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Fluorescent Probes: Nano‐Ruby: A Promising Fluorescent Probe for Background‐Free Cellular Imaging (Part. Part. Syst. Charact. 6/2013)
Author(s) -
Edmonds Andrew M.,
Sobhan Mushtaq A.,
Sreenivasan Varun K. A.,
Grebenik Ekaterina A.,
Rabeau James R.,
Goldys Ewa M.,
Zvyagin Andrei V.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
particle and particle systems characterization
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.877
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1521-4117
pISSN - 0934-0866
DOI - 10.1002/ppsc.201370022
Subject(s) - fluorescence , ruby laser , nano , nanotechnology , nanoscopic scale , materials science , femtosecond , laser ablation , laser , optics , physics , composite material
Public imagination will be captured by this novel application of ruby, a common gemstone, now attracting the excitement of frontier, crossdisciplinary nanoscience. In this issue Andrei V. Zvyagin and co‐workers report on page 506 that ruby has been carved into nanoparticles by femtosecond laser ablation allowing harnessing truly special qualities of ruby at the nanoscale for which the name “nano‐ruby” was coined. This cover illustrates background‐free biological imaging using nano‐rubies as labels.