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Super-resolution imaging with a cucurbituril-encapsulated fluorophore

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Red-emitting oxazine fluorophores are shown to bind to cucurbit[7]uril (CB[7]) with high affinity. Their fluorescence quantum yield and lifetime are thereby enhanced owing to shielding of the dyes from water. Using CB[7] as an imaging additive leads to a larger number of photons detected per molecule in super-resolution experiments with the dye ATTO655.

Source: Chemical Communications

DOI: 10.1039/d4cc05274a

Authors: Liza Briant, Jimmy Maillard, Alexandre Fürstenberg

Institution: University of Geneva

Language: English

Topic: Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes

Subfield: Organic Chemistry

Field: Chemistry

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Funders: Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung, Université de Genève, Société Académique de Genève

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