用光热对比度检测单个分子通过光热对比度吸收的室温检测
A Gaiduk1, M Yorulmaz, P V Ruijgrok
1Institute of Physics, Leiden University, Post Office Box 9504, 2300 RA Leiden, Netherlands.
概括
我们开发了一种光热成像技术,可视化单个非光色剂分子. 这种方法提供了高对比度和最小的光漂白,克服了传统光成像的局限性.
科学领域:
- 光学和光子学 在光学和光子学.
- 频谱学是一种光谱学.
- 材料科学 材料科学 材料科学
背景情况:
- 单分子成像传统上依赖于光检测.
- 光方法可以通过光漂白和背景散射来限制.
- 非光分子在单分子水平上难以成像.
研究的目的:
- 开发一种用于成像单个非光分子的新方法.
- 为了利用光热效应进行分子检测.
- 评估这种新技术的性能和局限性.
主要方法:
- 在糖醇中对染物分子的单分子成像.
- 利用强烈照明产生的光热效应.
- 测量释放的热的折射效应,用于对比.
- 调查光漂白和信号与噪声比.
主要成果:
- 单个分子的信号噪声比达到10~,集成300毫秒.
- 在没有氧气的情况下 (超过10分钟) 展示了最小的光漂白.
- 在含氧溶液中观察到快速的光漂白 (平均约1分钟).
- 在吸收信号中没有观察到闪.
结论:
- 光热成像是一种可行的技术,用于单个非光分子.
- 该方法提供基于吸收的对比,独立于散射.
- 在缺乏氧气的环境中,光漂白显著减少.
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