Precisely characterising and quantifying interactions between tumour cells and their environment to understand metastatic mechanisms requires a multi-dimensional, high-speed imaging system. To this end, we report on the development of a compressive full spectrum fluorescence lifetime microscope that exploits a novel SPAD line sensor and a DMD to enable monitoring of dynamic sub-cellular interactions. At no cost to its temporal performance, the hyperspectral nature of the system helps to improve unmixing and, crucially, can detect the small spectral changes in the emission of fluorescent probes and intrinsic fluorophores that can occur in complex environments.
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