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  • Nanotechnology
  • Optical Microscopy
  • Materials Science

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  • Dye-doped nanoparticles are explored as luminescent labels for super-resolution microscopy.
  • Label size is critical for minimizing frame shifts in super-resolution imaging.
  • Silver-silica (Ag@SiO2) core-shell nanoparticles offer potential as self-blinking labels.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Investigate the influence of silver core and silica shell on the photoblinking properties of Ag@SiO2 nanoparticles.
  • Determine how core size and shell thickness affect the self-blinking behavior for super-resolution applications.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesized Ag@SiO2 core-shell nanoparticles with varying core sizes and shell thicknesses.
  • Analyzed photoblinking properties under dry and hydrated conditions using Rhodamine 110 doping.
  • Measured nanoparticle size using dynamic light scattering and localized blinking particles via super-resolution microscopy.

Main Results:

  • The silver core, not the silica shell, is responsible for the observed photoblinking.
  • No statistically significant difference in photoblinking intensity or duty cycle was found with decreasing core size.
  • Successfully synthesized smaller nanoparticles (93-110 nm) exhibiting single-particle self-blinking.

Conclusions:

  • Silver core size does not impact the photoblinking performance or luminescence intensity of Ag@SiO2 nanoparticles.
  • Nanoparticle size can be optimized independently of blinking properties, enhancing their utility in super-resolution microscopy.
  • These findings enable the development of tunable, self-blinking labels for advanced imaging techniques.