Measuring vesicle loading with holographic microscopy and bulk light scattering
arXiv:2204.13068 · doi:10.1021/acsphyschemau.4c00011
Abstract
We report efforts to quantify the loading of cell-sized lipid vesicles using in-line digital holographic microscopy. This method does not require fluorescent reporters, fluorescent tracers, or radioactive tracers. A single-color LED light source takes the place of conventional illumination to generate holograms rather than bright field images. By modelling the vesicle's scattering in a microscope with a Lorenz-Mie light scattering model, and comparing the results to data holograms, we are able to measure the vesicle's refractive index and thus loading. Performing the same comparison for bulk light scattering measurements enables retrieval of vesicle loading for nanoscale vesicles.
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