Abstract
A novel boron-dipyrromethene (BODIPY) based fluorescence turn-on sensor for detecting Fe3+ in aqueous media is reported with 23-fold fluorescence enhancement. The sensor is comprised of a combination of BODIPY fluorophore and a new Fe3+-recognizing cryptand that exhibits high selectivity, sensitivity, and reversibility toward Fe3+ detection. Cell imaging studies demonstrate that this sensor is capable of sensing Fe3+ in living cells.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 18408-18412 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 21 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 12 2014 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Materials Science
Keywords
- BODIPY
- cell imaging
- cryptand
- fluorescent sensor
- iron(III)
- metal ion sensor