Resonant four-wave mixing of gold nanoparticles for three-dimensional cell microscopy

Opt Lett. 2009 Jun 15;34(12):1816-8. doi: 10.1364/ol.34.001816.

Abstract

By detecting the transient four-wave mixing from gold nanoparticles in resonance with their surface plasmon, we demonstrate a multiphoton imaging modality suited for cell microscopy. Four-wave mixing is measured free from background using a three-beam excitation geometry and heterodyne detection. We achieve a spatial resolution of 140 nm in-plane and 470 nm in the axial direction, surpassing the one-photon diffraction limit. With this technique, high-contrast photostable imaging of Golgi structures is demonstrated in HepG2 cells labeled with gold nanoparticles of 10 nm and 5 nm diameter.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Gold / chemistry*
  • Golgi Apparatus / ultrastructure
  • Humans
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional
  • Metal Nanoparticles / chemistry*
  • Microscopy / instrumentation
  • Microscopy / methods
  • Nanotechnology
  • Surface Plasmon Resonance / methods

Substances

  • Gold