Issue 44, 2020

Stimuli-responsive flexible Lewis pair-modified nanoparticles for fluorescence imaging

Abstract

A stimuli-responsive fluorophore, encompassing a Lewis acid–base pair, binds to primary amines on mesoporous silica nanoparticles, which may serve as environment-sensitive drug carriers. The fluorophore switches conformation, exhibiting different emission color and lifetimes, allowing for the detection of the water content of the nanoparticles’ surroundings through fluorescence spectroscopy and microscopy.

Graphical abstract: Stimuli-responsive flexible Lewis pair-modified nanoparticles for fluorescence imaging

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
14 Feb 2020
Accepted
20 Apr 2020
First published
29 Apr 2020

Chem. Commun., 2020,56, 5981-5984

Stimuli-responsive flexible Lewis pair-modified nanoparticles for fluorescence imaging

N. E. Arsenault, K. T. Downey and M. O. Wolf, Chem. Commun., 2020, 56, 5981 DOI: 10.1039/D0CC01203C

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