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Title: | Long-lived lanthanide emission via a pH-sensitive and switchable LRET complex |
Authors: | Boltersdorf, T Gavins, FNE Long, NJ |
Issue Date: | 17-May-2021 |
Publisher: | Royal Society of Chemistry |
Citation: | Chemical Science, 2021, pp. 1 - 5 (5) |
Abstract: | Lanthanide-based luminescence resonance energy transfer (LRET) can be used as a tool to enhance lanthanide emission for time-resolved cellular imaging applications. By shortening lanthanide emission lifetimes whilst providing an alternative radiative pathway to the formally forbidden, weak lanthanide-only emission, the photon flux of such systems is increased. With this aim in mind, we investigated energy transfer in differently spaced donor–acceptor terbium–rhodamine pairs with the LRET “on” (low pH) and LRET “off” (high pH). Results informed the design, preparation and characterisation of a compound containing terbium, a spectrally-matched pH-responsive fluorophore and a receptor-targeting group. By combining these elements, we observed switchable LRET, where the targeting group sensitises lanthanide emission, resulting in an energy transfer to the rhodamine dye with an efficiency of E = 0.53. This strategy can be used to increase lanthanide emission rates for brighter optical probes. |
URI: | http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/22910 |
DOI: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d1sc01503f |
ISSN: | 2041-6520 |
Appears in Collections: | Dept of Life Sciences Research Papers |
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