Fluorescence quenching of alpha-fetoprotein by gold nanoparticles: Effect of dielectric shell on non-radiative decay

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1496-1501

  Zhu, Jian ^a   Li, Jian jun ^a   Wang, A qing ^a   Chen, Yu ^a   Zhao, Jun wu ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alpha fetoprotein (AFP); Dielectric shell; Fluorescence quenching; Gold nanoparticles; Non radiative decay

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC SHELLS; FETOPROTEIN; FLUORESCENCE QUENCHING; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; NONRADIATIVE DECAYS;

ENERGY TRANSFER; GOLD; NANOPARTICLES; QUENCHING; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 77955717862     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11671-010-9668-0     Document Type: Article

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