Table 1 Signal spread (areal) and amplification ratio (peak/average intensity) for phantoms.

From: Carbon nanotubes as in vivo bacterial probes

Depth of fluorophore

Cube phantom

Chicken tissue

 

SWNT images

Dye images

SWNT images

Dye images

 

1 cm

2 cm

1 cm

2 cm

1 cm

2 cm

1 cm

2 cm

Metric

 Signal spread (cm2)

4.25±0.14

2.32±0.09

4.71±0.23

4.69±0.21

3.20±0.13

1.09±0.06

8.44±0.55

14.11±1.15

 Amplification ratio

1.64±0.05

1.30±0.04

1.59±0.07

1.32±0.05

1.56±0.07

2.82±0.18

1.41±0.08

2.03±0.21

  1. SWNT, single-walled carbon nanotube.
  2. Data shown as mean±s.d. for N=3 measurements.
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