{"title":"Pulse-shaped broadband multiphoton excitation for single-molecule fluorescence detection in the far field.","authors":"David Nobis, Henry G Sansom, Steven W Magennis","doi":"10.1088/2050-6120/aca87f","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2050-6120/aca87f","url":null,"abstract":"Multiphoton excitation of fluorescence has many potential advantages over resonant (one-photon) excitation, but the method has not found widespread use for ultrasensitive applications. We recently described an approach to the multiphoton excitation of single molecules that uses a pulse shaper to compress and tailor pulses from an ultrafast broadband laser in order to optimise the brightness and signal-to-background ratio following non-linear excitation. Here we provide a detailed description of the setup and illustrate its use and potential by optimising two-photon fluorescence of a common fluorophore, rhodamine 110, at the single-molecule level. We also show that a DNA oligonucleotide labelled with a fluorescent nucleobase analogue, tC, can be detected using two-photon FCS, whereas one-photon excitation causes rapid photobleaching. The ability to improve the signal-to-background ratio and to reduce the incident power required to attain a given brightness can be applied to the multiphoton excitation of any fluorescent species, from small molecules with low multiphoton cross sections to the brightest nanoparticles.","PeriodicalId":18596,"journal":{"name":"Methods and Applications in Fluorescence","volume":"11 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-01-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9660290","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Quantity with quality.","authors":"David J S Birch, Marcia Levitus, Yves Mély","doi":"10.1088/2050-6120/aca5f6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2050-6120/aca5f6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18596,"journal":{"name":"Methods and Applications in Fluorescence","volume":"11 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9591252","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alexander Carsten, Maren Rudolph, Tobias Weihs, Roman Schmidt, Isabelle Jansen, Christian A Wurm, Andreas Diepold, Antonio Virgilio Failla, Manuel Wolters, Martin Aepfelbacher
{"title":"MINFLUX imaging of a bacterial molecular machine at nanometer resolution.","authors":"Alexander Carsten, Maren Rudolph, Tobias Weihs, Roman Schmidt, Isabelle Jansen, Christian A Wurm, Andreas Diepold, Antonio Virgilio Failla, Manuel Wolters, Martin Aepfelbacher","doi":"10.1088/2050-6120/aca880","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2050-6120/aca880","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The resolution achievable with the established super-resolution fluorescence nanoscopy methods, such as STORM or STED, is in general not sufficient to resolve protein complexes or even individual proteins. Recently, minimal photon flux (MINFLUX) nanoscopy has been introduced that combines the strengths of STED and STORM nanoscopy and can achieve a localization precision of less than 5 nm. We established a generally applicable workflow for MINFLUX imaging and applied it for the first time to a bacterial molecular machine<i>in situ</i>, i.e., the injectisome of the enteropathogen<i>Y. enterocolitica</i>. We demonstrate with a pore protein of the injectisome that MINFLUX can achieve a resolution down to the single molecule level<i>in situ</i>. By imaging a sorting platform protein using 3D-MINFLUX, insights into the precise localization and distribution of an injectisome component in a bacterial cell could be accomplished. MINFLUX nanoscopy has the potential to revolutionize super-resolution imaging of dynamic molecular processes in bacteria and eukaryotes.</p>","PeriodicalId":18596,"journal":{"name":"Methods and Applications in Fluorescence","volume":"11 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2022-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10406921","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rhona Muir, Shareen Forbes, David J S Birch, Vladislav Vyshemirsky, Olaf J Rolinski
{"title":"Keratin intrinsic fluorescence as a mechanism for non-invasive monitoring of its glycation.","authors":"Rhona Muir, Shareen Forbes, David J S Birch, Vladislav Vyshemirsky, Olaf J Rolinski","doi":"10.1088/2050-6120/aca507","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2050-6120/aca507","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We have studied the evolution of keratin intrinsic fluorescence as an indicator of its glycation. Steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence of free keratin and keratin-glucose samples were detected in PBS solutions<i>in vitro</i>. The changes in the fluorescence response demonstrate that the effect of glucose is manifest in the accelerated formation of fluorescent cross-links with an emission peak at 460 nm and formation of new cross-links with emission peaks at 525 nm and 575 nm. The fluorescence kinetics of these structures is studied and their potential application for the detection of long-term complications of diabetes discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":18596,"journal":{"name":"Methods and Applications in Fluorescence","volume":"11 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10406920","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Meihui Chen, Wenheng Huang, Yangping Li, Yongchun Chen, Dan Ji, Mingguang Zhu
{"title":"Preparation, AIE and ESIPT behaviour, controllable solid-state fluorescence and application of Co<sup>2+</sup>probe based on<i>α</i>-cyanostilbene.","authors":"Meihui Chen, Wenheng Huang, Yangping Li, Yongchun Chen, Dan Ji, Mingguang Zhu","doi":"10.1088/2050-6120/aca378","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2050-6120/aca378","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A simple<i>α</i>-cyanostilbene-functioned salicylaldehyde-based Schiff-base probe, which exhibited outstanding 'aggregation-induced emission and excited state intramolecular proton transfer (AIE + ESIPT)' emission in solution, aggregation and solid states, was synthesized in high yield of 87%. Its solid-states with different morphologies emitted different fluorescence after crystallization in EtOH/H<sub>2</sub>O (1/2, v/v) mixtures or pure EtOH solvent. Besides, it exhibited an obvious spectro-photometrical fluorescence quenching for highly selective sensing of Co<sup>2+</sup>in THF/water system (ƒ<sub>w</sub>= 60%, pH = 7.4), accompanied by an intense green fluorescence turn-off behavior under UV<sub>365nm</sub>illumination. The binding stochiometry between the ligand and Co<sup>2+</sup>was found to be 2:1, and the detection limit (DL) was calculated to be 0.41 × 10<sup>-8</sup>M. In addition, it could be applied to detect Co<sup>2+</sup>in real water samples and on silica gel testing strip.</p>","PeriodicalId":18596,"journal":{"name":"Methods and Applications in Fluorescence","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2022-11-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40477947","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lindan Gong, Lixiao Zhang, Rui Shen, Lin Zhang, Hengyuan Wang, Lu-An Fan
{"title":"A novel conjugated polymer fluorescence probe for the detection of copper ions in aqueous media.","authors":"Lindan Gong, Lixiao Zhang, Rui Shen, Lin Zhang, Hengyuan Wang, Lu-An Fan","doi":"10.1088/2050-6120/ac9fa6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2050-6120/ac9fa6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A novel ionic conjugated polymer fluorescent probe (<b>IP</b>) containing fluorenyls and imines was synthesized through a simple condensation method for the rapid detection of Cu<sup>2+</sup>. The probe exhibited a selective quenching response toward Cu<sup>2+</sup>over other common metal ions in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) at a pH of 7. Moreover, the fluorescence intensity of<b>IP</b>was linearly proportional to the concentration of Cu<sup>2+</sup>when it ranged from 1 to 10<i>μ</i>M, and the limit of detection for Cu<sup>2+</sup>was 0.45<i>μ</i>M. Furthermore, the quenched fluorescence of<b>IP</b>by Cu<sup>2+</sup>was recovered after adding amino acids or ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), indicating that the probe could be recycled and is promising to reduce the detection cost of Cu<sup>2+</sup>in real samples.</p>","PeriodicalId":18596,"journal":{"name":"Methods and Applications in Fluorescence","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2022-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40676335","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Minarul I Sarkar, Neeraj Kumar Mishra, Kaushal Kumar
{"title":"Comparative study of upconversion and photoacoustic measurements of Er<sup>3+</sup>/Yb<sup>3+</sup>doped La<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>phosphor under 980 nm.","authors":"Minarul I Sarkar, Neeraj Kumar Mishra, Kaushal Kumar","doi":"10.1088/2050-6120/ac9fa7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2050-6120/ac9fa7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Er<sup>3+</sup>/Yb<sup>3+</sup>doped La<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>phosphor samples were synthesized by the combustion method and then photoluminescence and photoacoustic spectroscopic studies were done. Prepared samples were annealed at 800 °C, 1000 °C and 1300 °C and all samples were found in pure hexagonal phase as confirmed by XRD analysis. From FE-SEM images it is found that particle size increases with increase in annealing temperature. The frequency upconversion emission spectra of samples were recorded by exciting the sample with 980 nm diode laser and maximum emission intensity is obtained for the sample annealed at 1000 °C for 2 h. A photoacoustic cell was designed and wavelength dependent photoacoustic spectra were measured. The effect of sample storage time on radiative and non-radiative emission properties of sample was checked by measuring upconversion emission and photoacoustic spectra, simultaneously. It is observed that the emission intensity and photoacoustic signal both decreases with time. The maximum photoacoustic signal is obtained around 974 nm wavelength and it indicates its potential for photo-thermal therapy using infrared excitation.</p>","PeriodicalId":18596,"journal":{"name":"Methods and Applications in Fluorescence","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2022-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40686724","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alexander Vallmitjana, Paola Lepanto, Florencia Irigoin, Leonel Malacrida
{"title":"Phasor-based multi-harmonic unmixing for<i>in-vivo</i>hyperspectral imaging.","authors":"Alexander Vallmitjana, Paola Lepanto, Florencia Irigoin, Leonel Malacrida","doi":"10.1088/2050-6120/ac9ae9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2050-6120/ac9ae9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Hyperspectral imaging (HSI) is a paramount technique in biomedical science, however, unmixing and quantification of each spectral component is a challenging task. Traditional unmixing relies on algorithms that need spectroscopic parameters from the fluorescent species in the sample. The phasor-based multi-harmonic unmixing method requires only the empirical measurement of the pure species to compute the pixel-wise photon fraction of every spectral component. Using simulations, we demonstrate the feasibility of the approach for up to 5 components and explore the use of adding a 6th unknown component representing autofluorescence. The simulations show that the method can be successfully used in typical confocal imaging experiments (with pixel photon counts between 10<sup>1</sup>and 10<sup>3</sup>). As a proof of concept, we tested the method in living cells, using 5 common commercial dyes for organelle labeling and we easily and accurately separate them. Finally, we challenged the method by introducing a solvatochromic probe, 6-Dodecanoyl-N,N-dimethyl-2-naphthylamine (LAURDAN), intended to measure membrane dynamics on specific subcellular membrane-bound organelles by taking advantage of the linear combination between the organelle probes and LAURDAN. We succeeded in monitoring the membrane order in the Golgi apparatus, Mitochondria, and plasma membrane in the same<i>in-vivo</i>cell and quantitatively comparing them. The phasor-based multi-harmonic unmixing method can help expand the outreach of HSI and democratize its use by the community for it does not require specialized knowledge.</p>","PeriodicalId":18596,"journal":{"name":"Methods and Applications in Fluorescence","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2022-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33546813","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Savita Khatri, Pratibha Ahlawat, S P Khatkar, V B Taxak, Rajesh Kumar
{"title":"Photophysical, optical and lasing analysis of fluorinated<i>β</i>-keto carboxylate europium(III) complexes.","authors":"Savita Khatri, Pratibha Ahlawat, S P Khatkar, V B Taxak, Rajesh Kumar","doi":"10.1088/2050-6120/ac98f5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2050-6120/ac98f5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Six luminescent, bright red Eu(III) complexes with a<i>β</i>-keto-carboxylic acid as prime ligand and N-donor aromatic systems as auxillary ligand were synthesised via ecologically efficient grinding method. The distinctive red peak (<sup>5</sup>D<sub>0</sub> → <sup>7</sup>F<sub>2</sub>) of Eu(III) ion is exhibited in emission spectra of all complexes. The luminescent properties of complexes were analysed through decay time, color coordinates, luminescence efficiency and Judd Ofelt parameters. The value of Ω<sub>2</sub>is found to be higher than Ω<sub>4</sub>which indicated hypersensitive nature of<sup>5</sup>D<sub>0</sub> → <sup>7</sup>F<sub>2</sub>transition. The results established the complexes as a strong contender for red light emitting display devices. The fluorescence branching ratios, stimulated emission cross section, gain band width and optical gain showed the good lasing strength of<sup>5</sup>D<sub>0</sub> → <sup>7</sup>F<sub>2</sub>transition of complexes. The complexes exhibited decent thermal stability and have optical energy band gap value in semiconductor range, thus can have relevance in optoelectronic devices. Energy transfer mechanism was investigated for complexes which affirmed the efficacious transfer of energy from ligands to Eu(III) ion. The synthesised complexes were also assayed for antimicrobial and antioxidant properties. All complexes are reported to show better antioxidant behaviour than the prime ligand and also exhibited upstanding antibacterial activities.</p>","PeriodicalId":18596,"journal":{"name":"Methods and Applications in Fluorescence","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2022-11-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33519561","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rajan Kumar Singh, Sourabh Gouraha, Anupriya Singh, Neha Jain, Jai Singh
{"title":"One-pot ultrasonicated synthesized lead-less hybrid perovskite nanocrystals: structural, morphological and optical analysis.","authors":"Rajan Kumar Singh, Sourabh Gouraha, Anupriya Singh, Neha Jain, Jai Singh","doi":"10.1088/2050-6120/ac9775","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2050-6120/ac9775","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In contemporary years, hybrid lead halide perovskites nanocrystals (HPNCs) have emerged as core materials for low-cost solution-processable photovoltaic, light-emitting devices as well as in other optoelectronic fields, such as high-efficiency perovskite fluorescent quantum dots (quantum dot, QD). Although the high efficiency makes them an attractive active material, reducing the Pb-toxicity and enhancing the stability while sustaining the efficiency of the HPNCs devices is important for their successful commercialization in future. Here, we report for the first time the fabrication of excellent quality Pb-less, MAPb<sub>1-<i>x</i></sub>Sn<sub><i>x</i></sub>Br<sub>3</sub>(<i>x</i> = 0 to 0.50) perovskite NCs by one-pot ultrasonication method. Interestingly, an outstanding photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) of 94% and better lifetime performance than 100% Pb-based HPNCs is obtained for Pb-less HPNCs. The successful incorporation of Sn MAPb<sub>1-<i>x</i></sub>Sn<sub><i>x</i></sub>Br<sub>3</sub>HPNCs is confirmed by energy-dispersive x-ray (EDX) and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis. Although the particle size for Pb-less HPNCs was different, the change in morphology and structure was minimal as confirmed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analysis. The optical analysis indicated bandgap tuning, which is evident by the blue shift of the band edge in absorbance spectra and photoluminescence peak after incorporating Sn<sup>2+</sup>. To the best of our knowledge, this is the highest achieved PLQY for Sn-substituted hybrid Pb-based HPNCs. The synthesis by using one pot ultrasonication method might be helpful for large-scale HPNCs production and can pave the way for future research on less-toxic and stable alternatives to Pb-based HPNCs.</p>","PeriodicalId":18596,"journal":{"name":"Methods and Applications in Fluorescence","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2022-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33486930","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}