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Active Nanorheology with Plasmonics

2016

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Nanoplasmonic systems are valued for their strong optical response and their small size. Most plasmonic sensors and systems to date have been rigid and passive. However, rendering these structures dynamic opens new possibilities for applications. Here we demonstrate that dynamic plasmonic nanoparticles can be used as mechanical sensors to selectively probe the rheological properties of a fluid in situ at the nanoscale and in microscopic volumes. We fabricate chiral magneto-plasmonic nanocolloids that can be actuated by an external magnetic field, which in turn allows for the direct and fast modulation of their distinct optical response. The method is robust and allows nanorheological measurements with a mechanical sensitivity of similar to 0.1 cP, even in strongly absorbing fluids with an optical density of up to OD similar to 3 (similar to 0.1% light transmittance) and in the presence of scatterers (e.g., 50% v/v red blood cells).

Author(s): Jeong, H. H. and Mark, Andrew G. and Lee, Tung-Chun and Alarcon-Correa, Mariana and Eslami, Sahand and Qiu, Tian and Gibbs, John G. and Fischer, Peer
Journal: Nano Letters
Volume: 16
Number (issue): 8
Pages: 4887-4894
Year: 2016
Month: July

Department(s): Micro, Nano, and Molecular Systems
Bibtex Type: Article (article)

DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b01404

BibTex

@article{2016jeong3,
  title = {Active Nanorheology with Plasmonics},
  author = {Jeong, H. H. and Mark, Andrew G. and Lee, Tung-Chun and Alarcon-Correa, Mariana and Eslami, Sahand and Qiu, Tian and Gibbs, John G. and Fischer, Peer},
  journal = {Nano Letters},
  volume = {16},
  number = {8},
  pages = {4887-4894},
  month = jul,
  year = {2016},
  doi = {10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b01404},
  month_numeric = {7}
}