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Fluorescent Nanowire Heterostructures as a Versatile Tool for Biology Applications

Adolfsson, Karl LU ; Persson, Henrik LU ; Wallentin, Jesper LU ; Oredsson, Stina LU ; Samuelson, Lars LU ; Tegenfeldt, Jonas LU orcid ; Borgström, Magnus LU and Prinz, Christelle LU (2013) In Nano Letters 13(10). p.4728-4732
Abstract
Nanowires are increasingly used in biology, as sensors, as injection devices, and us model systems for toxicity studies. Currently, in situ visualization of nanowires in biological media is done using organic dyes, which a;:e prone to photobleaching, or using microscopy methods which either yield poor resolution or require a sophisticated setup. Here we show that inherently fluorescent nanowire axial heterostructnies c:an be used to localize and identify nanowires in cells and tissue; By synthesizing GaP GaInP nanowire heterostructures, with nonfluorescent GaP segments and fluorescent GaInP segments, we created a barcode labeling system enabling the distinction of the nanowire morphological and chemical properties using fluorescence... (More)
Nanowires are increasingly used in biology, as sensors, as injection devices, and us model systems for toxicity studies. Currently, in situ visualization of nanowires in biological media is done using organic dyes, which a;:e prone to photobleaching, or using microscopy methods which either yield poor resolution or require a sophisticated setup. Here we show that inherently fluorescent nanowire axial heterostructnies c:an be used to localize and identify nanowires in cells and tissue; By synthesizing GaP GaInP nanowire heterostructures, with nonfluorescent GaP segments and fluorescent GaInP segments, we created a barcode labeling system enabling the distinction of the nanowire morphological and chemical properties using fluorescence microscopy. The GaInP photoluminescence stability, combined with the fact that the nanowires can be coated with different materials while retaining their fluorescence, make these nanowires promising tools for biological and nanotoxicological studies. (Less)
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Nanowires, fluorescence, photoluminescence, photobleaching, cells, toxicology
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Nano Letters
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13
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10
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4728 - 4732
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The American Chemical Society (ACS)
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1530-6992
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10.1021/nl4022754
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English
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  author       = {{Adolfsson, Karl and Persson, Henrik and Wallentin, Jesper and Oredsson, Stina and Samuelson, Lars and Tegenfeldt, Jonas and Borgström, Magnus and Prinz, Christelle}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{10}},
  pages        = {{4728--4732}},
  publisher    = {{The American Chemical Society (ACS)}},
  series       = {{Nano Letters}},
  title        = {{Fluorescent Nanowire Heterostructures as a Versatile Tool for Biology Applications}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/nl4022754}},
  doi          = {{10.1021/nl4022754}},
  volume       = {{13}},
  year         = {{2013}},
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