title: Nanoengineered colloidal probes for Raman-based detection of biomolecules inside living cells.
abstract: Gold nanoparticle aggregate carbon nanotube functionalized colloidal particles serve as an efficient platform for probing the intracellular environment. The probes provide the means of effective localization of signal and detection of molecular fingerprints of biomolecules in living cells. The approach demonstrated in this work opens significant opportunities in molecular imaging as well as intracellular sensing and trafficking.
authors.affiliation: Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Department of Interfaces, Potsdam, Germany.
authors.forename: Alexey
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yashchenok
authors.forename: Admir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Masic
authors.forename: Dmitry
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gorin
authors.forename: Bong Sup
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Shim
authors.forename: Nicholas A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Kotov
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fratzl
authors.forename: Helmuth
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Möhwald
authors.forename: Andre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Skirtach
mesh_terms: D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; D006046:Gold