Nanowaveguide-illuminated fluorescence correlation spectroscopy for single molecule studies.

AIP Advances
Joseph M Chandler, Huizhong Xu

Abstract

Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy (FCS) is a method of investigating concentration fluctuations of fluorescent particles typically in the nM range as a result of its femtoliter-sized sample volume. However, biological processes on cell membranes that involve molecules in the μM concentration range require sample volumes well below the conventional FCS limit as well as nanoscale confinement in the longitudinal direction. In this study, we show that an effective measurement volume down to the zeptoliter range can be achieved via the introduction of a nanowire waveguide, resulting in an illumination spot of about 50 nm in lateral dimensions and a longitudinal confinement of around 20 nm just above the waveguide exit surface. Using illumination profiles obtained from finite element method simulations of dielectric nanowaveguides, we perform Monte Carlo simulations of fluorescence fluctuations for two scenarios of fluorophore movement: fluorophores freely diffusing in the three-dimensional (3D) space above the nanowaveguide and fluorophores moving in a two-dimensional (2D) membrane situated directly above the nanowaveguide exit surface. We have developed analytical functions to fit the simulation results and found that an effect...Continue Reading

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