Micro, Nano, and Molecular Systems Article 2016

Active Nanorheology with Plasmonics

Thumb ticker sm gibbs  john
Micro, Nano, and Molecular Systems
PostDoc, then Assistant Professor in Physics at Northern Arizona University, USA.
Thumb ticker sm mark andrew
Micro, Nano, and Molecular Systems
PostDoc, Petzow Prize winner (2015), now Manager of Optical Engineering at Metamaterial Technologies Inc. (MTI), Nova Scotia, Canada.
Thumb ticker sm qiu  tian
Micro, Nano, and Molecular Systems
Univ. of Stuttgart CyberValley Group Leader & MPI Senior Research Scientist
Thumb ticker sm peer fischer portrait
Micro, Nano, and Molecular Systems
Professor
Thumb ticker sm eslami  sahand 2
Micro, Nano, and Molecular Systems
Thumb ticker sm jeong  hyeon ho2
Micro, Nano, and Molecular Systems
  • Postdoctoral Researcher
Thumb ticker sm lee  tung chun  john
Micro, Nano, and Molecular Systems
PostDoc, now Lecturer, Institute for Materials Discovery, University College London
Thumb ticker sm alarcon correa  mariana
Micro, Nano, and Molecular Systems
  • Postdoctoral Researcher
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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
Bibtex Type: Article (article)
DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b01404
Electronic Archiving: grant_archive

BibTex

@article{2016jeong3,
  title = {Active Nanorheology with Plasmonics},
  journal = {Nano Letters},
  abstract = {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).},
  volume = {16},
  number = {8},
  pages = {4887-4894},
  month = jul,
  year = {2016},
  slug = {isi-000381331900022},
  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},
  month_numeric = {7}
}