• Acta Optica Sinica
  • Vol. 41, Issue 23, 2329001 (2021)
Xiayiding Yakupu1、2 and Paerhatijiang Tuersun1、3、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Xinjiang Normal University, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830054, China
  • 2Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830011, China
  • 3Laboratory of Novel Light Source and Micro/Nano-Optics, Xinjiang Normal University, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830054, China
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    Xiayiding Yakupu, Paerhatijiang Tuersun. Rotation-Symmetrical Gold Nanoparticles Optimized for Biological Imaging[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2021, 41(23): 2329001 Copy Citation Text show less
    Geometrical models of gold nanoparticles. (a) Nanospheroid; (b)(c) nanocylinder; (d)(e) nanorod
    Fig. 1. Geometrical models of gold nanoparticles. (a) Nanospheroid; (b)(c) nanocylinder; (d)(e) nanorod
    Extinction spectrum of gold nanosphere
    Fig. 2. Extinction spectrum of gold nanosphere
    Effect of rotation-symmetrical gold nanoparticle length on αback. (a) Nanospheroid; (b) nanocylinder; (c) nanorod
    Fig. 3. Effect of rotation-symmetrical gold nanoparticle length on αback. (a) Nanospheroid; (b) nanocylinder; (c) nanorod
    Effect of rotation-symmetrical gold nanoparticle aspect ratio on αback. (a) Nanospheroid; (b) nanocylinder; (c) nanorod
    Fig. 4. Effect of rotation-symmetrical gold nanoparticle aspect ratio on αback. (a) Nanospheroid; (b) nanocylinder; (c) nanorod
    αback versus aspect ratio and length of rotation-symmetrical gold nanoparticle at incident light wavelength of 830 nm and tissue refractive index of 1.44. (a) Nanospheroid; (b) nanocylinder; (c) nanorod
    Fig. 5. αback versus aspect ratio and length of rotation-symmetrical gold nanoparticle at incident light wavelength of 830 nm and tissue refractive index of 1.44. (a) Nanospheroid; (b) nanocylinder; (c) nanorod
    Optimization results of gold nanospheroid, nanocylinder, and nanorod at tissue refractive index of 1.44. (a) Maximum volume backscattering coefficient; (b) optimal aspect ratio; (c) optimal length
    Fig. 6. Optimization results of gold nanospheroid, nanocylinder, and nanorod at tissue refractive index of 1.44. (a) Maximum volume backscattering coefficient; (b) optimal aspect ratio; (c) optimal length
    Effects of tissue refractive index on optimization results at incident light wavelength of 830 nm. (a) Maximum volume backscattering coefficient; (b) optimal aspect ratio; (c) optimal length
    Fig. 7. Effects of tissue refractive index on optimization results at incident light wavelength of 830 nm. (a) Maximum volume backscattering coefficient; (b) optimal aspect ratio; (c) optimal length
    Size parameters of rotation-symmetrical gold nanoparticles when tissue refractive index is 1.44 and volume backscattering coefficient at 830 nm is greater than 90% of its maximum value. (a) Nanospheroid; (b) nanocylinder; (c) nanorod
    Fig. 8. Size parameters of rotation-symmetrical gold nanoparticles when tissue refractive index is 1.44 and volume backscattering coefficient at 830 nm is greater than 90% of its maximum value. (a) Nanospheroid; (b) nanocylinder; (c) nanorod
    λ /nmShapeRL /nmαback /μm-1
    830NanospheroidNanocylinderNanorod3.22.73.113210011410.29.59.4
    840NanospheroidNanocylinderNanorod3.32.73.113210511910.59.79.6
    900NanospheroidNanocylinderNanorod3.73.13.514611512811.610.710.7
    Table 1. Optimization results of volume backscattering coefficients, aspect ratios, and lengths of gold nanospheroid, nanocylinder, and nanorod
    λ /nmShapeRRmeanL /nmLmean /nm
    830NanospheroidNanocylinderNanorod[3.0, 3.5][2.4,2.9][2.8, 3.3]3.2±0.12.6±0.13.0±0.1[113, 148][89, 115][102, 134]130±9103±7118±9
    840NanospheroidNanocylinderNanorod[3.0, 3.5][2.5, 2.9][2.9, 3.3]3.3±0.12.7±0.13.1±0.1[115, 150][91, 117][103, 135]134±9105±7119±8
    900NanospheroidNanocylinderNanorod[3.4, 4.0][2.8, 3.3][3.2, 3.7]3.7±0.23.1±0.23.5±0.2[125, 165][100, 130][112, 147]146±10116±8130±9
    Table 2. Minimum, maximum, mean, and standard deviation values of size parameters of rotation-symmetrical gold nanoparticles when tissue refractive index is 1.44 and volume backscattering coefficient at 830 nm is greater than 90% of its maximum value
    Xiayiding Yakupu, Paerhatijiang Tuersun. Rotation-Symmetrical Gold Nanoparticles Optimized for Biological Imaging[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2021, 41(23): 2329001
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