Nanoparticle-induced fluorescence lifetime modification as nanoscopic ruler: Demonstration at the single molecule level

Nano Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 685-689

  Seelig, J ^a   Leslie, K ^b   Renn, A ^a   Kuhn S ^a   Jacobsen, V ^a   Van De Corput, M ^b   Wyman, C ^b   Sandoghdar, V ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; DNA; ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUORESCENCE; GOLD; INTERFEROMETRY;

FLUORESCENCE DECAY RATE; INTERFEROMETRIC DETECTION; NANOSCOPIC RULERS; SINGLE MOLECULE MICROSCOPY;

NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 34047182236     PISSN: 15306984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nl0627590     Document Type: Article

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