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Novel BODIPY-Based Fluorescence Turn-on Sensor for Fe3+ and Its Bioimaging Application in Living Cells

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: A novel boron-dipyrromethene (BODIPY) based fluorescence turn-on sensor for detecting Fe(3+) in aqueous media is reported with 23-fold fluorescence enhancement. The sensor is comprised of a combination of BODIPY fluorophore and a new Fe(3+)-recognizing cryptand that exhibits high selectivity, sensitivity, and reversibility toward Fe(3+) detection. Cell imaging studies demonstrate that this sensor is capable of sensing Fe(3+) in living cells.

Source: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

DOI: 10.1021/am506262u

Authors: Binglin Sui, Simon Tang, Taihong Liu, Bosung Kim, Kevin D. Belfield

Institutions: University of Central Florida, Shaanxi Normal University

Language: English

Topic: Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection

Subfield: Spectroscopy

Field: Chemistry

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Academy of Sciences, Division of Chemistry

Awards: G1653543773, G6681049407