Other Metal-Nanostructures for MEF Using Indocyanine Green ICG

OTHER METAL NANOSTRUCTURES FOR MEF USING INDOCYANINE GREEN (ICG) 

Fitiire23. Effect ofamelal spheroid on the radiative decay rate Adapted fiom references. 

In recent years we have been reporting our observations on the favorable effects of silver nanoparticles deposited randomly on glass substrates (silver island films) for increasing the intensities and photostability of fluorophores, particularly those with low quantum yields. These reports described fluorophores with visible excitation and emission wavelengths. Since the fluorophores interact with metal through die surface plasmon resonance, for-silver the absorption maximum is near 430 nm, we did not know if silver particles would enhance the emission of ICG with absorption and emission 

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