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Label-Free Plasmonic Detection of Untethered Nanometer-Sized Brownian Particles.

ABSTRACT: Optical detection of individual nanometer-sized analytes, virus particles, and protein molecules holds great promise for understanding and control of biological samples and healthcare applications. As fluorescent labels impose restrictions on detection bandwidth and require lengthy and invasive processes, label-free optical techniques are highly desirable. Here, we introduce an optical technique capable of transforming gold nanorods commonly used as photostable labels into highly localized high-speed probes. Our method detects single untethered 5 nm diameter gold particles as they traverse subattoliter volumes in Brownian motion with a time resolution below microseconds.

SUBMITTER: Baaske MD

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7596787 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Label-Free Plasmonic Detection of Untethered Nanometer-Sized Brownian Particles.

Baaske Martin Dieter MD Neu Peter Sebastian PS Orrit Michel M

ACS nano 20201015 10

Optical detection of individual nanometer-sized analytes, virus particles, and protein molecules holds great promise for understanding and control of biological samples and healthcare applications. As fluorescent labels impose restrictions on detection bandwidth and require lengthy and invasive processes, label-free optical techniques are highly desirable. Here, we introduce an optical technique capable of transforming gold nanorods commonly used as photostable labels into highly localized high- ...[more]

PMID: 33054166

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