Abstract
We report silver nanostructure-enhanced fluorescence of a europium (Eu) chelate, BHHCT-Eu-DPBT, which was covalently bound in Ag/SiO2 nanocomposites. This design enhances the europium signal intensity by more than one order of magnitude, and accelerates the decay time from 0.3 ms down to 60 microseconds, at low excitation conditions. These nanocomposites were bright enough to be observed in time-gated fluorescence microscopy under 365 nm LED excitation. The increased brightness and reduced lifetime of such fluorescent core-shell nanocomposites will enhance their applicability for ultrasensitive bioassays and bioimaging, especially with time-gating.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Colloidal Quantum Dots/Nanocrystals for Biomedical Applications VI |
| Editors | Wolfgang J. Parak, Kenji Yamamoto, Marek Osinski |
| Place of Publication | Bellingham, Washingto |
| Publisher | SPIE |
| Pages | 1-11 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Volume | 7909 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780819484468 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 |
| Event | Colloidal Quantum Dots/Nanocrystals for Biomedical Applications VI - San Francisco, CA, United States Duration: 22 Jan 2011 → 24 Jan 2011 |
Other
| Other | Colloidal Quantum Dots/Nanocrystals for Biomedical Applications VI |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | San Francisco, CA |
| Period | 22/01/11 → 24/01/11 |
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