Result
Fitting Mathematical Model to Correlation Curve How does FCS work?

Measurement
Calculation
Evaluation
Result
Direct read out:
  • Mean Number of Molecules
  • Diffusion times
  • Triplet time
  • Triplet fraction
  • Bound/free ratio
Calculated molecular parameters:
  • Concentration c [mol/l]
  • Binding constants K [mol-1]
  • On/off-rate constants kass [mol-1s-1]; kdiss [s-1]
Key features for FCS
  • 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