approaches show how this can be accomplished through a combination of super-resolution microscopy and photo-inducible crosslinking chemistry.

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Fig. 1: Patterning via single-molecule localization and photo-induced crosslinking.

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Xiang, L., Xu, K. Super-resolution writing. Nat. Chem. 11, 969–971 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-019-0359-x

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