Key Words:Metal-enhanced fluorescence; Nanoparticles; Fluorescence; Plasmon; Magnetism
Abstract:Nanoparticles composed of a silver core coated with a silica shell (Ag@SiO2) were prepared. A dye, fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC), was further encapsulated during the growth of a second silica shell onto Ag@SiO2 nanoparticles. The proximity of silver nanoparticles led to a 4-fold maximal enhancement in the fluorescence of FITC when the first silica shell thickness was set at 5 nm. After amino-functionalization of Ag@SiO2-FITC nanoparticles, iron oxide nanoparticles were bonded to their surface. The magnetic and metal-enhanced fluorescence properties appeared simultaneously when Ag@SiO2-FITC-Fe3O4 hybrid nanoparticles were dispersed in a solution. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Volume:182
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