| Literature DB >> 19066865 |
Jonathan P Scaffidi1, Molly K Gregas, Victoria Seewaldt, Tuan Vo-Dinh.
Abstract
In this paper, we describe the development and application of a pH-sensitive plasmonics-active fiber-optic nanoprobe suitable for intracellular bioanalysis in single living human cells using surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) detection. The effectiveness and usefulness of SERS-based fiber-optic nanoprobes are illustrated by measurements of intracellular pH in HMEC-15/hTERT immortalized "normal" human mammary epithelial cells and PC-3 human prostate cancer cells. The results indicate that fiber-optic nanoprobe insertion and interrogation provide a sensitive and selective means to monitor cellular microenvironments at the single cell level.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 19066865 PMCID: PMC4022298 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-008-2521-y
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Anal Bioanal Chem ISSN: 1618-2642 Impact factor: 4.142