Abstract:Chlorophyll a fluorometry has long been used as a method to study phytoplankton in the ocean. In situ fluorometry is used frequently in oceanography to provide depth-resolved estimates of phytoplankton biomass. However, the high price of commercially manufactured in situ fluorometers has made them unavailable to some individuals and institutions. Presented here is an investigation into building an in situ fluorometer using low cost electronics. The goal was to construct an easily reproducible in situ fluorometer from simple and widely available electronic components. The simplicity and modest cost of the sensor makes it valuable to students and professionals alike. Open source sharing of architecture and software will allow students to reconstruct and customize the sensor on a small budget. Research applications that require numerous in situ fluorometers or expendable fluorometers can also benefit from this study. The sensor costs US$150.00 and can be constructed with little to no previous experience. The sensor uses a blue LED to excite chlorophyll a and measures fluorescence using a silicon photodiode. The sensor is controlled by an Arduino microcontroller that also serves as a data logger.Keywords: fluorometer; fluorescence; phytoplankton; chlorophyll; Arduino; inexpensive; sensors; oceanography; technology; education
Figure 1. Neurotransmission and neuromodulation principles. (A) In local neurotransmission, neurotransmitters packed in vesicles are released into the synaptic cleft and interact with the ionotropic receptors of neurotransmitters, which are typically ion channels. The interaction causes receptor with inhibitory or excitatory neurotransmitter channel to open to negatively or positively charged ions. The post-synaptic neuron is inhibited (blue) or excited (red). Neurotransmitters released by a presynaptic neuron act only on the single post-synaptic neuron and, after interaction with ionotropic receptors, are rapidly destroyed in the synaptic cleft. (B) In neuromodulation and volumetric transmission, neuromodulators released by a single neuron act simultaneously on the groups of neurons, modulating their synaptic strength. (C) Neurotransmission at synaptic level: on the left: the inhibitory neurotransmitter is released in the synaptic cleft and activates anion channels and GPCR receptors. Activation of GPCR receptors by the inhibitory neurotransmitters, such as GABA, negatively regulates calcium channels. On the right: the excitatory neurotransmitter is released in the synaptic cleft and activates cation channels and relevant GPCR receptors.
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Fluorescent probes enable researchers to detect particular components of complex biomolecular assemblies, such as live cells, with exquisite sensitivity and selectivity. The purpose of this introduction is to briefly outline fluorescence principles and techniques for newcomers to the field.
The preceding discussion has introduced some general principles to consider when selecting a fluorescent probe. Application-specific details are addressed in subsequent chapters of the Molecular Probes Handbook. For in-depth treatments of fluorescence techniques and their biological applications, the reader is referred to the many excellent books and review articles listed below.
Conventionally, the tool of choice to study CF is a fluorometer. There are many different fluorometry techniques, such as plant efficiency analyzer (PEA) [12], pulse amplitude modulation (PAM) [13], the pump and probe (P&P) [14, 15] and the fast repetition rate (FRR) [16]. It is interesting to note that these various detection approaches are all based on the same principle, i.e. the Kautsky effect [7], or equivalent, CF transient when moving photosynthetic material from dark adaption to light environment.
The optical principle of confocal imaging fluorometer is basically the same as confocal laser-scanning microscopy [25], which is an optical imaging technique for increasing contrast and resolution. The essential components of a confocal imaging fluorometer is shown in Fig. 1, including a laser system, a dichroic mirror, a scanning mirror system, an objective lens, a pinhole and a photomultiplier tube (PMT).
Although spinning disk technique may potentially provide higher frame rate, there are several limitations that prevent it to be an ideal choice for fluorometry application [41]. First of all, due to the size limitation of camera, spinning disk confocal microscopy typically exhibits a small field of view, often only the size of a few cells, which is problematic when studying tissues. A good comparison is given in Fig. 8 of [41], where laser scanning confocal microscope provides much larger field of view.
In addition, absorption and emission spectra are frequently mirror images of one another due to the equal distribution between the vibrational energy levels of the excited and ground states (Figure 3). The Franck-Condon principle explains that because the nuclei are relatively large and the electronic transition involved in emission and absorption occur on such fast timescales, there is no time for nuclei to move and the vibrational energy levels and therefore remain roughly the same throughout the electronic transition. 2ff7e9595c
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