title: Differential interference contrast microscopy imaging of micrometer-long plasmonic nanowires.
abstract: We report polarization- and wavelength-sensitive differential interference contrast (DIC) images and intensities of 2 μm-long gold nanowires. The feasibility and usefulness of the gold nanowires as optical sensors and probes in biological systems are demonstrated through combining with a DIC microscope.
authors.affiliation: Ames Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, and Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA. nfang@iastate.edu.
authors.forename: Ji Won
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Ha
authors.forename: Kuangcai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Ning
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fang
mesh_terms: D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D008853:Microscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D053770:Nanowires
chemical_list: D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D006046:Gold