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Optics Express

  • Editor: C. Martijn de Sterke
  • Vol. 18, Iss. 5 — Mar. 1, 2010
  • pp: 4289–4299

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Polarized fluorescent nanospheres

Rafal Luchowski, Zygmunt Gryczynski, Zeno Földes-Papp, Aaron Chang, Julian Borejdo, Pabak Sarkar, and Ignacy Gryczynski  »View Author Affiliations


Optics Express, Vol. 18, Issue 5, pp. 4289-4299 (2010)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.18.004289


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Abstract

Fluorescent beads (nanoparticles, nanospheres) are commonly used in fluorescence spectroscopy and microscopy. Due to the random distribution of dye and high dye to nanoparticle ratio, the fluorescence polarization observed from the beads is low. Therefore beads are not used for polarization study. We demonstrate that photoselective bleaching creates beads with highly polarized fluorescence. First, the beads were immobilized in a PVA polymer. Second, the beads-doped PVA film was exposed to the illumination within the dye absorption band. A progressive decrease of absorption was observed. Next, photophysical properties of photobleached and not bleached films dissolved in water were compared.

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OCIS Codes
(170.6280) Medical optics and biotechnology : Spectroscopy, fluorescence and luminescence
(260.5430) Physical optics : Polarization

ToC Category:
Medical Optics and Biotechnology

History
Original Manuscript: December 15, 2009
Revised Manuscript: February 4, 2010
Manuscript Accepted: February 4, 2010
Published: February 17, 2010

Virtual Issues
Vol. 5, Iss. 6 Virtual Journal for Biomedical Optics

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Rafal Luchowski, Zygmunt Gryczynski, Zeno Földes-Papp, Aaron Chang, Julian Borejdo, Pabak Sarkar, and Ignacy Gryczynski, "Polarized fluorescent nanospheres," Opt. Express 18, 4289-4299 (2010)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-18-5-4289


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