On the potential application of surface plasmon-based core-shell particles to study blood functional parameters

We investigated the application of gold nanoshell particles as optical sensors and contrast agents to study the blood functional parameters. Gold nanoshell particles with a core size of 1 μ m that exhibit two prominent plasmonic peaks at 750 and 830 nm were developed. The peaks correspond to the wav...

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Main Authors: K Sathiyamoorthy, Michael C Kolios
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2023-01-01
Series:Materials Research Express
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/accc70
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description We investigated the application of gold nanoshell particles as optical sensors and contrast agents to study the blood functional parameters. Gold nanoshell particles with a core size of 1 μ m that exhibit two prominent plasmonic peaks at 750 and 830 nm were developed. The peaks correspond to the wavelengths typically used to study the oxygen saturation of the blood. The plasmonic properties of gold nanoshells in media with various refractive indices were studied. Glucose samples with concentrations 0, 15, and 20%w/v in water were used. The 750 and 830 nm plasmonic peaks exhibit peak wavelength shifts of 63.77 ± 49.40 nm and 31.18 ± 20.94 nm per unit refractive index change. The optical properties of blood samples mixed with gold nanoshells were also measured. The optical absorption of blood samples increased by 7% at these wavelengths in the presence of the nanoshells. The plasmonic peaks at 750 and 830 nm showed a 3.57 ± 0.56 and 1.44 ± 0.55 percentage variation in absorbance for a 1% change in hematocrit. The enhanced optical absorption at these wavelengths suggests that these particles are effective optical sensors/contrast agents for multimodal optical and photoacoustic sensing and imaging.
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spelling doaj.art-46702c846da14ef797809f9cff7f98a12023-08-09T16:07:42ZengIOP PublishingMaterials Research Express2053-15912023-01-0110404500710.1088/2053-1591/accc70On the potential application of surface plasmon-based core-shell particles to study blood functional parametersK Sathiyamoorthy0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7544-3522Michael C Kolios1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9994-8293Department of Physics, Toronto Metropolitan University , Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Science and Technology (iBEST), Toronto Metropolitan University and St. Michaels Hospital , Toronto, ON, Canada; Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Physics, Toronto Metropolitan University , Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Science and Technology (iBEST), Toronto Metropolitan University and St. Michaels Hospital , Toronto, ON, Canada; Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaWe investigated the application of gold nanoshell particles as optical sensors and contrast agents to study the blood functional parameters. Gold nanoshell particles with a core size of 1 μ m that exhibit two prominent plasmonic peaks at 750 and 830 nm were developed. The peaks correspond to the wavelengths typically used to study the oxygen saturation of the blood. The plasmonic properties of gold nanoshells in media with various refractive indices were studied. Glucose samples with concentrations 0, 15, and 20%w/v in water were used. The 750 and 830 nm plasmonic peaks exhibit peak wavelength shifts of 63.77 ± 49.40 nm and 31.18 ± 20.94 nm per unit refractive index change. The optical properties of blood samples mixed with gold nanoshells were also measured. The optical absorption of blood samples increased by 7% at these wavelengths in the presence of the nanoshells. The plasmonic peaks at 750 and 830 nm showed a 3.57 ± 0.56 and 1.44 ± 0.55 percentage variation in absorbance for a 1% change in hematocrit. The enhanced optical absorption at these wavelengths suggests that these particles are effective optical sensors/contrast agents for multimodal optical and photoacoustic sensing and imaging.https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/accc70surface plasmonnanoshellextinction spectrumMie scatteringhaemoglobinGaussian
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On the potential application of surface plasmon-based core-shell particles to study blood functional parameters
Materials Research Express
surface plasmon
nanoshell
extinction spectrum
Mie scattering
haemoglobin
Gaussian
title On the potential application of surface plasmon-based core-shell particles to study blood functional parameters
title_full On the potential application of surface plasmon-based core-shell particles to study blood functional parameters
title_fullStr On the potential application of surface plasmon-based core-shell particles to study blood functional parameters
title_full_unstemmed On the potential application of surface plasmon-based core-shell particles to study blood functional parameters
title_short On the potential application of surface plasmon-based core-shell particles to study blood functional parameters
title_sort on the potential application of surface plasmon based core shell particles to study blood functional parameters
topic surface plasmon
nanoshell
extinction spectrum
Mie scattering
haemoglobin
Gaussian
url https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/accc70
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