WO2006025158A1 - 光学的測定装置および方法並びにナノ粒子測定方法および装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention is an optical technique for measuring information related to diffusion of particles (for example, biomolecules such as pale white and various fine particles) existing in a liquid by using diffracted light by a transient diffraction grating generated by the particles.
- the present invention relates to an apparatus and method, and a method and apparatus for measuring the particle diameter of so-called nanoparticles having a diameter of lOOnm or less using the same principle.
- the method and apparatus of the present invention can be applied to molecular research and research in fields such as drug discovery, biotechnology, and food.
- it can be applied to the particle measurement field in which the particle size of particles is measured by measuring the diffusion coefficient.
- transient diffraction grating method One technique for measuring particle diffusion is the transient diffraction grating method. For example, it is disclosed to measure a diffusion constant using a transient diffraction grating method and detect protein association by changing the diffusion constant (see Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-85528).
- the probe light is diffracted by the transient diffraction grating.
- the transient diffraction grating is formed by excited and non-excited molecules by irradiation with the Norse excitation light, the excited and non-excited molecules are mixed with each other over time, and the transient diffraction grating collapses.
- the diffracted light intensity of the probe light by the transient diffraction grating is attenuated.
- the diffusion coefficient of the molecules in the sample can be calculated by measuring the attenuation curve. But in addition, information on the size (particle size) and shape of particles in the sample and the interaction with the solvent can be obtained from the diffusion coefficient.
- particles having a particle size of lOOnm or less are generally called nanoparticles, and even if the same material is used, it exhibits different properties from ordinary Balta materials, and is thus starting to be used in various fields. .
- Various methods are known for measuring the particle size, including laser diffraction and scattering methods. Nanoparticles with a particle size of lOOnm or less are mainly called the dynamic scattering method (photon correlation method). (See, for example, US Pat. No. 5,094,532 and Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-159595;).
- the dynamic scattering method uses the Brownian motion of particles, irradiates a particle that is performing Brownian motion in a medium with a light beam, and measures the intensity of light scattered by the particle at a predetermined position. By measuring the fluctuation of the scattered light caused by the Brownian motion of the particles, that is, the change over time of the scattered light, each particle undergoes the Brownian motion with the intensity according to the particle size. The particle size distribution is calculated.
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-85528
- Patent Document 2 U.S. Pat.No. 5, 094,532
- Patent Document 3 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-159595
- a large laser such as an excimer laser having a short wavelength is required for the excitation light used in the case where molecules (particles) such as proteins are used as a sample, so that the apparatus becomes large.
- the refractive index, absorption coefficient, and diffusion coefficient are not usually changed by the excitation light only with the protein molecules (particles) themselves. Therefore, it is necessary to label the sample substance with a photoexcited reagent (such as a fluorescent reagent).
- a photoexcited reagent such as a fluorescent reagent
- the labeling process is an irreversible reaction
- the molecules (particles) themselves in the sample are destroyed by the labeling process, and re-measurement using the same sample is not possible. It cannot be reused for other purposes.
- the photoexcitation reaction to form a transient diffraction grating is also generally an irreversible reaction, and the sample force once irradiated with the excitation light will only generate a weak signal after that. I can't.
- the first problem of the present invention is that measurement using the transient diffraction grating method is not required, and excitation light is not required and the optical axis between the two excitation light and probe light is not adjusted. It is an object of the present invention to provide an optical measuring apparatus capable of performing the above.
- a second problem of the present invention is a method and a method capable of measuring the particle diameter of nanoparticles based on SZN which is high in sensitivity and good in comparison with the conventional dynamic scattering method. To provide equipment.
- An optical measurement apparatus of the present invention made to solve the first problem described above includes a power source, a container for holding a liquid sample or a gel sample, and a voltage in the container by applying a voltage.
- An electrode pair that generates an electric force line distribution in which an electric field line density partly has a high electric field line density and a low electric field line density region, and particles in a liquid sample by applying a voltage to the electrode pair.
- a dielectrophoresis control unit that controls the disappearance of the transient diffraction grating due to the diffusion of particles in the liquid sample due to the generation of the transient diffraction grating using the dielectrophoresis of the child and the change in voltage application, and the light directed toward the transient diffraction grating
- the optical measuring device of the present invention by applying a voltage from the power source to the electrode pair, a region having a high electric force line density and an electric force line density are partially formed in the container.
- the electric field line distribution is generated regularly with the low region.
- the particles contained in the liquid sample or gel sample in the container cause a dielectrophoretic action due to this electric force line distribution, and the particles move. That is, in the container, electric force line distribution regularly arranged according to the arrangement of the electrode pairs is generated. Therefore, the particles in the liquid sample or the particles in the gel sample are generated by the electric swimming force lines.
- the dense and sparse regions of the particles are regularly arranged, and a transient diffraction grating is formed.
- the transient diffraction grating If the light source power is also irradiated to the transient diffraction grating with the probe light, the transient diffraction grating generates diffracted light in a specific direction. Diffracted light is generated by the dielectrophoretic action when the transient diffraction grating is stably generated.
- the voltage application is changed, for example, when the transient diffraction grating is stably generated by the voltage application, the lines of electric force change or disappear, and the dielectrophoresis changes or stops. As a result, the particles in the container move due to diffusion, and the transient diffraction grating collapses and becomes blurred.
- the attenuation curve at this time shows the diffusion coefficient. Therefore, the intensity of the diffracted light is measured by a photodetector.
- the optical measurement method of the present invention which has another viewpoint power, is a method in which an electric field line density region and a low electric force line density region are regularly arranged in a liquid sample by applying a voltage.
- a voltage is applied to the electrode pair to induce dielectrophoresis on the particles in the liquid sample to form a transient diffraction grating by the particles, and then the voltage application is changed to change the transient diffraction.
- the particles are evaluated by diffusing the particles in the liquid sample forming the grating and detecting the intensity change of the diffracted light by the transient diffraction grating at this time.
- a voltage is applied to the electrode pair to cause dielectrophoresis on the particles in the liquid sample, and the particles in the sample liquid are concentrated in a region where the electric field line density is high.
- a transient diffraction grating composed of particles is formed.
- the voltage applied is changed to diffuse the particles that form the transient diffraction grating in the liquid sample, and the transient diffraction grating is destroyed over time.
- the particle-related evaluation is performed.
- the nanoparticle measurement method of the present invention is applicable to a group of particles dispersed in a medium or a gel-like sample in which particles are dispersed.
- the particle group has a spatial periodic concentration change to generate a pseudo diffraction grating, and the diffraction obtained by irradiating the particle group with light in that state It is characterized by calculating the diffusion coefficient and particle diameter of the particle group from the time change of the diffracted light from the time when the electric field is detected by detecting light.
- the nanoparticle measuring apparatus of the present invention is a measuring apparatus using the method of the invention according to claim 1, and is a sample in which a group of particles to be measured is movably dispersed in a medium, or a particle to be measured
- a time-varying force of diffracted light from the time when the application of the electric field is changed in a state in which a change in concentration is generated is provided with a data processing means for calculating the diffusion coefficient and particle size of the particle group to be measured. Characterized by.
- the nanoparticle measurement method and apparatus of the present invention generates a pseudo diffraction grating based on a spatial concentration change of a particle group by applying an electric field to the particle group in a diffused state in a medium, and the diffraction thereof. While detecting the diffracted light from the grating, changing the applied electric field and calculating the diffusion coefficient and particle size of the particle group from the change in the diffracted light while the particle group is in the diffuse state again. It is a solution.
- the particle group that diffuses in the medium has a zeta potential
- an electric field having a spatial period to the particle group
- the particle group moves in the medium, which causes a spatial periodic concentration change in the particle group, and a diffraction grating is generated by the particle group.
- the particle group returns to the diffusion state so that the concentration becomes uniform, and the diffraction grating disappears. If the particle is small, the diffracted light disappears quickly, and if the particle is large, the diffracted light disappears slowly.
- the time required for the disappearance of the diffracted light can be determined by irradiating the particle group with light and detecting the diffracted light. From (2) and (3) described later, the diffusion coefficient and particle size of the particle group can be obtained.
- the diffracted light generated by irradiating the pseudo-diffraction grating by the particle group with light travels at an angle corresponding to the wavelength of the light and the interval of the diffraction grating with respect to the light transmitted through the particle group, and
- the SZN and sensitivity are greatly improved compared to the dynamic scattering method, which is stronger than the scattered light from individual particles obtained by the dynamic scattering method and has a stronger signal to measure.
- a transparent cell is used as a sample holding means for holding a sample in which a group of particles to be measured is movably dispersed in a medium, and an electric field is applied to the sample.
- a transparent electrode including portions that are mounted on a transparent cell and extend in parallel with each other at a predetermined interval is used. It is preferable because the influence on light can be reduced.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration of an embodiment of an optical measuring device of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the shape of an electrode part of the optical measuring device in FIG. 1.
- FIG. 3 A diagram explaining the transient diffraction grating formed when an AC voltage is applied to the electrode.
- ⁇ 4 Explaining the state when the voltage is stopped after the transient diffraction grating is formed and the particles are diffused. It is a figure to do.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a time chart of an applied voltage waveform (A) and diffracted light intensity (B) by the optical measuring device of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of the nanoparticle measurement apparatus of the present invention, which is shown together with a schematic diagram showing an optical configuration and a block diagram showing an electrical configuration.
- FIG. 7 An illustration of the structure of sample cell 1 in Fig. 6, (A) is a schematic front view seen from the direction of laser light irradiation, and (B) is a schematic enlarged view cut along the BB line. It is sectional drawing.
- FIG. 8 is an operation explanatory diagram of the embodiment of the nanoparticle measuring apparatus of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a graph showing an example of the relationship between the ONZOFF timing of the voltage with respect to the transparent electrode 13 and the diffracted light intensity in the embodiment of the nanoparticle measuring apparatus of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of an example of an electrode configuration of a sample cell in another embodiment of the nanoparticle measurement apparatus of the present invention.
- FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of an example of the electrode configuration of a sample cell in still another embodiment of the nanoparticle measurement apparatus of the present invention.
- FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining a conventional transient diffraction grating method.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration of an optical measuring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a configuration of an electrode portion thereof.
- This optical measurement apparatus performs optical measurement using the dielectrophoretic action, and includes a container 11 that holds a liquid sample containing particles, and a pair of electrodes formed on a bottom plate 12a that forms the bottom surface of the container 11. 13, 14; AC power source 15 for applying an AC voltage to electrodes 13 and 14; light source 16; lens optical system 17 for converging the light source light; photodetector 18 for detecting diffracted light; It comprises a dielectrophoresis control unit 19 that controls voltage application from the power source 15 to the electrodes 13 and 14.
- the container 11 is formed by attaching a frame 12b serving as a side wall on a bottom plate 12a.
- the container 11 is made of a light-transmitting material such as glass, so that incident light can be applied to the gap between the electrodes 13 and 14 through the bottom plate 12a.
- the container part other than the part irradiated with incident light may be made of a material other than a light-transmitting material or provided with a light-shielding member so as to block the incidence of unnecessary light and increase the detection sensitivity. Good.
- the electrodes 13 and 14 are formed on the bottom plate 12a by using a mask patterning technique.
- the electrodes 13 and 14 are formed on the bottom plate 12a.
- the electrodes 13 and 14 are provided on the frame 12b serving as the side wall instead of the bottom plate 12a. It may be formed.
- a connecting portion 14e is provided to form a so-called comb-shaped electrode! /
- the electrode 13 and the electrode 14 are connected to each other at one end of the linear electrode pieces 13a and 14a, between one end of the linear electrode pieces 13b and 14b, between one end of the linear electrode pieces 13c and 14c, The one ends of the pole pieces 13d and 14d are arranged to face each other with a gap S therebetween.
- the dimensions of the electrodes 13 and 14 are preferably about 0.5 m to 20 m for each of the electrode width dl of the linear electrode pieces and the distance d2 between the linear electrode pieces.
- each gap S is arranged at regular intervals, and when a voltage is applied, a region with a high electric force line density is generated in the portion of each gap S, and a region with a low electric force line density is adjacent to it.
- the shape and dimensions are not particularly limited.
- the electrode width dl and the electrode spacing d2 may be different dimensions, and the shape of the electrode pieces may not be linear.
- an AC power source having a voltage and a frequency capable of causing dielectrophoresis on particles in the liquid is used.
- an AC power supply that can apply an AC voltage of 1 to: LOOV, 10KHz to 10MHz.
- LOOV LOOV
- 10KHz 10KHz
- a high frequency power supply is used. Is preferred.
- the light source 16 for irradiating the probe light may be selected according to the liquid sample to be measured.
- a He—Ne laser light source (wavelength 633 nm) or other laser light source may be used. I prefer to use it.
- the lens optical system 17 converges the light source light, and the optical axis is adjusted so that the light source light can be irradiated onto the region A where the transient diffraction grating including the gap S between the electrodes 13 and 14 is formed.
- the incident angle of the light source light can be adjusted so that either transmitted diffracted light or reflected diffracted light can be acquired according to the measurement object and the measurement purpose. For example, when measurement is performed using transmitted diffraction light, the incident angle is set so that total reflection does not occur at the interface between the bottom of the container and the liquid sample.
- the photodetector 18 When detecting transmitted diffracted light, the photodetector 18 is disposed on the upper side of the liquid sample.
- the light detector 18 is provided with an angle adjusting mechanism for measuring the diffraction angle so that the diffraction angle can be detected together with the intensity of the diffracted light.
- the photodetector 18 is a photodiode or CCD. Instead of providing an angle adjustment mechanism, it is possible to measure the diffraction angle using an array sensor with multiple elements arranged!
- the dielectrophoresis control unit 19 is configured by a computer including a so-called CPU, ROM, RAM, and the like, and forms a transient diffraction grating from the AC power source 15 to the electrodes 13, 14 by a program stored in advance. The AC voltage necessary for this is applied for the necessary time, and then the voltage application is stopped to control the particle diffusion.
- the optical system is adjusted in advance so that incident light can be irradiated onto the region A from the light source 16.
- an alternating voltage V is applied from the AC power supply 15 to the electrodes 13 and 14 under the control of the dielectrophoresis control unit 19. If particles (such as proteins) are present in the liquid sample, alternating current
- FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the state of particles when an AC voltage is applied. As shown in the figure, when the particles move to the gap S where the electric force lines concentrate, the dense regions B and the sparse regions C are alternately arranged, and a transient diffraction grating is formed by the particles.
- the incident light from the light source 16 incident on the region A is diffracted by the transient diffraction grating.
- the transient diffraction grating exists stably, and thus the diffracted light with strong intensity by the transient diffraction grating is detected by the photodetector 18. This is measured as a reference value.
- the dielectrophoresis control unit 19 under the control of the dielectrophoresis control unit 19, the application of the alternating voltage to the electrodes 13 and 14 is stopped. As a result, the dielectrophoretic action is stopped, and the particles concentrated in the gap S gradually spread due to diffusion. As a result, the transient grating collapses and gradually fades away, and eventually the transient grating disappears as shown in Fig. 4. As the transient diffraction grating becomes thinner, the intensity of the diffracted light becomes weaker, and the intensity change of the diffracted light intensity is measured by the photodetector 18.
- Fig. 5 shows a time chart of the intensity change of the diffracted light obtained by the above measurement operation together with the waveform of the applied voltage. Since the decay curve after the dielectrophoresis is stopped depends on the diffusion coefficient, the information about the diffusion of particles can be obtained by obtaining the diffusion curve force.
- transmitted diffracted light is detected, but reflected diffracted light may be detected. If reflected diffracted light is used, it is possible to easily detect diffracted light even for a liquid sample having light absorption.
- the position of the photodetector 18 is arranged on the lower side of the bottom plate 12a in the device configuration shown in FIG.
- the incident angle of incident light emitted from the light source 16 it is preferable to increase the amount of reflected diffracted light as much as possible by setting the incident angle of incident light emitted from the light source 16 to a condition that causes total reflection.
- the incident angle is preferably set to about 46 degrees.
- the electrodes 13 and 14 are arranged such that one end of each linear electrode piece is opposed to each other, and a transient diffraction grating is formed in a gap portion between the electrodes.
- the shape pattern of the electrode is not limited to this. In short, when a voltage is applied, a region having a high electric force line density and a region having a low electric force line density are arranged alternately and regularly. Implementing the present invention as a transient diffraction grating can be formed Can do.
- FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of the nanoparticle measurement apparatus of the present invention, and is a diagram illustrating a schematic diagram representing an optical configuration and a block diagram representing an electrical configuration.
- Fig. 7 is an explanatory diagram of the structure of the sample cell 21 in Fig. 6.
- (A) is a schematic front view seen from the direction of laser light irradiation
- (B) is a schematic view cut along the line BB.
- the sample cell 21 includes parallel transparent glasses 31 and 32 that face each other with a minute gap therebetween, and the transparent glasses 31 and 32 are in the vertical direction in use.
- Each transparent glass 31, 32 is provided with a comb-shaped transparent electrode 33 having a large number of fingers 33a extending horizontally at a certain interval ⁇ in the vertical direction at positions facing each other.
- the transparent electrode 33 is selectively supplied with + or one DC voltage from the electrode power source 22. By supplying a voltage to the transparent electrode 33, an electric field having a spatial period corresponding to the pattern of the finger 33a is applied to the sample in the sample cell 21.
- the material of the transparent electrode 33 for example, ITO can be adopted. This ITO has a refractive index of about 2.0.
- a high refractive index glass having a refractive index of about 2.0 (for example, trade name S-LAH79 manufactured by OHARA; refractive index 2.0). ) Is preferably used so that diffracted light by the transparent electrode 33 is not substantially generated during laser light irradiation, which will be described later.
- the sample senor 21 is irradiated with laser light from the laser light source 23 almost horizontally from one transparent glass 31 side.
- a detection optical system 2 for detecting the diffracted light of the laser light passing through the sample cell 21 as described later. 4 is arranged on the opposite side of the laser light source 23 across the sample cell 21, a detection optical system 2 for detecting the diffracted light of the laser light passing through the sample cell 21 as described later. 4 is arranged.
- the detection optical system 24 is disposed at an angle ⁇ described later with respect to the optical axis L of the laser light from the laser light source 23, and includes a pinhole 24a and a photodiode 24b.
- a beam stopper 25 is arranged to prevent the laser light that has passed through the sample cell 21 from leaking to the detection optical system 24 or the outside.
- the diffracted light detected by the photodiode 24b is taken into the device control and data take-in 'processing device 26, and is used for calculation of the diffusion coefficient and particle size of the particle group to be measured by the calculation described later.
- the device control and data acquisition processing device 26 controls the entire device, and can be constituted by, for example, a personal computer and its peripheral devices.
- the sample cell 21 is filled with a sample in a state in which a group of nanoparticles to be measured is dispersed in a medium such as water.
- a surface potential of + or-(zeta potential). In other words, it is charged.
- a voltage having the same polarity as the charge of the particles is applied to the transparent electrode 33 described above.
- the surface potential can be adjusted by a method such as dispersing agent (surfactant) or changing the pH of the liquid medium.
- the above-described detection optical system 24 is disposed at this angle ⁇ with respect to the optical axis L of the laser beam, and detects the intensity of this diffracted light.
- each particle P returns to the diffusion state again. Due to the diffusion of particles P, the pseudo diffraction grating disappears and the diffracted light disappears. Force at the time of disappearance of electric field Since the time when the diffracted light disappears depends on the diffusion time of the particle, the diffusion coefficient D of the particle can be calculated as shown below by measuring the disappearance time of the diffracted light. . The particle diameter can be calculated from the diffusion coefficient D.
- FIG. 9 is a graph showing an example of the relationship between the ON / OFF timing of the voltage for the transparent electrode 33 and the diffracted light intensity. If the diameter of the particle P is large, the time required from the time when the electric field disappears until the particle P diffuses and the diffraction grating disappears is long. On the contrary, if the diameter of the particle P is small, the time is short. Become.
- u (x, t) is the particle concentration
- x is a spatial coordinate in the direction d of the interval between the finger electrodes 33a
- t is time.
- the diffusion coefficient D of the particle P is calculated using equation (2). can do.
- the relationship between the diffusion coefficient D and the particle diameter d is expressed by the following Einstein-Stokes relational expression using the Boltzmann constant k, the absolute temperature T, and the viscosity of the liquid medium.
- the device control and data acquisition 'processing device 26 accurately sets the diffracted light disappearance time by synchronizing the timing at which the voltage applied to the electrode 33 is turned on and the timing at which the diffracted light intensity is sampled.
- the diffusion coefficient D can be obtained by calculating equation (2) using the measurement result, and the particle to be measured can be calculated by calculating equation (3) using the diffusion coefficient D.
- the particle diameter d of P can be calculated.
- the point to be particularly noted is that the signal for obtaining the diffusion coefficient D and the particle diameter d is not the same as that of the conventional dynamic scattering method.
- This is a measurement signal of diffracted light by a pseudo diffraction grating formed by a large number of particle groups that is not in the measurement signal of fluctuations of scattered light. Improve to width.
- diffracted light may be generated due to a difference in refractive index between the transparent glasses 31 and 32 of the sample cell 21 and the transparent electrode 33.
- the intensity of the diffracted light is detected. Force to be detected by the optical system 24 Since this diffracted light does not change with time, subtracting the unchanged diffracted light intensity from the total diffracted light intensity after measurement does not affect the measurement.
- a transparent electrode having the same finger 33a as in the previous example may be attached to only one of the two transparent glasses 31, 32.
- the particle P is applied to each finger 33a.
- the transparent glass 31 and Z or 32 are provided with a transparent electrode provided with a finger portion 33a equivalent to the previous example, and a voltage having a polarity opposite to that of the transparent electrode. It is also possible to employ an electrode configuration in which a transparent electrode provided with the finger part 34a to be applied is attached and the finger electrodes 33a and 34a are alternately arranged. In this case, for example, the positively charged particle P is applied with a voltage! And moves along the finger electrode 34a to form a pseudo diffraction grating.
- the distance between the diffraction gratings by the group is twice the distance between the diffraction gratings by the finger electrodes 33a and 34a, and the diffracted light by the particle group and the diffracted light by the electrode have different diffraction angles. There is an advantage that the influence can be reduced.
- the medium may be a liquid or a gas.
- Some types are movably dispersed in the solid.
- the solid can be used as the medium.
- even a gel-like sample in which particles are dispersed can be measured in the same manner.
- laser light is irradiated to the diffraction grating made of particles and the diffracted light is measured, but light other than the laser light may be used.
- the applied voltage may be reduced, for example, to diffuse the particles.
- a transient diffraction grating can be formed without using excitation light for optical measurement of biomolecules such as proteins and various fine particles, and only probe light is measured. If the optical axis is adjusted to the position, measurement using a transient diffraction grating can be performed easily.
- characteristics such as the ease of sample diffusion can be measured using a transient diffraction grating that does not require sample labeling and is not optically excited. Therefore, the sample can be remeasured, and the sample itself can be reused.
- a plurality of electrode pieces in which the respective electrodes constituting the electrode pair are arranged at regular intervals are electrically connected to each other. If it is arranged so as to be opposed to one side end of each electrode piece in the other electrode with a gap between the one side end force of each electrode piece in one electrode, In the high region, one end of each electrode piece is concentrated at the position of the gap where one end of each electrode piece is opposed, and the region where the electric field line density is low is concentrated in the adjacent region.
- the transient diffraction grating Since a transient diffraction grating is generated along the position of the gap, the transient diffraction grating is generated in a region where there is no electrode pair (the gap between the opposing electrodes), and is affected by the electrode pair. Measures changes in diffracted light intensity using only transient diffraction gratings To do Can do.
- the nanoparticle measurement method and apparatus of the present invention enables measurement of nanoparticles with a relatively simple apparatus configuration, and the signal to be detected as compared with the conventional dynamic scattering method. Since the strength is much stronger, SZN can be improved and sensitivity can be improved.
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