Issue 19, 2012

Nanostructured silicon nitride thin films for label-free multicolor luminescent cell imaging

Abstract

The application of nanostructured luminescent silicon nitride (SiNX) thin films for label-free cell imaging is reported for the first time. Different strong local fields ensured by various molecules concentrated in various cell compartments can lead to the creation of preferential electronic conditions for radiative recombination of photogenerated charge carriers via a given electronic channel. Thus, highly contrasted multicolor luminescent cell imaging under one photon excitation becomes possible. The described label-free bio-imaging approach has good compatibility with fluorescence optical microscopy, and allows rapid and efficient cell imaging and cell line recognition.

Graphical abstract: Nanostructured silicon nitride thin films for label-free multicolor luminescent cell imaging

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
04 Jun 2012
Accepted
13 Aug 2012
First published
16 Aug 2012

Nanoscale, 2012,4, 5860-5863

Nanostructured silicon nitride thin films for label-free multicolor luminescent cell imaging

T. Serdiuk, Yu. Zakharko, T. Nychyporuk, A. Geloen, M. Lemiti and V. Lysenko, Nanoscale, 2012, 4, 5860 DOI: 10.1039/C2NR31376F

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