@misc{SchulerLipmanSteinbachetal.2005,
author = {Schuler, Benjamin and Lipman, Everett A. and Steinbach, Peter J. and Kumke, Michael Uwe and Eaton, William A.},
title = {Polyproline and the "spectroscopic ruler" revisited with single-molecule fluorescence},
url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-12229},
year = {2005},
abstract = {To determine whether F{\"o}rster resonance energy transfer (FRET) measurements can provide quantitative distance information in single-molecule fluorescence experiments on polypeptides, we measured FRET efficiency distributions for donor and acceptor dyes attached to the ends of freely diffusing polyproline molecules of various lengths. The observed mean FRET efficiencies agree with those determined from ensemble lifetime measurements but differ considerably from the values expected from F{\"o}rster theory, with polyproline treated as a rigid rod. At donor-acceptor distances much less than the F{\"o}rster radius R0, the observed efficiencies are lower than predicted, whereas at distances comparable to and greater than R0, they are much higher. Two possible contributions to the former are incomplete orientational averaging during the donor lifetime and, because of the large size of the dyes, breakdown of the point-dipole approximation assumed in F{\"o}rster theory. End-to-end distance distributions and correlation times obtained from Langevin molecular dynamics simulations suggest that the differences for the longer polyproline peptides can be explained by chain bending, which considerably shortens the donor-acceptor distances.},
language = {en}
}
@misc{SchmaelzlinDongenKlimantetal.2005,
author = {Schm{\"a}lzlin, Elmar and Dongen, Joost T. van and Klimant, Ingo and Marmod{\´e}e, Bettina and Steup, Martin and Fishahn, Joachim and Geigenberger, Peter and L{\"o}hmannsr{\"o}ben, Hans-Gerd},
title = {An optical multifrequency phase-modulation method using microbeads for measuring intracellular oxygen concentrations in plants},
url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-12232},
year = {2005},
abstract = {A technique has been developed to measure absolute intracellular oxygen concentrations in green plants. Oxygen-sensitive phosphorescent microbeads were injected into the cells and an optical multifrequency phase-modulation technique was used to discriminate the sensor signal from the strong autofluorescence of the plant tissue. The method was established using photosynthesis-competent cells of the giant algae Chara corallina L., and was validated by application to various cell types of other plant species.},
language = {en}
}
@misc{LemkeFernandezTrujilloLoehmannsroeben2005,
author = {Lemke, Matthias and Fern{\´a}ndez-Trujillo, Rebeca and L{\"o}hmannsr{\"o}ben, Hans-Gerd},
title = {In-situ LIF analysis of biological and petroleum-based hydraulic oils on soil},
url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-12268},
year = {2005},
abstract = {Absorption and fluorescence properties of 4 hydraulic oils (3 biological and 1 petroleum-based) were investigated. In-situ LIF (laser-induced fluorescence) analysis of the oils on a brown sandy loam soil was performed. With calibration, quantitative detection was achieved. Estimated limits of detection were below ca. 500 mg/kg for the petroleum-based oil and ca. 2000 mg/kg for one biological oil. A semi-quantitative classification scheme is proposed for monitoring of the biological oils. This approach was applied to investigate the migration of a biological oil in soil-containing compartments, namely a soil column and a soil bed.},
language = {en}
}
@misc{BillardAnsoborloAppersonetal.2003,
author = {Billard, Isabelle and Ansoborlo, Eric and Apperson, Kathleen and Arpigny, Sylvie and Azenha, M. Emilia and Birch, David and Bros, Pascal and Burrows, Hugh D. and Choppin, Gregory and Kumke, Michael Uwe},
title = {Aqueous solutions of Uranium(VI) as studied by time-resolved emission spectroscopy : a Round-Robin Test},
url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-12318},
year = {2003},
abstract = {Results of an inter-laboratory round-robin study of the application of time-resolved emission spectroscopy (TRES) to the speciation of uranium(VI) in aqueous media are presented. The round-robin study involved 13 independent laboratories, using various instrumentation and data analysis methods. Samples were prepared based on appropriate speciation diagrams and, in general, were found to be chemically stable for at least six months. Four different types of aqueous uranyl solutions were studied: (1) acidic medium where UO22+aq is the single emitting species, (2) uranyl in the presence of fluoride ions, (3) uranyl in the presence of sulfate ions, and (4) uranyl in aqueous solutions at different pH, promoting the formation of hydrolyzed species. Results between the laboratories are compared in terms of the number of decay components, luminescence lifetimes, and spectral band positions. The successes and limitations of TRES in uranyl analysis and speciation in aqueous solutions are discussed.},
language = {en}
}
@misc{KumkeFrimmel2002,
author = {Kumke, Michael Uwe and Frimmel, Fritz Hartmann},
title = {Stationary and time-resolved fluorescence for humic substances characterization},
url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-12353},
year = {2002},
abstract = {Steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence methods were applied to investigate the fluorescence properties of humic substances of different origins. Using standard 2D emission and total luminescence spectra, fluorescence maxima, the width of the fluorescence band and a relative fluorescence quantum efficiency were determined. Different trends for fulvic acids and humic acids were observed indicating differences in the heterogeneity of the sample fractions. The complexity of the fluorescence decay of humic substances is discussed and compared to simple model compounds. The effect of oxidation of humic substances on their fluorescence properties is discussed as well.},
language = {en}
}
@misc{DoscheLoehmannsroebenBieseretal.2002,
author = {Dosche, Carsten and L{\"o}hmannsr{\"o}ben, Hans-Gerd and Bieser, A. and Dosa, P. I. and Han, S. and Iwamoto, M. and Schleifenbaum, A. and Vollhardt, K. Peter C.},
title = {Photophysical properties of [N]phenylenes},
url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-11936},
year = {2002},
abstract = {In the present study, photophysical properties of [N]phenylenes were studied by means of stationary and time-resolved absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy (in THF at room temperature). For biphenylene (1) and linear [3]phenylene (2a), internal conversion (IC) with quantum yields ΦIC > 0.99 is by far the dominant mechanism of S1 state deactivation. Angular [3]phenylene (3a), the zig-zag [4]- and [5]phenylenes (3b), (3c), and the triangular [4]phenylene (4) show fluorescence emission with fluorescence quantum yieds and lifetimes between ΦF = 0.07 for (3a) and 0.21 for (3c) and τF = 20 ns for (3a) and 81 ns for (4). Also, compounds (3) and (4) exhibit triplet formation upon photoexcitation with quantum yields as high as ΦISC = 0.45 for (3c). The strong differences in the fluorescence properties and in the triplet fromation efficiencies between (1) and (2a) on one hand and (3) and (4) on the other are related to the remarkable variation of the internal conversion (IC) rate constants kIC. A tentative classification of (1) and (2a) as "fast IC compounds", with kIC > 109 s-1, and of (3) and (4) as "slow IC compounds", with kIC ≈ 107 s-1, is suggested. This classification cannot simply be related to H{\"u}ckel's rule-type concepts of aromaticity, because the group of "fast IC compounds" consists of "antiaromatic" (1) and "aromatic" (2a), and the group of "slow IC compounds" consists of "antiaromatic" (3b), (4) and "aromatic" (3a), (3c). The IC in the [N]phenylenes is discussed within the framework of the so-called energy gap law established for non-radiative processes in benzenoid hydrocarbons.},
language = {en}
}
@misc{LoehmannsroebenBeitzLuadienetal.2004,
author = {L{\"o}hmannsr{\"o}ben, Hans-Gerd and Beitz, Toralf and Luadien, Robert and Schultze, Rainer},
title = {Laser-based ion mobility spectrometry for sensing of aromatic compounds},
url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-11892},
year = {2004},
abstract = {The drift time spectra of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), alkylbenzenes and alkylphenylethers were recorded with a laser-based ion mobility (IM) spectrometer. The ion mobilities of all compounds were determined in helium as drift gas. This allows the calculation of the diffusion cross sections (Omegacalc) on the basis of the exact hard sphere scattering model (EHSSM) and their comparison with the experimentally determined diffusion cross sections (Omegaexp). These Omegaexp/Omegacalc-correlations are presented for molecules with a rigid structure like PAH and prove the reliability of the theoretical model and experimental method. The increase of the selectivity of IM spectrometry is demonstrated using resonance enhanced multiphoton ionisation (REMPI) at atmospheric pressure, realized by tuneable lasers. The REMPI spectra of nine alkylbenzenes and alkylphenylethers are investigated. On the basis of these spectra, the complete qualitative distinction of eight compounds in a mixture is shown. These experiments are extended to alkylbenzene isomer mixtures.},
language = {en}
}
@misc{HoernerLauKantoretal.2004,
author = {H{\"o}rner, Gerald and Lau, Steffen and Kantor, Zoltan and L{\"o}hmannsr{\"o}ben, Hans-Gerd},
title = {Isotope selective analysis of CO2 with tunable diode laser (TDL) spectroscopy in the NIR},
url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-10167},
year = {2004},
abstract = {The performance of a home-built tunable diode laser (TDL) spectrometer, aimed at multi-line detection of carbon dioxide, has been evaluated and optimized. In the regime of the (3001)III / (000) band of 12CO2 around 1.6 μm, the dominating isotope species 12CO2, 13CO2, and 12C18O16O were detected simultaneously without interference by water vapor. Detection limits in the range of few ppmv were obtained for each species utilizing wavelength modulation (WM) spectroscopy with balanced detection in a long-path absorption cell set-up. High sensitivity in conjunction with high precision —typically ±1 per mille and ±6 per mille for 3\% and 0.7\% of CO2, respectively— renders this experimental approach a promising analytical concept for isotope-ratio determination of carbon dioxide in soil and breath gas. For a moderate 12CO2 line, the pressure dependence of the line profile was characterized in detail, to account for pressure effects on sensitive measurements.},
subject = {Isotopenverh{\"a}ltnis},
language = {en}
}
@misc{NiederkruegerSalbBecketal.2006,
author = {Niederkr{\"u}ger, Matthias and Salb, Christian and Beck, Michael and Hildebrandt, Niko and L{\"o}hmannsr{\"o}ben, Hans-Gerd and Marowsky, Gerd},
title = {Improvement of a fluorescence immunoassay with a compact diode-pumped solid state laser at 315 nm},
url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-10150},
year = {2006},
abstract = {We demonstrate the improvement of fluorescence immunoassay (FIA) diagnostics in deploying a newly developed compact diode-pumped solid state (DPSS) laser with emission at 315 nm. The laser is based on the quasi-three-level transition in Nd:YAG at 946 nm. The pulsed operation is either realized by an active Q-switch using an electro-optical device or by introduction of a Cr4+:YAG saturable absorber as passive Q-switch element. By extra-cavity second harmonic generation in different nonlinear crystal media we obtained blue light at 473 nm. Subsequent mixing of the fundamental and the second harmonic in a β-barium-borate crystal provided pulsed emission at 315 nm with up to 20 μJ maximum pulse energy and 17 ns pulse duration. Substitution of a nitrogen laser in a FIA diagnostics system by the DPSS laser succeeded in considerable improvement of the detection limit. Despite significantly lower pulse energies (7 μJ DPSS laser versus 150 μJ nitrogen laser), in preliminary investigations the limit of detection was reduced by a factor of three for a typical FIA.},
subject = {Immunoassay},
language = {en}
}
@misc{HoernerLauLoehmannsroeben2004,
author = {H{\"o}rner, Gerald and Lau, Steffen and L{\"o}hmannsr{\"o}ben, Hans-Gerd},
title = {NIR-diode laser spectroscopy for isotope-selective sensing of soil-respired carbon dioxide},
url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-10148},
year = {2004},
abstract = {The performance of a home-built tunable diode laser (TDL) spectrometer has been optimized regarding multi-line detection of carbon dioxide in natural gases. In the regime of the (3001)III ← (000) band of 12CO2 around 1.6 μm, the dominating isotope species 12CO2, 13CO2, and 12C18O16O were detected simultaneously. In contrast to most established techniques, selective measurements are performed without any sample preparation. This is possible since the CO2 detection is free of interference from water, ubiquitous in natural gases. Detection limits in the range of a few ppmv were obtained for each species utilizing wavelength modulation (WM) spectroscopy with balanced detection in a long-path absorption cell set-up. Linear calibration plots cover a dynamic range of four orders of magnitude, allowing for quantitative CO2 detection in various samples, like soil and breath gas. High isotopic resolution enables the excellent selectivity, sensitivity, and stability of the chosen analytical concept. The obtained isotopic resolution of typically ± 1.0 per mille and ± 1.5 per mille (for 3 vol. \% and 0.7 vol. \% of CO2, respectively) offers a promising analytical tool for isotope-ratio determination of carbon dioxide in soil gas. Preliminary experiments on soil respiration for the first time combine the on-line quantification of the overall carbon dioxide content with an optode sensor and isotopic determination (TDL system) of natural gas species.},
subject = {Kohlendioxid},
language = {en}
}
@misc{LauSalffnerLoehmannsroeben2006,
author = {Lau, Steffen and Salffner, Katharina and L{\"o}hmannsr{\"o}ben, Hans-Gerd},
title = {Isotopic resolution of carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide by NIR diode laser spectroscopy},
url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-10135},
year = {2006},
abstract = {Near-infrared (NIR) absorption spectroscopy with tunable diode lasers allows the simultaneous detection of the three most important isotopologues of carbon dioxide (12CO2, 13CO2, 12C18O16O) and carbon monoxide (12CO, 13CO, 12C18O). The flexible and compact fiber-optic tunable diode laser absorption spectrometer (TDLAS) allows selective measurements of CO2 and CO with high isotopic resolution without sample preparation since there is no interference with water vapour. For each species, linear calibration plots with a dynamic range of four orders of magnitude and detection limits (LOD) in the range of a few ppm were obtained utilizing wavelength modulation spectroscopy (WMS) with balanced detection in a Herriott-type multipass cell. The high performance of the apparatus is illustrated by fill-evacuation-refill cycles.},
subject = {Isotop},
language = {en}
}
@misc{LoehmannsroebenBeckHildebrandtetal.2006,
author = {L{\"o}hmannsr{\"o}ben, Hans-Gerd and Beck, Michael and Hildebrandt, Niko and Schm{\"a}lzlin, Elmar and van Dongen, Joost T.},
title = {New challenges in biophotonics : laser-based fluoroimmuno analysis and in-vivo optical oxygen monitoring},
url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-10120},
year = {2006},
abstract = {Two examples of our biophotonic research utilizing nanoparticles are presented, namely laser-based fluoroimmuno analysis and in-vivo optical oxygen monitoring. Results of the work include significantly enhanced sensitivity of a homogeneous fluorescence immunoassay and markedly improved spatial resolution of oxygen gradients in root nodules of a legume species.},
subject = {Sauerstoff},
language = {en}
}
@misc{BeckHildebrandtLoehmannsroeben2006,
author = {Beck, Michael and Hildebrandt, Niko and L{\"o}hmannsr{\"o}ben, Hans-Gerd},
title = {Quantum dots as acceptors in FRET-assays containing serum},
url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-9504},
year = {2006},
abstract = {Quantum dots (QDs) are common as luminescing markers for imaging in biological applications because their optical properties seem to be inert against their surrounding solvent. This, together with broad and strong absorption bands and intense, sharp tuneable luminescence bands, makes them interesting candidates for methods utilizing F{\"o}rster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET), e. g. for sensitive homogeneous fluoroimmunoassays (FIA). In this work we demonstrate energy transfer from Eu3+-trisbipyridin (Eu-TBP) donors to CdSe-ZnS-QD acceptors in solutions with and without serum. The QDs are commercially available CdSe-ZnS core-shell particles emitting at 655 nm (QD655). The FRET system was achieved by the binding of the streptavidin conjugated donors with the biotin conjugated acceptors. After excitation of Eu-TBP and as result of the energy transfer, the luminescence of the QD655 acceptors also showed lengthened decay times like the donors. The energy transfer efficiency, as calculated from the decay times of the bound and the unbound components, amounted to 37\%. The F{\"o}rster-radius, estimated from the absorption and emission bands, was ca. 77 {\AA}. The effective binding ratio, which not only depends on the ratio of binding pairs but also on unspecific binding, was obtained from the donor emission dependent on the concentration. As serum promotes unspecific binding, the overall FRET efficiency of the assay was reduced. We conclude that QDs are good substitutes for acceptors in FRET if combined with slow decay donors like Europium. The investigation of the influence of the serum provides guidance towards improving binding properties of QD assays.},
subject = {Quantenpunkt},
language = {en}
}