Superresolution microscopy of the volume phase transition of pNIPAM microgels
- Conley, Gaurasundar M. Department of Physics, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
- Nöjd, Sofi Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Lund University, Sweden
- Braibanti, Marco Department of Physics, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
- Schurtenberger, Peter Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Lund University, Sweden
- Scheffold, Frank Department of Physics, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
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20.06.2016
Published in:
- Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. - 2016, vol. 499, p. 18–23
English
Hierarchical polymer structures such as pNIPAM microgels have been extensively studied for their ability to undergo structural and physical transformations that can be controlled by external stimuli such as temperature, pH or solvent composition. However, a direct three-dimensional visualization of individual particles in-situ has so far been hindered by insufficient resolution, with optical microscopy, or contrast, with electron microscopy. In recent years superresolution microscopy techniques have emerged that can provide nanoscopic optical resolution. Here we report on the in-situ superresolution microscopy of dye-labelled submicron sized pNIPAM microgels revealing the internal density profile during swelling and collapse of individual particles. Using direct STochastic Optical Reconstruction Microscopy (dSTORM) we demonstrate a lateral optical resolution of 30 nm and an axial resolution of 60 nm.
- Faculty
- Faculté des sciences et de médecine
- Department
- Département de Physique
- Language
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- English
- Classification
- Physics
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- RERO DOC 260768
- DOI 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2016.03.010
- Persistent URL
- https://folia.unifr.ch/unifr/documents/304906
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