This is a great collaboration with the amazing labs of Jana Zaumseil, Laurent Groc and Erwan Bezard
A milestone I had been chasing for a long time.
The key idea: using carbon nanotubes as perfect tunable 1D dipoles at the single-particle level, together with a dipole spread function engineering approach.
Great collaboration with Jana Zaumseil, Ben Flavel, Sophie Brasselet, and Laurent Groc
Indeed, we are looking of a PhD student at the interface between chemistry, biophysics and biology to work on light induced LLPS. join us at @iecb.bsky.social in Bordeaux !
Key Highlights:
🔹 High brightness combined with nanoscale size
🔹 Nonlinear photoluminescence behavior under varying excitation conditions
🔹 PL quantum yields up to 20%
🔹 Demonstration of high-resolution, 3D single-particle tracking in thick brain tissue
An additional small clarification: these ultra-short nanotubes are competitive with quantum dots by being quite brighter, and, above all, by emitting in the NIRII / SWIR range. A crucial asset for bioimaging and NIR photon sources!