It is hoped that nanoparticles will become ever more useful in the development of nanomedicine. To evaluate the behavior of nanoparticles in solution, we aimed to establish a single optical fiber-illumination method that is easy to integrate with a conventional microscope at low cost.
Analytical Molecular Medicine and Devices Laboratory, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan.