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  • Spectroscopy
  • Materials Science

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  • Fluorescence spectroscopy is a powerful tool for probing molecular environments.
  • Understanding dye-molecule interactions in complex media is crucial for various applications.
  • Scattering effects can complicate spectral analysis, but their impact on line shape needs clarification.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the influence of different particle suspensions on the fluorescence line shapes of fluorescein and laurdan.
  • To differentiate the effects of scattering from physicochemical interactions on spectral line shapes.
  • To establish line shape analysis as a sensitive method for studying dye-particle interactions.

Main Methods:

  • Fluorescence spectroscopy was used to analyze fluorescein and laurdan in various suspensions, including polystyrene nanoparticles (PSNP), anionic/cationic micelles, and lipid vesicles.
  • Spectra were deconvoluted using Gaussian (fluorescein) and lognormal (laurdan) distributions.
  • Line parameters were analyzed in relation to particle concentration and physicochemical effects.

Main Results:

  • Scattering primarily affected fluorescence intensity, not line shape.
  • Physicochemical interactions, such as dye-micelle or dye-nanoparticle binding, significantly altered line width and peak position.
  • Fluorescein showed pH-dependent shifts in anionic systems, while interacting with cationic micelles and PSNP.
  • Laurdan indicated decreasing polarity in lipid vesicles with increasing lipid concentration.

Conclusions:

  • Fluorescence line shape analysis is a more sensitive indicator of molecular interactions than intensity alone.
  • Physicochemical interactions dominate spectral line shape modifications, overriding scattering effects.
  • This approach provides valuable insights into dye behavior in complex colloidal systems.