Toward new biocompatible nanostructured biomarkers by femtosecond laser ablation in liquid environment

L. Sajti; A. Said; S. Giorgio; W. Marine

doi:10.1117/12.662449

14 April 2006 Toward new biocompatible and nanostructured biomarkers by femtosecond laser ablation in liquid environment

L. Sajti, A. Said, S. Giorgio, W. Marine

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Proceedings Volume 6191, Biophotonics and New Therapy Frontiers; 61910Y (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.662449
Event: SPIE Photonics Europe, 2006, Strasbourg, France

Abstract

In the present work, we report the synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles by adopting femtosecond laser ablation of ZnO targets in pure ethanol, and in a solution of Tetramethylrhodamine B isothiocyante. An ultrafast intensified CCD device was used to study the plasma formation in the liquid environment. Dye molecules were grafted onto the ZnO nanoparticles by adding the dye solution to the ablated ZnO-ethanol solution. From the optical studies of the ZnO nanoparticles by photoluminescence spectroscopy, we observed energy transfer from the ZnO to the attached dye molecules. Strongly facetted nanohybrid particles were observed with an average size of 15 nm, by HRTEM measurements. Finally, we show that the in situ ablation in the dye solution allows to increase the efficiency of the energy transfer from the ZnO nanoparticle to the grafted dye molecules.

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L. Sajti, A. Said, S. Giorgio, and W. Marine "Toward new biocompatible and nanostructured biomarkers by femtosecond laser ablation in liquid environment", Proc. SPIE 6191, Biophotonics and New Therapy Frontiers, 61910Y (14 April 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.662449

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