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Int J Mol Sci ; 25(9)2024 Apr 30.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38732092

RESUMO

In this work, we apply single-molecule fluorescence microscopy and spectroscopy to probe plasmon-enhanced fluorescence and Förster resonance energy transfer in a nanoscale assemblies. The structure where the interplay between these two processes was present consists of photoactive proteins conjugated with silver nanowires and deposited on a monolayer graphene. By comparing the results of continuous-wave and time-resolved fluorescence microscopy acquired for this structure with those obtained for the reference samples, where proteins were coupled with either a graphene monolayer or silver nanowires, we find clear indications of the interplay between plasmonic enhancement and the energy transfer to graphene. Namely, fluorescence intensities calculated for the structure, where proteins were coupled to graphene only, are less than for the structure playing the central role in this study, containing both silver nanowires and graphene. Conversely, decay times extracted for the latter are shorter compared to a protein-silver nanowire conjugate, pointing towards emergence of the energy transfer. Overall, the results show that monitoring the optical properties of single emitters in a precisely designed hybrid nanostructure provides an elegant way to probe even complex combination of interactions at the nanoscale.


Assuntos
Transferência Ressonante de Energia de Fluorescência , Grafite , Nanofios , Prata , Prata/química , Nanofios/química , Grafite/química , Transferência Ressonante de Energia de Fluorescência/métodos , Corantes Fluorescentes/química , Proteínas/química , Microscopia de Fluorescência/métodos , Imagem Individual de Molécula/métodos
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Int J Mol Sci ; 23(7)2022 Mar 23.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35408853

RESUMO

Fluorescence excitation spectroscopy at cryogenic temperatures carried out on hybrid assemblies composed of photosynthetic complexes deposited on a monolayer graphene revealed that the efficiency of energy transfer to graphene strongly depended on the excitation wavelength. The efficiency of this energy transfer was greatly enhanced in the blue-green spectral region. We observed clear resonance-like behavior for both a simple light-harvesting antenna containing only two chlorophyll molecules (PCP) and a large photochemically active reaction center associated with the light-harvesting antenna (PSI-LHCI), which pointed towards the general character of this effect.


Assuntos
Grafite , Complexo de Proteína do Fotossistema I , Clorofila/química , Transferência de Energia , Complexos de Proteínas Captadores de Luz/metabolismo , Complexo de Proteína do Fotossistema I/metabolismo , Espectrometria de Fluorescência
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Mater Sci Eng C Mater Biol Appl ; 127: 112224, 2021 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34225869

RESUMO

Multimodal polymer encapsulated CdSe/Fe3O4 nanoplatforms with dual optical and magnetic properties have been fabricated. We demonstrate that CdSe/Fe3O4 nanocapsules (NCs) upon excitation with UV radiation or NIR fs-laser excitation exhibit intense one- or two-photon emission at 535 nm, whereas the combination of an alternating magnetic field and 808 nm IR laser excitation results in heat generation. Since anticancer therapies require relatively high doses of Fe3O4 nanoparticles (NPs) to induce biologically relevant temperature jumps, the therapeutic effects of 0.1 and 1 mg/mL Fe3O4 NCs and CdSe/Fe3O4 NCs were investigated using breast cancer cell lines, ER-positive MCF-7, and triple-negative MDA-MB-231 cells. Improved biocompatibility of CdSe/Fe3O4 NCs compared to Fe3O4 NCs was revealed at higher NCs concentration suggesting safe potential medical applications of CdSe/Fe3O4 NCs. In contrast, 1 mg/mL Fe3O4 NCs were found to be more cytotoxic to MDA-MB-231 than MCF-7 cells through iron-induced oxidative stress, lipid peroxidation, and concomitant ferroptotic cell death. We believe that Fe3O4 NCs-mediated cellular response may be heterogeneous that reflects, at least in part, cancer cell genotype, molecular phenotype, and pathological classification.


Assuntos
Compostos de Cádmio , Nanopartículas , Compostos de Selênio , Humanos , Polímeros , Compostos de Selênio/farmacologia , Temperatura
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Methods Appl Fluoresc ; 8(4): 045004, 2020 Oct 06.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33021212

RESUMO

We demonstrate that single functionalized silver nanowires form a geometric platform suitable for efficient real-time detection of single photoactive proteins. By collecting series of images using wide-field fluorescence microscopy, events of single protein attachment can be distinguished with the signal to noise ratio further improved by fluorescence enhancement due to plasmon excitations in the nanowires. The enhancement is evidenced by strong shortening of the fluorescence decay of single photoactive proteins conjugated to the silver nanowires.


Assuntos
Nanofios/química , Imagem Óptica , Prata/química , Imagem Individual de Molécula/métodos , Carotenoides/síntese química
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Int J Mol Sci ; 21(6)2020 Mar 16.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32187983

RESUMO

In this paper, we demonstrate plasmonic substrates prepared on demand, using a straightforward technique, based on laser-induced photochemical reduction of silver compounds on a glass substrate. Importantly, the presented technique does not impose any restrictions regarding the shape and length of the metallic pattern. Plasmonic interactions have been probed using both Stokes and anti-Stokes types of emitters that served as photoluminescence probes. For both cases, we observed a pronounced increase of the photoluminescence intensity for emitters deposited on silver patterns. By studying the absorption and emission dynamics, we identified the mechanisms responsible for emission enhancement and the position of the plasmonic resonance.


Assuntos
Nanoestruturas/química , Processos Fotoquímicos , Impressão/métodos , Prata/química , Ressonância de Plasmônio de Superfície/métodos , Vidro , Lasers , Luminescência
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Materials (Basel) ; 11(10)2018 Oct 09.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30304833

RESUMO

Fluorescence microscopy and spectroscopy were applied for studying the optical properties of a hybrid nanostructure, in which we combine plasmon-induced metal enhanced fluorescence with energy transfer to epitaxial graphene. Covering the layer of silver islands with a monolayer graphene, while turning on the efficient energy transfer from emitters, only moderately affects the enhancement of fluorescence attributed to the plasmon resonance in metallic nanostructures-as evidenced by the analysis of fluorescence decays. The results show that it is feasible to combine the properties of graphene with metal-enhanced fluorescence. The importance of the layer thickness of the emitters is also pointed out.

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Materials (Basel) ; 11(9)2018 Aug 30.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30200240

RESUMO

The energy transfer from photosynthetic complex photosystem I to thermally reduced graphene oxide was studied using fluorescence microscopy and spectroscopy, and compared against the structure in which monolayer epitaxial graphene was used as the energy acceptor. We find that the properties of reduced graphene oxide (rGO) as an energy acceptor is qualitatively similar to that of epitaxial graphene. Fluorescence quenching, which in addition to shortening of fluorescence decay, is a signature of energy transfer varies across rGO substrates and correlates with the transmission pattern. We conclude that the efficiency of the energy transfer depends on the number of rGO layers in the flakes and decreases with this number. Furthermore, careful analysis of fluorescence imaging data confirms that the energy transfer efficiency dependence on the excitation wavelength, also varies with the number of rGO flakes.

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