Multimodal immobilization of second-instar Drosophila melanogaster larvae using PF-127 hydrogel and diethyl ether for calcium imaging
David Anthony Reynolds, Eliana Artenyan, Hayk Nazaryan, Edward Shanakian, Elva Chen, Vaheh Abramian, Ava Ghashghaei, Kian Sahabi, Fuad Safieh, Nicolas Momjian, John Sunthorncharoenwong, Javier Carmona, K. Arisaka
This paper evaluates a multimodal immobilization method for Drosophila larvae to improve calcium imaging by reducing motion artifacts.
bioRxiv · Apr 8, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience