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| Fitting Mathematical Model to Correlation Curve | How does FCS work?
Measurement
Calculation
Evaluation
Result |
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- Mean Number of Molecules
- Diffusion times
- Triplet time
- Triplet fraction
- Bound/free ratio
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 | Calculated molecular parameters: |  |  |
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- Concentration c [mol/l]
- Binding constants K [mol-1]
- On/off-rate constants kass [mol-1s-1]; kdiss [s-1]
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 | Key features for FCS |  |  |
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- molecular interactions at equilibrium
- homogenous assays
- single molecules sensitivity
- fluorescence based
- from low molecular weight compounds to vesicles and cells
- conventional and ultra small volumes (down to femto liters)
- measuring times in the range of seconds
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