Calibration beads containing luminescent lanthanide ion complexes

Robert C. Leif; Dayong Jin; James Piper; Lidia M. Vallarino; John W. Williams; Sean Yang; Robert M. Zucker

doi:10.1117/12.762110

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29 February 2008 Calibration beads containing luminescent lanthanide ion complexes

Robert C. Leif, Dayong Jin, James Piper, Lidia M. Vallarino, John W. Williams, Sean Yang, Robert M. Zucker

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Proceedings Volume 6859, Imaging, Manipulation, and Analysis of Biomolecules, Cells, and Tissues VI; 685917 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.762110
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2008, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

The reliability of lanthanide luminescence measurements, by both flow cytometry and digital microscopy, will be enhanced by the availability of narrow-band emitting lanthanide calibration beads. These beads can also be used to characterize spectrographic instruments, including microscopes. Methods: 0.5, 3, and 5 micron (µm) beads containing a luminescent europium-complex were manufactured and the luminescence distribution of the 5 µm beads was measured with a time-delayed luminescence flow cytometer and a timedelayed digital microscope. The distribution of the luminescence intensity from the europium-complex in individual beads was determined on optical sections by confocal microscopy. The emission spectra of the beads under UV excitation were determined with a PARISS® spectrophotometer. The kinetics of the luminescence bleaching caused by UV irradiation were measured under LED excitation with a fluorescence microscope. Results: The kinetics of UV bleaching were very similar for the 0.5, 3, and 5 µm beads. Emission peaks were found at 592, 616, and 685 nanometers (nm). The width of the principal peak at half-maximum (616 nm) was 9.9 nm. The luminescence lifetimes in water and in air were 340 and 460 microseconds (µs), respectively. The distribution of the europium- complex in the beads was homogeneous. Conclusions: The 5 µm beads can be used for spectral calibration of microscopes equipped with a spectrograph, as test particles for time-delayed luminescence flow cytometers, and possibly as labels for macromolecules and cells.

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Robert C. Leif, Dayong Jin, James Piper, Lidia M. Vallarino, John W. Williams, Sean Yang, and Robert M. Zucker "Calibration beads containing luminescent lanthanide ion complexes", Proc. SPIE 6859, Imaging, Manipulation, and Analysis of Biomolecules, Cells, and Tissues VI, 685917 (29 February 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.762110

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