Issue 13, 2021

Thermal equilibria between conformers enable highly reliable single-fluorophore ratiometric thermometers

Abstract

Fluorescent thermometers based on organic dyes play an important role in the visualization of dynamic temperature topography with high resolution. Many molecular thermometers contain two fluorophores with different temperature responses to achieve ratiometric temperature detection. However, the stability and reliability of such ratiometric thermometers are highly dependent on the susceptibility of the fluorophores towards photobleaching. Despite the use of single-fluorophore ratiometric thermometers in previous reports, the difficulty and complexity in their molecular design and synthesis severely hinder their widespread applicability. In this work, we have investigated the use of commercially available dyes (i.e., BD140 and LD688) with conformational isomers as ratiometric thermometers. Each of these dyes consists of a mixture of conformers with distinct UV-vis absorption and emission spectra. The thermal equilibrium of these conformers successfully enabled the development of ratiometric thermometers with good stability and reliability.

Graphical abstract: Thermal equilibria between conformers enable highly reliable single-fluorophore ratiometric thermometers

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
28 Apr 2021
Accepted
28 May 2021
First published
28 May 2021

Analyst, 2021,146, 4219-4225

Thermal equilibria between conformers enable highly reliable single-fluorophore ratiometric thermometers

T. Shen, X. Wu, D. Tan, Z. Xu and X. Liu, Analyst, 2021, 146, 4219 DOI: 10.1039/D1AN00741F

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