User:Madeleine Y. Bee/Notebook/Single Molecule Fluorescence/2013/06/21
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June 21, 2013Notes from Meeting
Absorbance Data<br.> <br.> <br.> <br.> <br.> <br.> NotesAbsorbance spectra, especially those from the silica-coated AuNPs made with MHA and 5uL TES, are consistent with those from the literature (according to Synthesis of Nanosized Gold−Silica Core−Shell Particles). The silica-coated AuNPs show a peak at approximately 525nm.<br.> <br.> Since the AuNPs@SiO2 synthesized with MHA and 5uL TES produced the best spectra, I think I will move onto the DNA attachment procedure using those (keeping the MHA constant and trying 10uL, 15uL, 20uL). Additionally, I'm interested in varying the volume of TES added to see if higher or lower volumes will produce thicker or thinner silica-coatings, respectively. I might also look at the volumes of TES used without MHA: since the higher volume of TES (40uL) did not seem to produce the expected spectra and the lower volume (20uL) did, I'd be interested to see the results of using 30uL, 15uL, 10uL, and 5uL of TES would be.<br.> <br.> A final important note- PBS was used for ALL dilutions in this procedure, and sample were sonicated after dilution before being measured. The salt content of the PBS prevents the nanoparticles from aggregating.
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