Energy transfer between a biological labelling dye and gold nanorods

Racknor, Chris and Singh, Mahi R and Zhang, Yinan and Birch, David J S and Chen, Yu (2014) Energy transfer between a biological labelling dye and gold nanorods. Methods and Applications in Fluorescence, 2 (1). 015002.

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    Abstract

    We have demonstrated energy transfer between a biological labelling dye (Alexa Fluor 405) and gold nanorods experimentally and theoretically. The fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy and density matrix method are used to study a hybrid system of dye and nanorods under one- and two-photon excitations. Energy transfer between dye and nanorods via the dipole–dipole interaction is found to cause a decrease in the fluorescence lifetime change. Enhanced energy transfer from dye to nanorods is measured in the presence of an increased density of nanorods. This study has potential applications in fluorescence lifetime-based intra-cellular sensing of bio-analytes as well as nuclear targeting cancer therapy

    Author(s):Racknor, Chris, Singh, Mahi R, Zhang, Yinan, Birch, David J S ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6400-1270 and Chen, Yu
    Item type:Article
    ID code:46404
    Keywords:thin films, energy transfer, gold nanorods, biological labelling dye, biological physics, Physics, Biophysics
    Subjects:Science > Physics
    Department:Faculty of Science > Physics
    Technology and Innovation Centre > Bionanotechnology
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:07 Jan 2014 09:58
    Last modified:20 Sep 2019 02:52
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    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/46404
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