Title :
Approximating the concentration of lipids on the surface of virus-like particles through plasmon coupling
Author :
Feizpour, A. ; Reinhard, B.M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Chem. & the Photonics Center, Boston Univ., Boston, MA, USA
Abstract :
The superior optical properties of gold nanoparticles were used to estimate the concentration of two crucial lipids on virus surface. This is a novel high-throughput and rapid surface characterization approach for viruses in low-concentration samples.
Keywords :
biochemistry; cellular biophysics; chemical variables measurement; lipid bilayers; microorganisms; nanomedicine; nanoparticles; surface plasmons; gold nanoparticles; lipid concentration; low-concentration samples; optical properties; plasmon coupling; surface characterization approach; virus-like particle surface; Couplings; Lipidomics; Optical surface waves; Plasmons; Scattering; Surface waves; Viruses (medical);
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
