Issue 80, 2017

Intracellular temperature measurements with fluorescent polymeric thermometers

Abstract

In 2003, we successfully created the first fluorescent polymeric thermometer by combining a thermo-responsive polymer and an environment-sensitive (polarity and hydrogen bonding-sensitive) fluorophore. Its high sensitivity to temperature variation and high hydrophilicity, even under conditions of high ionic strength, enabled intracellular temperature measurements. Along with the progress of our research projects, the development of new luminescent molecular thermometers and the establishment of novel methods for measuring intracellular temperature have matured in this field. In this Feature Article, we summarize the background and history of intracellular temperature measurements using fluorescent polymeric thermometers based on studies performed in our laboratory and the relationship between our methods and those of other eminent research groups. Future research directions regarding intracellular temperature measurements are also discussed.

Graphical abstract: Intracellular temperature measurements with fluorescent polymeric thermometers

Article information

Article type
Feature Article
Submitted
08 8 2017
Accepted
01 9 2017
First published
01 9 2017

Chem. Commun., 2017,53, 10976-10992

Intracellular temperature measurements with fluorescent polymeric thermometers

S. Uchiyama, C. Gota, T. Tsuji and N. Inada, Chem. Commun., 2017, 53, 10976 DOI: 10.1039/C7CC06203F

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