An AIE-based metallo-supramolecular assembly enabling an indicator displacement assay inside living cells†
Abstract
We report a novel metallo-supramolecular assembly (Z/E-TPE2CyZn-PV), which consists of a tetraphenylethene (TPE)-based dinuclear Zn2+–cyclen complex and pyrocatechol violet (PV). The assembly is developed for indicator-displacement assays (IDAs) inside living cells.