title: Real-time thermal imaging of microwave accelerated metal-enhanced fluorescence (MAMEF) based assays on sapphire plates.
abstract: In this paper, we describe an optical geometry that facilitates our further characterization of the temperature changes above silver island films (SiFs) on sapphire plates, when exposed to microwave radiation. Since sapphire transmits IR, we designed an optical scheme to capture real-time temperature images of a thin water film on sapphire plates with and without SiFs during the application of a short microwave pulse. Using this optical scheme, we can accurately determine the temperature profile of solvents in proximity to metal structures when exposed to microwave irradiation. We believe that this optical scheme will provide us with a basis for further studies in designing metal structures to further improve plasmonic-fluorescence clinical sensing applications, such as those used in microwave accelerated metal-enhanced fluorescence (MAMEF).
authors: Institute of Fluorescence, Laboratory for Advanced Medical Plasmonics, Medical Biotechnology Center, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, 725 West Lombard Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
authors: Michael J R
authors: MJ
authors: Previte
authors: Yongxia
authors: Y
authors: Zhang
authors: Kadir
authors: K
authors: Aslan
authors: Chris D
authors: CD
authors: Geddes
mesh_terms: D000537:Aluminum Oxide; D019937:Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D006801:Humans; D008670:Metals; D008872:Microwaves; D012834:Silver; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence / Q000379:methods*; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D008670:Metals; D012834:Silver; D000537:Aluminum Oxide