Fractal Silver Structures for Metal-Enhanced Fluorescence: Applications for Ultra-Bright Surface Assays and Lab-on-a-Chip-Based Nanotechnologies

J Fluoresc. 2003 Mar;13(2):119-122. doi: 10.1023/A:1022916524083.

Authors

Chris D Geddes¹, Alexandr Parfenov², Ignacy Gryczynski², Joanna Malicka², David Roll³, Joseph R Lakowicz²

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Fluorescence and Center for Fluorescence Spectroscopy, Medical Biotechnology Center, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, 725 West Lombard St, Baltimore, Maryland, 21210.
² Center for Fluorescence Spectroscopy, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 725 West Lombard St, Baltimore, Maryland, 21201.
³ Department of Chemistry, Roberts Wesleyan College, 2301 Westside Drive, Rochester, New York, 14624.

No abstract available

Keywords: Radiative decay engineering; enhanced fluorescence; enhanced photostability; fractal silver structures; metal-enhanced fluorescence.

Grants and funding

P41 RR008119/RR/NCRR NIH HHS/United States