Fluorescence imaging of hybrid nanostructures
composed of natural photosynthetic complexes
and reduced graphene oxide

• Authors: M. Twardowska , D. Chomicki , I. Kamińska , J. Niedziółka-Jönsson , S. Maćkowski
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Herein, we describe the results of fluorescence
microscopy imaging of peridinin-chlorophyll-protein
(PCP) photosynthetic complex mixed with reduced
graphene oxide (rGO). Upon incorporation of rGO the
fluorescence image of PCP changes substantially from
one characterized by uniform intensity towards a more
complex pattern. The isolated bright spots feature up
to ten times higher emission intensity compared to the
fluorescence of PCP in the reference sample, where no
rGO was added. The number of the bright spots increases
with increasing rGO concentration. At the same time the
fluorescence intensity away from the bright spots in the
PCP/rGO hybrid system is quenched in comparison to the
PCP – only reference.

Keywords

EN

fluorescence microscopy imaging; reducedgraphene oxide; photosynthetic complex; energy transfer; fluorescence enhancement; fluorescence quenching

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Nanospectroscopy
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 1
• Issue: 1

Dates

received

20 - 6 - 2014

online

24 - 3 - 2015

accepted

7 - 12 - 2014

Contributors

author

M. Twardowska

• Institute of Physics,
  Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Informatics, Nicolaus Copernicus
  University, Grudziadzka 5, 87-100 Toruń, Poland

author

D. Chomicki

• Institute of Physics,
  Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Informatics, Nicolaus Copernicus
  University, Grudziadzka 5, 87-100 Toruń, Poland

author

I. Kamińska

• Institute of Physics,
  Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Informatics, Nicolaus Copernicus
  University, Grudziadzka 5, 87-100 Toruń, Poland

author

J. Niedziółka-Jönsson

• Institute of Physical Chemistry Polish Academy
  of Sciences, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland

author

S. Maćkowski

• CInstitute of Physics, Faculty
  of Physics, Astronomy and Informatics, Nicolaus Copernicus University,
  Grudziadzka 5, 87-100 Toruń, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/nansp-2015-0002