Near-field characterization of micro/nano-scaled fluid flows

Preface 1. Introduction 1.1 Definitions of near-field 1.1.1 Evanescent wave penetration depth 1.1.3 Photon penetration skin-depth into metal 1.1.4 Penetration depth of no-slip boundary conditions 1.1.5 Equilibrium height (hm) for small particles under near-field forces 1.2 Synopsis 2. Total Internal Reflection Microscopy (TIRM) 2.1 Principles and configuration of TIRM 2.2 Ratiometric TIRM imaging analysis 2. 3 Near-field applications of TIRM 2.3.1 Near-wall hindered Brownian motion of nanoparticles 2.3.2 Slip-flows in the near-field 2.3.3 Cytoplasmic viscosity and intracellular vesicle sizes 3. Optical Serial Sectioning Microscopy (OSSM) 3.1 Point spread functions (PSFs) under aberration-free design conditions 3.2 Point spread functions (PSFs) under off-design conditions 3.3 Principles of OSSM 3.4 Near-field applications of OSSM 3.4.1 Three-dimensional particle tracking velocimetry (PTV) 3.4.2 Near-wall thermometry 3.4.3 Near-field mixture concentration measurements 4. Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy (CLSM) 4.1 Principles of confocal imaging 4.2 Microscopic imaging resolutions 4.3 Confocal microscopic imaging resolutions 4.4 Optical slicing thickness of confocal microscopy 4.5 Confocal laser scanning microscopic particle imaging velocimetry (CLSM-PIV) system 4.6 Near-field applications of CLSM-PIV 4.6.1 Poiseuille flows in a microtube 4.6.2 Microscale rotating Couette flows 4.6.3 Moving bubbles in a microchannel 5. Surface Plasmon Resonance Microscopy (SPRM) 5.1 Surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) 5.2 Dispersion of SPPs 5.3. Kretschmann's three-layer configuration 5.4 Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) reflectance 5.5 Surface plasmon resonance microscopy (SPRM) imaging systems 5.6 Selection of a prism for SPRM 5.7 SPR reflectance imaging resolution 5.8 Near-field applications of SPRM 5.8.1 History and uses of SPRM 5.8.2 Label-free mapping of microfluidic mixing fields 5.8.3 Near-field mapping of salinity diffusion 5.8.4 Dynamic monitoring of nanoparticle concentration profiles 5.8.5 Unveiling the fingerprints of nanocrystalline self-assembly 5.8.6 Near-wall thermometry 6. Reflection Interference Contrast Microscopy (RICM) 6.1 Interference of plane waves 6.2 Principles and practical issues of RICM 6.3 Near-field applications of RICM 6.3.1 Thin-film thickness measurements 6.3.2 Electrohydrodynamic (EHD) control of thin liquid film 6.3.3 Dynamic fingerprinting of live-cell focal contacts References 1. Introduction 1.1 Definitions of near-field 1.1.1 Evanescent wave penetration depth 1.1.3 Photon penetration skin-depth into metal 1.1.4 Penetration depth of no-slip boundary conditions 1.1.5 Equilibrium height (hm) for small particles under near-field forces 1.2 Synopsis 2. Total Internal Reflection Microscopy (TIRM) 2.1 Principles and configuration of TIRM 2.2 Ratiometric TIRM imaging analysis 2. 3 Near-field applications of TIRM 2.3.1 Near-wall hindered Brownian motion of nanoparticles 2.3.2 Slip-flows in the near-field 2.3.3 Cytoplasmic viscosity and intracellular vesicle sizes 3. Optical Serial Sectioning Microscopy (OSSM) 3.1 Point spread functions (PSFs) under aberration-free design conditions 3.2 Point spread functions (PSFs) under off-design conditions 3.3 Principles of OSSM 3.4 Near-field applications of OSSM 3.4.1 Three-dimensional particle tracking velocimetry (PTV) 3.4.2 Near-wall thermometry 3.4.3 Near-field mixture concentration measurements 4. Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy (CLSM) 4.1 Principles of confocal imaging 4.2 Microscopic imaging resolutions 4.3 Confocal microscopic imaging resolutions 4.4 Optical slicing thickness of confocal microscopy 4.5 Confocal laser scanning microscopic particle imaging velocimetry (CLSM-PIV) system 4.6 Near-field applications of CLSM-PIV 4.6.1 Poiseuille flows in a microtube 4.6.2 Microscale rotating Couette flows 4.6.3 Moving bubbles in a microchannel 5. Surface Plasmon Resonance Microscopy (SPRM) 5.1 Surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) 5.2 Dispersion of SPPs 5.3. Kretschmann's three-layer configuration 5.4 Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) reflectance 5.5 Surface plasmon resonance microscopy (SPRM) imaging systems 5.6 Selection of a prism for SPRM 5.7 SPR reflectance imaging resolution 5.8 Near-field applications of SPRM 5.8.1 History and uses of SPRM 5.8.2 Label-free mapping of microfluidic mixing fields 5.8.3 Near-field mapping of salinity diffusion 5.8.4 Dynamic monitoring of nanoparticle concentration profiles 5.8.5 Unveiling the fingerprints of nanocrystalline self-assembly 5.8.6 Near-wall thermometry 6. Reflection Interference Contrast Microscopy (RICM) 6.1 Interference of plane waves 6.2 Principles and practical issues of RICM 6.3 Near-field applications of RICM 6.3.1 Thin-film thickness measurements 6.3.2 Electrohydrodynamic (EHD) control of thin liquid film 6.3.3 Dynamic fingerprinting of live-cell focal contacts References 3.1 Point spread functions (PSFs) under aberration-free design conditions 3.2 Point spread functions (PSFs) under off-design conditions 3.3 Principles of OSSM 3.4 Near-field applications of OSSM 3.4.1 Three-dimensional particle tracking velocimetry (PTV) 3.4.2 Near-wall thermometry 3.4.3 Near-field mixture concentration measurements 4. Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy (CLSM) 4.1 Principles of confocal imaging 4.2 Microscopic imaging resolutions 4.3 Confocal microscopic imaging resolutions 4.4 Optical slicing thickness of confocal microscopy 4.5 Confocal laser scanning microscopic particle imaging velocimetry (CLSM-PIV) system 4.6 Near-field applications of CLSM-PIV 4.6.1 Poiseuille flows in a microtube 4.6.2 Microscale rotating Couette flows 4.6.3 Moving bubbles in a microchannel 5. Surface Plasmon Resonance Microscopy (SPRM) 5.1 Surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) 5.2 Dispersion of SPPs 5.3. Kretschmann's three-layer configuration 5.4 Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) reflectance 5.5 Surface plasmon resonance microscopy (SPRM) imaging systems 5.6 Selection of a prism for SPRM 5.7 SPR reflectance imaging resolution 5.8 Near-field applications of SPRM 5.8.1 History and uses of SPRM 5.8.2 Label-free mapping of microfluidic mixing fields 5.8.3 Near-field mapping of salinity diffusion 5.8.4 Dynamic monitoring of nanoparticle concentration profiles 5.8.5 Unveiling the fingerprints of nanocrystalline self-assembly 5.8.6 Near-wall thermometry 6. Reflection Interference Contrast Microscopy (RICM) 6.1 Interference of plane waves 6.2 Principles and practical issues of RICM 6.3 Near-field applications of RICM 6.3.1 Thin-film thickness measurements 6.3.2 Electrohydrodynamic (EHD) control of thin liquid film 6.3.3 Dynamic fingerprinting of live-cell focal contacts References 4.2 Microscopic imaging resolutions 4.3 Confocal microscopic imaging resolutions 4.4 Optical slicing thickness of confocal microscopy 4.5 Confocal laser scanning microscopic particle imaging velocimetry (CLSM-PIV) system 4.6 Near-field applications of CLSM-PIV 4.6.1 Poiseuille flows in a microtube 4.6.2 Microscale rotating Couette flows 4.6.3 Moving bubbles in a microchannel 5. Surface Plasmon Resonance Microscopy (SPRM) 5.1 Surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) 5.2 Dispersion of SPPs 5.3. Kretschmann's three-layer configuration 5.4 Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) reflectance 5.5 Surface plasmon resonance microscopy (SPRM) imaging systems 5.6 Selection of a prism for SPRM 5.7 SPR reflectance imaging resolution 5.8 Near-field applications of SPRM 5.8.1 History and uses of SPRM 5.8.2 Label-free mapping of microfluidic mixing fields 5.8.3 Near-field mapping of salinity diffusion 5.8.4 Dynamic monitoring of nanoparticle concentration profiles 5.8.5 Unveiling the fingerprints of nanocrystalline self-assembly 5.8.6 Near-wall thermometry 6. Reflection Interference Contrast Microscopy (RICM) 6.1 Interference of plane waves 6.2 Principles and practical issues of RICM 6.3 Near-field applications of RICM 6.3.1 Thin-film thickness measurements 6.3.2 Electrohydrodynamic (EHD) control of thin liquid film 6.3.3 Dynamic fingerprinting of live-cell focal contacts References 5.5 Surface plasmon resonance microscopy (SPRM) imaging systems 5.6 Selection of a prism for SPRM 5.7 SPR reflectance imaging resolution 5.8 Near-field applications of SPRM 5.8.1 History and uses of SPRM 5.8.2 Label-free mapping of microfluidic mixing fields 5.8.3 Near-field mapping of salinity diffusion 5.8.4 Dynamic monitoring of nanoparticle concentration profiles 5.8.5 Unveiling the fingerprints of nanocrystalline self-assembly 5.8.6 Near-wall thermometry 6. Reflection Interference Contrast Microscopy (RICM) 6.1 Interference of plane waves 6.2 Principles and practical issues of RICM 6.3 Near-field applications of RICM 6.3.1 Thin-film thickness measurements 6.3.2 Electrohydrodynamic (EHD) control of thin liquid film 6.3.3 Dynamic fingerprinting of live-cell focal contacts References 6.3 Near-field applications of RICM 6.3.1 Thin-film thickness measurements 6.3.2 Electrohydrodynamic (EHD) control of thin liquid film 6.3.3 Dynamic fingerprinting of live-cell focal contacts References