| Autor: |
Yue Zhao, Ziyu Yao, Christopher D. Snow, Yanan Xu, Yao Wang, Dan Xiu, Laurence A. Belfiore, Jianguo Tang |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2021 |
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| Zdroj: |
Nanomaterials, Vol 11, Iss 9, p 2462 (2021) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2079-4991 |
| DOI: |
10.3390/nano11092462 |
| Popis: |
We designed and realized highly fluorescent nanostructures composed of Eu3+ complexes under a protein coating. The nanostructured material, confirmed by photo-induced force microscopy (PiFM), includes a bottom fluorescent layer and an upper protein layer. The bottom fluorescent layer includes Eu3+ that is coordinated by 1,10-phenanthroline (Phen) and oleic acid (O). The complete complexes (OEu3+Phen) formed higher-order structures with diameter 40–150 nm. Distinctive nanoscale striations reminiscent of fingerprints were observed with a high-resolution transmission electron microscope (HRTEM). Stable fluorescence was increased by the addition of Eu3+ coordinated by Phen and 2-thenoyltrifluoroacetone (TTA), and confirmed by fluorescence spectroscopy. A satisfactory result was the observation of red Eu3+ complex emission through a protein coating layer with a fluorescence microscope. Lanthanide nanostructures of these types might ultimately prove useful for biometric applications in the context of human and non-human tissues. The significant innovations of this work include: (1) the structural set-up of the fluorescence image embedded under protein “skin”; and (2) dual confirmations of nanotopography and unique nanofingerprints under PiFM and under TEM, respectively. |
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