Abstract
We have developed a fluorescent nanoparticle thermometer capable of mapping out the temperature distributions in small animals with higher spatial resolution than conventional infrared thermography. To acquire the fluorescence intensity change solely owing to the temperature shift, we encapsulated both the thermo-sensitive dye and the thermo-insensitive (reference) dye into the nanoparticles. The nanoparticle thermometer exhibited a significantly high thermo-sensitivity of 3.6 %/°C, and could be orally dosed into fruit fly larvae so as to stably measure the temperature distributions in the animals. This thermal-microscopy system could provide a powerful experimental paradigm to illuminate physiological functions and activities in small living organisms.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 2015 Transducers - 2015 18th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS 2015 |
Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
Pages | 2228-2231 |
Number of pages | 4 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781479989553 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2015 Aug 5 |
Event | 18th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS 2015 - Anchorage, United States Duration: 2015 Jun 21 → 2015 Jun 25 |
Other
Other | 18th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS 2015 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Anchorage |
Period | 15/6/21 → 15/6/25 |
Keywords
- fluorescence ratiometry
- fluorescent nanoparticles
- Thermal microscopy
- thermography
- thermometer nanoparticles
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Instrumentation
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering