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Nicolas P, Abdallah S, Dok A, de Coene Y, Jeannin O, Bellec N, Malval JP, Verbiest T, Clays K, Van Cleuvenbergen S, Bilgin-Eran B, Akdas-Kiliç H, Camerel F. Non-Linear Optical Activity of Chiral Bipyrimidine-Based Thin Films. Chem Asian J 2024; 19:e202400112. [PMID: 38353579 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202400112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2024] [Revised: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 03/01/2024]
Abstract
An original series of bipyrimidine-based chromophores featuring alkoxystyryl donor groups bearing short chiral (S)-2-methylbutyl chains in positions 4, 3,4 and 3,5, connected to electron-accepting 2,2-bipyrimidine rings, has been developed. Their linear and non-linear optical properties were studied using a variety of techniques, including one- and two-photon absorption spectroscopy, fluorescence measurements, as well as Hyper-Rayleigh scattering to determine the first hyperpolarizabilities. Their electronic and geometrical properties were rationalized by TD-DFT calculations. The thermal properties of the compounds were also investigated by a combination of polarized light optical microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry measurements and small-angle X-ray scattering experiments. The derivatives were found not to have mesomorphic properties, but to exhibit melting temperatures or cold crystallization behavior that enabled the isolation of well-organized thin films. The nonlinear optical properties of amorphous or crystalline thin films were studied by wide-field second harmonic generation and multiphoton fluorescence imaging, confirming that non-centrosymmetric crystal organization enables strong second and third harmonic generation. This new series confirms that our strategy of functionalizing 3D organic octupoles with short chiral chains to generate non-centrosymmetric organized thin films enables the development of highly second order nonlinear optical active materials without the use of corona-poling or tedious deposition techniques.
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- Prescillia Nicolas
- Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes, CNRS-UMR 6226, Université de Rennes, Rennes, France
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- Institut de Science des Matériaux de Mulhouse, CNRS-UMR 7361, Université de Haute Alsace, Mulhouse, France
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- Department of Chemistry, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes, CNRS-UMR 6226, Université de Rennes, Rennes, France
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- Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes, CNRS-UMR 6226, Université de Rennes, Rennes, France
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- Institut de Science des Matériaux de Mulhouse, CNRS-UMR 7361, Université de Haute Alsace, Mulhouse, France
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- Department of Chemistry, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes, CNRS-UMR 6226, Université de Rennes, Rennes, France
- Department of Chemistry, Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes, CNRS-UMR 6226, Université de Rennes, Rennes, France
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Srivastava P, Stierwalt DA, Elles CG. Broadband Two-Photon Absorption Spectroscopy with Stimulated Raman Scattering as an Internal Standard. Anal Chem 2023; 95:13227-13234. [PMID: 37603818 PMCID: PMC10484208 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c02298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/23/2023]
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Two-photon absorption (2PA) spectroscopy provides valuable information about the nonlinear properties of molecules. In contrast with single-wavelength methods, broadband 2PA spectroscopy using a pump-probe approach gives a continuous 2PA spectrum across a wide range of transition energies without tuning the excitation laser. This contribution shows how stimulated Raman scattering from the solvent can be used as a convenient and robust internal standard for obtaining accurate absolute 2PA cross sections using the broadband approach. Stimulated Raman scattering has the same pump-probe overlap dependence as 2PA, thus eliminating the need to measure the intensity-dependent overlap of the pump and probe directly. Eliminating the overlap represents an important improvement because intensity profiles are typically the largest source of uncertainty in the measurement of absolute 2PA cross sections using any method. Raman scattering cross sections are a fundamental property of the solvent and therefore provide a universal standard that can be applied any time the 2PA and Raman signals are present within the same probe wavelength range. We demonstrate this approach using sample solutions of coumarin 153 in methanol, DMSO, and toluene, as well as fluorescein in water.
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- Prasenjit Srivastava
- Department of Chemistry, University
of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University
of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University
of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, United States
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LaViolette AK, Ouzounov DG, Xu C. Measurement of three-photon excitation cross-sections of fluorescein from 1154 nm to 1500 nm. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2023; 14:4369-4382. [PMID: 37799679 PMCID: PMC10549759 DOI: 10.1364/boe.498214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2023] [Revised: 07/17/2023] [Accepted: 07/19/2023] [Indexed: 10/07/2023]
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Measurements of three-photon action cross-sections for fluorescein (dissolved in water, pH ∼11.5) are presented in the excitation wavelength range from 1154 to 1500 nm in ∼50 nm steps. The excitation source is a femtosecond wavelength tunable non-collinear optical parametric amplifier, which has been spectrally filtered with 50 nm full width at half maximum band pass filters. Cube-law power dependance is confirmed at the measurement wavelengths. The three-photon excitation spectrum is found to differ from both the one- and two-photon excitation spectra. The three-photon action cross-section at 1154 nm is more than an order of magnitude larger than those at 1450 and 1500 nm (approximately three times the wavelength of the one-photon excitation peak), which possibly indicates the presence of resonance enhancement.
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- Aaron K. LaViolette
- School of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- School of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- School of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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Bertocchi F, Delledonne A, Vargas-Nadal G, Terenziani F, Painelli A, Sissa C. Aggregates of Cyanine Dyes: When Molecular Vibrations and Electrostatic Screening Make the Difference. THE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. C, NANOMATERIALS AND INTERFACES 2023; 127:10185-10196. [PMID: 37284292 PMCID: PMC10240496 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c01253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2023] [Revised: 04/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Aggregates of cyanine dyes are currently investigated as promising materials for advanced electronic and photonic applications. The spectral properties of aggregates of cyanine dyes can be tuned by altering the supramolecular packing, which is affected by the length of the dye, the presence of alkyl chains, or the nature of the counterions. In this work, we present a joint experimental and theoretical study of a family of cyanine dyes forming aggregates of different types according to the length of the polymethinic chain. Linear and nonlinear optical spectra of aggregates are rationalized here in terms of an essential-state model accounting for intermolecular interactions together with the molecular polarizability and vibronic coupling. A strategy is implemented to properly account for screening effects, distinguishing between electrostatic intermolecular interactions relevant to the ground state (mean-field effect) and the interactions relevant to the excited states (excitonic effects). To the best of our knowledge, this is the first attempt to simulate nonlinear spectral properties of aggregates of symmetric dyes accounting for molecular vibrations.
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Swathi K, Sujith M, Divya PS, P MV, Delledonne A, Phan Huu DKA, Di Maiolo F, Terenziani F, Lapini A, Painelli A, Sissa C, Thomas KG. From symmetry breaking to symmetry swapping: is Kasha's rule violated in multibranched phenyleneethynylenes? Chem Sci 2023; 14:1986-1996. [PMID: 36845926 PMCID: PMC9945429 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc05206g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2022] [Accepted: 01/12/2023] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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The phenomenon of excited-state symmetry breaking is often observed in multipolar molecular systems, significantly affecting their photophysical and charge separation behavior. As a result of this phenomenon, the electronic excitation is partially localized in one of the molecular branches. However, the intrinsic structural and electronic factors that regulate excited-state symmetry breaking in multibranched systems have hardly been investigated. Herein, we explore these aspects by adopting a joint experimental and theoretical investigation for a class of phenyleneethynylenes, one of the most widely used molecular building blocks for optoelectronic applications. The large Stokes shifts observed for highly symmetric phenyleneethynylenes are explained by the presence of low-lying dark states, as also established by two-photon absorption measurements and TDDFT calculations. In spite of the presence of low-lying dark states, these systems show an intense fluorescence in striking contrast to Kasha's rule. This intriguing behavior is explained in terms of a novel phenomenon, dubbed "symmetry swapping" that describes the inversion of the energy order of excited states, i.e., the swapping of excited states occurring as a consequence of symmetry breaking. Thus, symmetry swapping explains quite naturally the observation of an intense fluorescence emission in molecular systems whose lowest vertical excited state is a dark state. In short, symmetry swapping is observed in highly symmetric molecules having multiple degenerate or quasi-degenerate excited states that are prone to symmetry breaking.
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- K. Swathi
- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, della Vita e della Sostenibilità Ambientale, Università di ParmaParco Area delle Scienze 17A43124ParmaItaly,School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram (IISER TVM)VithuraThiruvananthapuram695 551India
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- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram (IISER TVM) Vithura Thiruvananthapuram 695 551 India
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- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram (IISER TVM)VithuraThiruvananthapuram695 551India
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- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram (IISER TVM) Vithura Thiruvananthapuram 695 551 India
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, della Vita e della Sostenibilità Ambientale, Università di Parma Parco Area delle Scienze 17A 43124 Parma Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, della Vita e della Sostenibilità Ambientale, Università di ParmaParco Area delle Scienze 17A43124ParmaItaly
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, della Vita e della Sostenibilità Ambientale, Università di Parma Parco Area delle Scienze 17A 43124 Parma Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, della Vita e della Sostenibilità Ambientale, Università di Parma Parco Area delle Scienze 17A 43124 Parma Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, della Vita e della Sostenibilità Ambientale, Università di Parma Parco Area delle Scienze 17A 43124 Parma Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, della Vita e della Sostenibilità Ambientale, Università di Parma Parco Area delle Scienze 17A 43124 Parma Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, della Vita e della Sostenibilità Ambientale, Università di Parma Parco Area delle Scienze 17A 43124 Parma Italy
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- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram (IISER TVM)VithuraThiruvananthapuram695 551India
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Stark CW, Rammo M, Trummal A, Uudsemaa M, Pahapill J, Sildoja MM, Tshepelevitsh S, Leito I, Young DC, Szymański B, Vakuliuk O, Gryko DT, Rebane A. On-off-on Control of Molecular Inversion Symmetry via Multi-stage Protonation: Elucidating Vibronic Laporte Rule. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202212581. [PMID: 36286343 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202212581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Abstract
The Laporte rule dictates that one- and two-photon absorption spectra of inversion-symmetric molecules should display alternatively forbidden electronic transitions; however, for organic fluorophores, drawing clear distinction between the symmetric- and non-inversion symmetric two-photon spectra is often obscured due to prevalent vibronic interactions. We take advantage of consecutive single- and double-protonation to break and then reconstitute inversion symmetry in a nominally symmetric diketopyrrolopyrrole, causing large changes in two-photon absorption. By performing detailed one- and two-photon titration experiments, with supporting quantum-chemical model calculations, we explain how certain low-frequency vibrational modes may lead to apparent deviations from the strict Laporte rule. As a result, the system may be indeed considered as an on-off-on inversion symmetry switch, opening new avenues for two-photon sensing applications.
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- Charles W Stark
- Laboratory of Chemical Physics, Keemilise ja Bioloogilise Füüsika Instituut, Akadeemia tee 23, 12618, Tallinn, Estonia
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- Laboratory of Chemical Physics, Keemilise ja Bioloogilise Füüsika Instituut, Akadeemia tee 23, 12618, Tallinn, Estonia
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- Laboratory of Chemical Physics, Keemilise ja Bioloogilise Füüsika Instituut, Akadeemia tee 23, 12618, Tallinn, Estonia
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- Laboratory of Chemical Physics, Keemilise ja Bioloogilise Füüsika Instituut, Akadeemia tee 23, 12618, Tallinn, Estonia
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- Laboratory of Chemical Physics, Keemilise ja Bioloogilise Füüsika Instituut, Akadeemia tee 23, 12618, Tallinn, Estonia
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- Laboratory of Chemical Physics, Keemilise ja Bioloogilise Füüsika Instituut, Akadeemia tee 23, 12618, Tallinn, Estonia
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- Institute of Chemistry, Tartu Ülikool, 14a Ravila Str, 50411, Tartu, Estonia
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- Institute of Chemistry, Tartu Ülikool, 14a Ravila Str, 50411, Tartu, Estonia
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- Instytut Chemii Organicznej, Polska Akademia Nauk, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224, Warsaw, Poland
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- Instytut Chemii Organicznej, Polska Akademia Nauk, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224, Warsaw, Poland
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- Instytut Chemii Organicznej, Polska Akademia Nauk, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224, Warsaw, Poland
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- Instytut Chemii Organicznej, Polska Akademia Nauk, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224, Warsaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Chemical Physics, Keemilise ja Bioloogilise Füüsika Instituut, Akadeemia tee 23, 12618, Tallinn, Estonia.,Department of Physics, Montana State University, 264 EPS, Bozeman, MT, 59717, USA
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Zeman CJ, Kang G, Kohlstedt KL. Controlling Aggregation-Induced Two-Photon Absorption Enhancement via Intermolecular Interactions. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:45644-45657. [PMID: 36191092 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c12436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
Historically, two-photon absorption (2PA) cross sections reported in the literature have been derived from solution-phase measurements. However, such techniques fail to grasp the implications of how these cross sections can be impacted by varying degrees of aggregation or in the condensed phase as bulk solids or thin films. For a precise determination of how aggregation impacts 2PA at a molecular level, computational methods present themselves as ideal. Herein, a series of quadrupolar π-conjugated dyes were simulated by molecular dynamics (MD) in the gas phase and condensed phase. In the condensed phase, their intermolecular interactions and electronic coupling behavior were fully characterized, both quantitatively and qualitatively. Using quadratic-response time-dependent density functional theory, 2PA cross sections of structures derived from MD trajectories were calculated. Comparisons are made between gas-phase and condensed-phase results, and enhancement factors are defined to show how certain dyes may experience changes in their respective 2PA cross sections as a function of aggregation. It was found that these cross sections depend heavily on conformational locking in the condensed phase and relative stacking arrangements. J-aggregates were associated with enhanced 2PA and H-aggregates with quenched 2PA activity. However, in a highly disordered aggregate, the effects of these stacking arrangements are averaged out of the bulk result, and the effects of conformational locking dominate.
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- Charles J Zeman
- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois60208, United States
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Božinović K, Nestić D, Michail E, Ferger M, Košćak M, Lambert C, Majhen D, Marder TB, Piantanida I. Diethynylarene-linked bis(triarylborane)cations as theranostic agents for tumor cell and virus-targeted photodynamic therapy. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY. B, BIOLOGY 2022; 234:112523. [PMID: 35868133 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2022.112523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2022] [Revised: 06/20/2022] [Accepted: 07/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
We recently reported diethynylarene-linked bis(triarylborane) tetracations which show remarkable fluorimetric and Raman-SERS sensing of DNA/RNA. In the current study, we show that they exhibit promising photodynamic therapy (PDT)-based biological activity on human cell lines and adenovirus type 5 (HAdV5), acting as theranostic agents. All compounds efficiently enter living cells showing negligible antiproliferative activity. Bis-thiophene- and anthracene- analogues bind non-covalently to HAdV5 virus with high affinity, the anthracene-analogue itself causing a moderate antiviral effect, i.e., decreased ability of the virus to infect human cells. Irradiation of bis-thiophene- and anthracene- analogues with visible light (400-700 nm) caused a very rapid (within 1 min) and strong increase in cytotoxicity, as well as an order of magnitude increase in antiviral activity, attributed to the formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Photochemical studies of the compounds revealed that, upon irradiation, they produce singlet oxygen, which correlates with the observed light-induced bioactivity.
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- Ksenija Božinović
- Division of Molecular Biology, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Division of Molecular Biology, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Institut für Organische Chemie, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Division of Organic Chemistry & Biochemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Institut für Organische Chemie, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Division of Molecular Biology, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Division of Organic Chemistry & Biochemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia.
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We investigate the two-photon fluorescence (TPF) of conjugated polymer (CP) microspheres with diameters up to tens of micrometers. Two polymers, emitting in either the violet or red, were first synthesized and characterized in terms of their one-photon fluorescence and three-dimensional internal microstructure. Under femtosecond infrared excitation, both types of microspheres showed a strong TPF, which was investigated by the excitation intensity dependence, emission spectroscopy, time-resolved luminescence, and photobleaching dynamics. While the violet-fluorescent microspheres performed similarly compared to dye-doped polystyrene counterparts emitting at a similar wavelength, the red-fluorescent microspheres showed a two-orders-of-magnitude stronger TPF. This excellent performance is attributed to enhanced hyperpolarizability associated with intermolecular interactions in the polymer solid, indicating a route toward designed CP microspheres that could outperform currently-available microparticles for sensing or imaging applications involving two-photon fluorescence.
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Grelich-Mucha M, Lipok M, Różycka M, Samoć M, Olesiak-Bańska J. One- and Two-Photon Excited Autofluorescence of Lysozyme Amyloids. J Phys Chem Lett 2022; 13:4673-4681. [PMID: 35605187 PMCID: PMC9169060 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c00570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Autofluorescence properties of amyloid fibrils are of much interest but, to date, the attention has been given mostly to one-photon excited fluorescence (1PEF), while the two-photon excited fluorescence (2PEF) properties of amyloids are much less explored. We investigate 1PEF and 2PEF of hen egg-white lysozyme (HEWL) in the form of monomers and fibrils. HEWL monomers feature some autofluorescence, which is enhanced in the case of fibrils. Moreover, by varying NaCl content, we introduce changes to fibrils morphology and show how the increase of the salt concentration is linked with an increase of 1PEF and 2PEF intensities. Interestingly, we observe 2PEF emission red-shifted in comparison to 1PEF. We confirm the presence of different relaxation pathways upon one- or two-photon excitation by different lifetimes of the fluorescence decays. Finally, we correlate the changes in optical properties of HEWL fibrils and monomers with salt-mediated changes in their morphology and the secondary structure.
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- Manuela Grelich-Mucha
- Advanced
Materials Engineering and Modelling Group, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego
27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland
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- Advanced
Materials Engineering and Modelling Group, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego
27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland
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- Department
of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego
27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland
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- Advanced
Materials Engineering and Modelling Group, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego
27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland
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- Advanced
Materials Engineering and Modelling Group, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego
27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland
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Rouillon J, Ali LMA, Hadj-Kaddour K, Marie-Luce R, Simon G, Onofre M, Denis-Quanquin S, Jean M, Albalat M, Vanthuyne N, Micouin G, Banyasz A, Gary-Bobo M, Monnereau C, Andraud C. Assembly of Aggregation-Induced Emission Active Bola-Amphiphilic Macromolecules into Luminescent Nanoparticles Optimized for Two-Photon Microscopy In Vivo. Biomacromolecules 2022; 23:2485-2495. [PMID: 35608946 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.2c00232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The (Z) and (E)-isomers of an extended tetraphenylethylene-based chromophore with optimized two-photon-induced luminescence properties are separated and functionalized with water-solubilizing pendant polymer groups, promoting their self-assembly in physiological media in the form of small, colloidal stable organic nanoparticles. The two resulting fluorescent suspensions are then evaluated as potential two-photon luminescent contrast agents for intravital epifluorescence and two-photon fluorescence microscopy. Comparisons with previously reported works involving similar fluorophores devoid of polymer side chains illustrate the benefits of later functionalization regarding the control of the self-assembly of the nano-objects and ultimately their biocompatibility toward the imaged organism.
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- Jean Rouillon
- Univ. Lyon, ENS Lyon, CNRS, Laboratoire de Chimie, UMR 5182, 46 Allée d'Italie, 69364 Lyon, France
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- IBMM, Univ. Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, Montpellier 34293, France.,Department of Biochemistry Medical Research Institute, University of Alexandria, 21561 Alexandria, Egypt
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- Univ. Lyon, ENS Lyon, CNRS, Laboratoire de Chimie, UMR 5182, 46 Allée d'Italie, 69364 Lyon, France
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- Univ. Lyon, ENS Lyon, CNRS, Laboratoire de Chimie, UMR 5182, 46 Allée d'Italie, 69364 Lyon, France
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- IBMM, Univ. Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, Montpellier 34293, France
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- Univ. Lyon, ENS Lyon, CNRS, Laboratoire de Chimie, UMR 5182, 46 Allée d'Italie, 69364 Lyon, France
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- Aix Marseille University, CNRS, Centrale Marseille, iSm2, Marseille 13284, France
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- Aix Marseille University, CNRS, Centrale Marseille, iSm2, Marseille 13284, France
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- Aix Marseille University, CNRS, Centrale Marseille, iSm2, Marseille 13284, France
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- Univ. Lyon, ENS Lyon, CNRS, Laboratoire de Chimie, UMR 5182, 46 Allée d'Italie, 69364 Lyon, France
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- Univ. Lyon, ENS Lyon, CNRS, Laboratoire de Chimie, UMR 5182, 46 Allée d'Italie, 69364 Lyon, France
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- Univ. Lyon, ENS Lyon, CNRS, Laboratoire de Chimie, UMR 5182, 46 Allée d'Italie, 69364 Lyon, France
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- Univ. Lyon, ENS Lyon, CNRS, Laboratoire de Chimie, UMR 5182, 46 Allée d'Italie, 69364 Lyon, France
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Li C, Liu J, Hong Y, Lin R, Liu Z, Chen M, Lam JWY, Ning GH, Zheng X, Qin A, Tang BZ. Click Synthesis Enabled Sulfur Atom Strategy for Polymerization-Enhanced and Two-Photon Photosensitization. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202202005. [PMID: 35257452 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202202005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
Abstract
Facile tailoring of photosensitizers (PSs) with advanced and synergetic properties is highly expected to broaden and deepen photodynamic therapy (PDT) applications. Herein, a catalyst-free thiol-yne click reaction was employed to develop the sulfur atom-based PSs by using the in situ formed sulfur "heavy atom effect" to enhance the intersystem crossing (ISC), while such an effect can be remarkably magnified by the polymerization. The introduction of a tetraphenylpyrazine-based aggregation-induced emission (AIE) unit was also advantageous in PS design by suppressing their non-radiative decay to facilitate the ISC in the aggregated state. Besides, the resulting sulfur atom electron donor, together with a double-bond π bridge and AIE electron acceptor, created a donor-π-acceptor (D-π-A) molecular system with good two-photon excitation properties. Combined with the high singlet oxygen generation efficiency, the fabricated polymer nanoparticles exhibited an excellent in vitro two-photon-excited PDT towards cancer cells, therefore possessing a huge potential for the deep-tissue disease therapy.
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- Chongyang Li
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Department of Chemistry and The Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- Department of Chemistry and The Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials and CityU-CAS Joint Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- School of Science and Engineering, Shenzhen Institute of Aggregate Science and Technology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, No. 2001 Longxiang Boulevard, Longgang District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518172, China.,Department of Chemistry and The Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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Lunzer M, Beckwith JS, Chalupa-Gantner F, Rosspeintner A, Licari G, Steiger W, Hametner C, Liska R, Fröhlich J, Vauthey E, Ovsianikov A, Holzer B. Beyond the Threshold: A Study of Chalcogenophene-Based Two-Photon Initiators. CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS : A PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 2022; 34:3042-3052. [PMID: 35431440 PMCID: PMC9009090 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.1c04002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2021] [Revised: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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A series of nine soluble, symmetric chalcogenophenes bearing hexyl-substituted triphenylamines, indolocarbazoles, or phenylcarbazoles was designed and synthesized as potential two-photon absorption (2PA) initiators. A detailed photophysical analysis of these molecules revealed good 2PA properties of the series and, in particular, a strong influence of selenium on the 2PA cross sections, rendering these materials especially promising new 2PA photoinitiators. Structuring and threshold tests proved the efficiency and broad spectral versatility of two selenium-containing lead compounds as well as their applicability in an acrylate resin formulation. A comparison with commercial photoinitiators Irg369 and BAPO as well as sensitizer ITX showed that the newly designed selenium-based materials TPA-S and TPA-BBS outperform these traditional initiators by far both in terms of reactivity and dose. Moreover, by increasing the ultralow concentration of TPA-BBS, a further reduction of the polymerization threshold can be achieved, revealing the great potential of this series for application in two-photon polymerization (2PP) systems where only low laser power is available.
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- Markus Lunzer
- Institute
of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, TU Wien, Getreidemarkt 9/163, 1060 Vienna, Austria
- Institute
of Materials Science and Technology, TU
Wien, Getreidemarkt 9/308, 1060 Vienna, Austria
- UpNano
GmbH, Modecenterstraße
22/D36, 1030 Vienna, Austria
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- Department
of Physical Chemistry, University of Geneva, 30 Quai Ernest-Ansermet, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department
of Physical Chemistry, University of Geneva, 30 Quai Ernest-Ansermet, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department
of Physical Chemistry, University of Geneva, 30 Quai Ernest-Ansermet, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Institute
of Materials Science and Technology, TU
Wien, Getreidemarkt 9/308, 1060 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute
of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, TU Wien, Getreidemarkt 9/163, 1060 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute
of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, TU Wien, Getreidemarkt 9/163, 1060 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute
of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, TU Wien, Getreidemarkt 9/163, 1060 Vienna, Austria
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- Department
of Physical Chemistry, University of Geneva, 30 Quai Ernest-Ansermet, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Institute
of Materials Science and Technology, TU
Wien, Getreidemarkt 9/308, 1060 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute
of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, TU Wien, Getreidemarkt 9/163, 1060 Vienna, Austria
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Li C, Liu J, Hong Y, Lin R, Liu Z, Chen M, Lam JWY, Ning G, Zheng X, Qin A, Tang BZ. Click Synthesis Enabled Sulfur Atom Strategy for Polymerization‐Enhanced and Two‐Photon Photosensitization. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202202005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Chongyang Li
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science Jinan University Guangzhou 510632 China
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- Department of Chemistry and The Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Clear Water Bay Kowloon Hong Kong China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science Jinan University Guangzhou 510632 China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science Jinan University Guangzhou 510632 China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science Jinan University Guangzhou 510632 China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science Jinan University Guangzhou 510632 China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 China
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- Department of Chemistry and The Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Clear Water Bay Kowloon Hong Kong China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science Jinan University Guangzhou 510632 China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials and CityU-CAS Joint Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 China
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- School of Science and Engineering Shenzhen Institute of Aggregate Science and Technology The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen No. 2001 Longxiang Boulevard, Longgang District Shenzhen Guangdong 518172 China
- Department of Chemistry and The Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Clear Water Bay Kowloon Hong Kong China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 China
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Mikhaylov A, Wilson RN, Parzuchowski KM, Mazurek MD, Camp CH, Stevens MJ, Jimenez R. Hot-Band Absorption Can Mimic Entangled Two-Photon Absorption. J Phys Chem Lett 2022; 13:1489-1493. [PMID: 35129354 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c03751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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It has been proposed that entangled two-photon absorption (E2PA) can be observed with up to 1010 lower photon flux than its classical counterpart, therefore enabling ultralow-power two-photon fluorescence microscopy. However, there is a significant controversy regarding the magnitude of this quantum enhancement in excitation efficiency. We investigated the fluorescence signals from Rhodamine 6G and LDS798 excited with a CW laser or an entangled photon pair source at ∼1060 nm. We observed a signal that originates from hot-band absorption (HBA), which is one-photon absorption from thermally populated vibrational levels of the ground electronic state. This mechanism, which has not been previously discussed in the context of E2PA, produces a signal with a linear power dependence, as would be expected for E2PA. For the typical conditions under which E2PA measurements are performed, contributions from the HBA process could lead to a several orders of magnitude overestimate of the quantum advantage.
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- Alexander Mikhaylov
- JILA, 440 UCB, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States
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- JILA, 440 UCB, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States
- Department of Physics, 390 UCB, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States
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- JILA, 440 UCB, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States
- Department of Physics, 390 UCB, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States
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- Department of Physics, 390 UCB, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, 325 Broadway, Boulder, Colorado 80305, United States
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- National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Dr., Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, United States
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- National Institute of Standards and Technology, 325 Broadway, Boulder, Colorado 80305, United States
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- JILA, 440 UCB, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States
- Department of Chemistry, 215 UCB, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States
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Stamentović V, Collado D, Perez-Inestrosa E. Photophysical properties and bioimaging application of an aminonaphthalimide-squaraine non-conjugated system. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2022; 267:120546. [PMID: 34739891 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2021.120546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2021] [Revised: 10/23/2021] [Accepted: 10/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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An aminonaphthalimide-squaraine non-conjugated system was designed and synthetized with the purpose of preparing fluorescent molecule in the 650-700 nm region that could operate via energy transfer (ET) between covalently linked naphthalimide and squaraine chromophores. The photophysical properties of the new fluorescent system were explored with the aim of understanding the ET in one- and two-photon excitation modes. The spectroscopic techniques employed in the characterization includes; absorption, fluorescence, quantum yields and fluorescence lifetime measurements in different solvents. The effect of polarity of solvents on efficiencies of ET were evaluated using one- and two-photon excited fluorescence. The optical behavior of the non-conjugated system was compared with its individual squaraine and naphthalimide moieties. The two-photon absorption (TPA) spectrum of the molecule was obtained between 750 and 1040 nm, with the largest two-photon cross section (δTPA)above 4200 GM. Finally, the applicability of the molecule for fluorescence imaging in the one- and two-photon excitation mode was demonstrated in N13 Microglial cells. The in vitro and in vivo confocal microscopy studies indicated that the non-conjugated system efficiently accumulated in the cytoplasm suggesting it could be utilized as a subcellular probe.
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- Vladimir Stamentović
- Universidad de Málaga-IBIMA, Departamento de Química Orgánica, Campus de Teatinos s/n, 29071 Málaga, Spain
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- Universidad de Málaga-IBIMA, Departamento de Química Orgánica, Campus de Teatinos s/n, 29071 Málaga, Spain; Centro Andaluz de Nanomedicina y Biotecnología-BIONAND, Parque Tecnológico de Andalucı́a, C/ Severo Ochoa 35, 29590 Campanillas, Málaga, Spain.
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- Universidad de Málaga-IBIMA, Departamento de Química Orgánica, Campus de Teatinos s/n, 29071 Málaga, Spain; Centro Andaluz de Nanomedicina y Biotecnología-BIONAND, Parque Tecnológico de Andalucı́a, C/ Severo Ochoa 35, 29590 Campanillas, Málaga, Spain.
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Duffet L, Kosar S, Panniello M, Viberti B, Bracey E, Zych AD, Radoux-Mergault A, Zhou X, Dernic J, Ravotto L, Tsai YC, Figueiredo M, Tyagarajan SK, Weber B, Stoeber M, Gogolla N, Schmidt MH, Adamantidis AR, Fellin T, Burdakov D, Patriarchi T. A genetically encoded sensor for in vivo imaging of orexin neuropeptides. Nat Methods 2022; 19:231-241. [PMID: 35145320 PMCID: PMC8831244 DOI: 10.1038/s41592-021-01390-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2021] [Accepted: 12/16/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Orexins (also called hypocretins) are hypothalamic neuropeptides that carry out essential functions in the central nervous system; however, little is known about their release and range of action in vivo owing to the limited resolution of current detection technologies. Here we developed a genetically encoded orexin sensor (OxLight1) based on the engineering of circularly permutated green fluorescent protein into the human type-2 orexin receptor. In mice OxLight1 detects optogenetically evoked release of endogenous orexins in vivo with high sensitivity. Photometry recordings of OxLight1 in mice show rapid orexin release associated with spontaneous running behavior, acute stress and sleep-to-wake transitions in different brain areas. Moreover, two-photon imaging of OxLight1 reveals orexin release in layer 2/3 of the mouse somatosensory cortex during emergence from anesthesia. Thus, OxLight1 enables sensitive and direct optical detection of orexin neuropeptides with high spatiotemporal resolution in living animals.
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- Loïc Duffet
- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Optical Approaches to Brain Function Laboratory, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genova, Italy
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- Center for Experimental Neurology (ZEN), Department of Neurology, Inselspital University Hospital Bern, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Department of Biomedical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Circuits for Emotion Research Group, Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology, Martinsried, Germany
- International Max Planck Research School for Translational Psychiatry (IMPRS-TP), Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Optical Approaches to Brain Function Laboratory, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genova, Italy
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Optical Approaches to Brain Function Laboratory, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Cell Physiology and Metabolism, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Circuits for Emotion Research Group, Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology, Martinsried, Germany
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- Center for Experimental Neurology (ZEN), Department of Neurology, Inselspital University Hospital Bern, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Department of Biomedical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Center for Experimental Neurology (ZEN), Department of Neurology, Inselspital University Hospital Bern, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Department of Biomedical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Optical Approaches to Brain Function Laboratory, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Neuroscience Center Zurich, University and ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
- Neuroscience Center Zurich, University and ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Wei Z, Pan Y, Hou G, Ran X, Chi Z, He Y, Kuang Y, Wang X, Liu R, Guo L. Excellent Multiphoton Excitation Fluorescence with Large Multiphoton Absorption Cross Sections of Arginine-Modified Gold Nanoclusters for Bioimaging. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:2452-2463. [PMID: 34986306 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c16324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Fluorescent gold nanoclusters (Au NCs) with excellent one-photon and multiphoton properties have been demonstrated as promising candidates in many application fields. However, small multiphoton absorption (MPA) cross sections and weak multiphoton excitation (MPE) fluorescence impede their practical applications under near-infrared (NIR) excitation for biological imaging. Here, we report the regulated one-photon and multiphoton properties and mechanisms of arginine-stabilized 6-aza-2-thiothymine Au NCs (Arg/ATT-Au NCs) and the applications for MPE fluorescence imaging. The introduction of arginine into the capping layer of ATT-Au NCs significantly modifies the electronic structure, the absorption cross sections, and the relaxation dynamics of the lowest excited state, drastically reducing the nonradiative relaxation, suppressing the blinking, and greatly enhancing the fluorescence. Besides the improved one-photon properties, Arg/ATT-Au NCs demonstrate remarkable MPE fluorescence with a large MPA cross section. The two-photon (λex = 850 nm), three-photon (λex = 1400 nm), and four-photon (λex = 1700 nm) absorption cross sections have been determined to be 6.1 × 10-47 cm4 s1 photon-1, 1.5 × 10-78 cm6 s2 photon-2, and 5.5 × 10-108 cm8 s3 photon-3, respectively, much higher than those of conventional organic compounds and previously reported Au NCs. Moreover, Arg/ATT-Au NCs have been successfully applied in two-photon and three-photon excitation fluorescence imaging of living cells with NIR excitation. The manifold advantages of small size, high quantum yield, suppressed blinking, good photostability and cytocompatibility, large MPA cross sections, and excellent MPE fluorescence imaging performances make fluorescent Arg/ATT-Au NCs a great candidate of imaging probes with vis-NIR excitation.
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- Zhongran Wei
- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, School of Physics and Electronics, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- International Joint Research Laboratory of New Energy Materials and Devices of Henan Province, School of Physics and Electronics, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- International Joint Research Laboratory of New Energy Materials and Devices of Henan Province, School of Physics and Electronics, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- International Joint Research Laboratory of New Energy Materials and Devices of Henan Province, School of Physics and Electronics, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- International Joint Research Laboratory of New Energy Materials and Devices of Henan Province, School of Physics and Electronics, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- International Joint Research Laboratory of New Energy Materials and Devices of Henan Province, School of Physics and Electronics, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- International Joint Research Laboratory of New Energy Materials and Devices of Henan Province, School of Physics and Electronics, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- International Joint Research Laboratory of New Energy Materials and Devices of Henan Province, School of Physics and Electronics, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- International Joint Research Laboratory of New Energy Materials and Devices of Henan Province, School of Physics and Electronics, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, School of Physics and Electronics, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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Lin L, He Z, Zhang T, Zuo Y, Chen X, Abdelrahman Z, Chen F, Wei Z, Si K, Gong W, Wang X, He S, Chen Z. A biocompatible two-photon absorbing fluorescent mitochondrial probe for deep in vivo bioimaging. J Mater Chem B 2022; 10:887-898. [DOI: 10.1039/d1tb02040d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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We reported a mitochondria-targeted two-photon fluorescent dye with an excellent two-photon absorption cross-section. With this dye, we reached an imaging depth of ca. 640 μm during mitochondrial imaging of cortical cells in live animals.
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- Lingmin Lin
- Department of Neurobiology and Department of Orthopedics, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 2nd Affiliated Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310009, China
- NHC and CAMS Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, MOE Frontier Science Center for Brain Research and Brain-Machine Integration, School of Brain Science and Brain Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, 310003, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modern Optical Instrumentation, Centre for Optical and Electromagnetic Research, East Building No. 5, Zijingang Campus and Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, 310003, China
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- NHC and CAMS Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, MOE Frontier Science Center for Brain Research and Brain-Machine Integration, School of Brain Science and Brain Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, 310003, China
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- Department of Neurobiology and Department of Orthopedics, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 2nd Affiliated Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310009, China
- NHC and CAMS Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, MOE Frontier Science Center for Brain Research and Brain-Machine Integration, School of Brain Science and Brain Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, 310003, China
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- Department of Neurobiology and Department of Orthopedics, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 2nd Affiliated Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310009, China
- NHC and CAMS Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, MOE Frontier Science Center for Brain Research and Brain-Machine Integration, School of Brain Science and Brain Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, 310003, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modern Optical Instrumentation, Centre for Optical and Electromagnetic Research, East Building No. 5, Zijingang Campus and Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanophotonic Functional Materials and Devices, School of Information and Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modern Optical Instrumentation, Centre for Optical and Electromagnetic Research, East Building No. 5, Zijingang Campus and Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Center for Neuroscience and Department of Neurobiology of the Second Affiliated Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Neurobiology and Department of Orthopedics, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 2nd Affiliated Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310009, China
- NHC and CAMS Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, MOE Frontier Science Center for Brain Research and Brain-Machine Integration, School of Brain Science and Brain Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, 310003, China
- Co-innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong, 226001 Jiangsu, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modern Optical Instrumentation, Centre for Optical and Electromagnetic Research, East Building No. 5, Zijingang Campus and Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, 310003, China
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Rammo M, Trummal A, Uudsemaa M, Pahapill J, Petritsenko K, Sildoja MM, Stark CW, Selberg S, Leito I, Palmi K, Adamson J, Rebane A. Novel lipophilic fluorophores with highly acidity-dependent two-photon response. Chemistry 2021; 28:e202103707. [PMID: 34964188 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202103707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Lipophilic fluorophores are widely implemented in nonlinear microscopy; however, few existing membrane-specific probes combine high brightness of two-photon excited fluorescence (2PEF) with pH sensitivity. Here we describe four novel two-photon excited fluorophores, based on a coumarin 151 core structure, where lipophilicity is induced by a covalently attached phosphazene moiety. Changing the environmental acidity using trifluoromethanesulfonic (triflic) acid leads to profound changes in the linear fluorescence and 2PEF characteristics, due to chromophores' switching between neutral- and protonated forms. We characterize this dependence by measuring the two-photon absorption (2PA) spectra over the region λ 2PA = 550 - 1000 nm, observing 2PA cross sections of σ 2PA = 10 - 20 GM, with associated 2PEF brightness of 10 - 13 GM, in neutral solutions of both acetonitrile and n -octanol. Although quantum chemical modelling and NMR measurements show that, at high chromophore concentrations, protonation may be accompanied by a dimerization process, these dimers likely do not form at the lower concentrations used in optical spectroscopy.
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- Matt Rammo
- Laboratory of Chemical Physics, National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, 23, Akadeemia tee, 12618, Tallinn, Estonia
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- Laboratory of Chemical Physics, National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, 23, Akadeemia tee, 12618, Tallinn, Estonia
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- Laboratory of Chemical Physics, National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, 23, Akadeemia tee, 12618, Tallinn, Estonia
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- Laboratory of Chemical Physics, National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, 23, Akadeemia tee, 12618, Tallinn, Estonia
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- Laboratory of Chemical Physics, National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, 23, Akadeemia tee, 12618, Tallinn, Estonia
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- Laboratory of Chemical Physics, National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, 23, Akadeemia tee, 12618, Tallinn, Estonia
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- Laboratory of Chemical Physics, National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, 23, Akadeemia tee, 12618, Tallinn, Estonia
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Tartu, 14a Ravila st, 50411, Tartu, Estonia
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Tartu, 14a Ravila st, 50411, Tartu, Estonia
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- Laboratory of Chemical Physics, National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, 23, Akadeemia tee, 12618, Tallinn, Estonia
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- Laboratory of Chemical Physics, National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, 23, Akadeemia tee, 12618, Tallinn, Estonia
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- Laboratory of Chemical Physics, National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, 23, Akadeemia tee, 12618, Tallinn, Estonia
- Department of Physics, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, 59717, USA
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Nasu Y, Murphy-Royal C, Wen Y, Haidey JN, Molina RS, Aggarwal A, Zhang S, Kamijo Y, Paquet ME, Podgorski K, Drobizhev M, Bains JS, Lemieux MJ, Gordon GR, Campbell RE. A genetically encoded fluorescent biosensor for extracellular L-lactate. Nat Commun 2021; 12:7058. [PMID: 34873165 PMCID: PMC8648760 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-27332-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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L-Lactate, traditionally considered a metabolic waste product, is increasingly recognized as an important intercellular energy currency in mammals. To enable investigations of the emerging roles of intercellular shuttling of L-lactate, we now report an intensiometric green fluorescent genetically encoded biosensor for extracellular L-lactate. This biosensor, designated eLACCO1.1, enables cellular resolution imaging of extracellular L-lactate in cultured mammalian cells and brain tissue.
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- Yusuke Nasu
- grid.26999.3d0000 0001 2151 536XDepartment of Chemistry, School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033 Japan
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- grid.22072.350000 0004 1936 7697Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1 Canada ,grid.410559.c0000 0001 0743 2111Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC H2X 0A9 Canada
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- grid.17089.37Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2H7 Canada ,grid.452438.c0000 0004 1760 8119Department of Talent Highland, The First Affiliated Hospital, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710061 China
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- grid.22072.350000 0004 1936 7697Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1 Canada
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- grid.41891.350000 0001 2156 6108Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717 USA
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- grid.443970.dJanelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, VA 20147 USA
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- grid.17089.37Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G2 Canada
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- grid.26999.3d0000 0001 2151 536XDepartment of Chemistry, School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033 Japan
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- grid.23856.3a0000 0004 1936 8390CERVO Brain Research Center, Laval University, Québec, QC G1E 1T2 Canada ,grid.23856.3a0000 0004 1936 8390Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Bioinformatics, Laval University, Québec, QC G1J 2G3 Canada
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- grid.443970.dJanelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, VA 20147 USA
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- grid.41891.350000 0001 2156 6108Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717 USA
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- grid.22072.350000 0004 1936 7697Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1 Canada
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- grid.17089.37Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2H7 Canada
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- grid.22072.350000 0004 1936 7697Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1 Canada
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- grid.26999.3d0000 0001 2151 536XDepartment of Chemistry, School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033 Japan ,grid.17089.37Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G2 Canada
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Nonlinear optical (NLO) microscopy relies on multiple light-matter interactions to provide unique contrast mechanisms and imaging capabilities that are inaccessible to traditional linear optical imaging approaches, making them versatile tools to understand a wide range of complex systems. However, the strong excitation fields that are necessary to drive higher-order optical processes efficiently are often responsible for photobleaching, photodegradation, and interruption in many systems of interest. This is especially true for imaging living biological samples over prolonged periods of time or in accessing intrinsic dynamics of electronic excited-state processes in spatially heterogeneous materials. This perspective outlines some of the key limitations of two NLO imaging modalities implemented in our lab and highlights the unique potential afforded by the quantum properties of light, especially entangled two-photon absorption based NLO spectroscopy and microscopy. We further review some of the recent exciting advances in this emerging filed and highlight some major challenges facing the realization of quantum-light-enabled NLO imaging modalities.
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- Ying-Zhong Ma
- Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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- Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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Lovell TC, Bolton SG, Kenison JP, Shangguan J, Otteson CE, Civitci F, Nan X, Pluth MD, Jasti R. Subcellular Targeted Nanohoop for One- and Two-Photon Live Cell Imaging. ACS NANO 2021; 15:15285-15293. [PMID: 34472331 PMCID: PMC8764753 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c06070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Fluorophores are powerful tools for interrogating biological systems. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have long been attractive materials for biological imaging due to their near-infrared excitation and bright, tunable optical properties. The difficulty in synthesizing and functionalizing these materials with precision, however, has hampered progress in this area. Carbon nanohoops, which are macrocyclic CNT substructures, are carbon nanostructures that possess ideal photophysical characteristics of nanomaterials, while maintaining the precise synthesis of small molecules. However, much work remains to advance the nanohoop class of fluorophores as biological imaging agents. Herein, we report an intracellular targeted nanohoop. This fluorescent nanostructure is noncytotoxic at concentrations up to 50 μM, and cellular uptake investigations indicate internalization through endocytic pathways. Additionally, we employ this nanohoop for two-photon fluorescence imaging, demonstrating a high two-photon absorption cross-section (65 GM) and photostability comparable to a commercial probe. This work further motivates continued investigations into carbon nanohoop photophysics and their biological imaging applications.
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- Terri C Lovell
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Materials Science Institute, Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Materials Science Institute, Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403, United States
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- Knight Cancer Early Detection Advanced Research Center, Oregon Health and Science University, 2720 S. Moody Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97201, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Oregon Health and Science University, 2730 S. Moody Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97201, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Materials Science Institute, Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403, United States
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- Knight Cancer Early Detection Advanced Research Center, Oregon Health and Science University, 2720 S. Moody Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97201, United States
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- Knight Cancer Early Detection Advanced Research Center, Oregon Health and Science University, 2720 S. Moody Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97201, United States
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Oregon Health and Science University, 2730 S. Moody Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97201, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Materials Science Institute, Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Materials Science Institute, Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403, United States
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Yang Y, Valandro SR, Li Z, Kim S, Schanze KS. Photoinduced Intramolecular Electron Transfer in Phenylene Ethynylene Naphthalimide Oligomers. J Phys Chem A 2021; 125:3863-3873. [PMID: 33945279 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.1c01691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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This paper reports a photophysical investigation of a series of phenylene ethynylene oligomers (OPE) that are end-substituted with a 1,8-naphthalene imide (NI) acceptor. The NI acceptor is attached to the terminus of the OPEs via an ethynylene (-C≡C-) unit that is linked at the 4-position of the NI unit. A series of three oligomers is investigated, OPE1-NI, OPE3-NI, and OPE5-NI, which contain 1, 3, and 5 phenylene ethynylene repeat units, respectively. The properties of the OPEn-NI series are compared to a corresponding set of unsubstituted OPEs, OPE3 and OPE5, which contain 3 and 5 phenylene ethynylene repeats, respectively. The photophysics of all the compounds are interrogated using a variety of techniques including steady-state absorption, steady-state fluorescence, two-photon absorption, time-resolved fluorescence, and transient absorption spectroscopy on femtosecond-to-microsecond time scales. The effect of solvent polarity on the properties of the oligomers is examined. The results show that the NI-substituted oligomers feature a lowest charge transfer (CT) excited state, where the OPE segment acts as the donor and the NI moiety is the acceptor (OPEn•+-NI•-). The absorption spectra in one-photon and two-photon exhibit a clear manifold of absorption features that can be attributed to direct CT absorption. In moderately polar solvents, the emission is dominated by a broad, solvatochromic band that is due to radiative decay from the CT excited state. Ultrafast transient absorption provides evidence for initial population of a locally excited state (LE) which in moderately polar solvents rapidly (∼1 ps) evolves into the CT excited state. The structure, spectroscopy, and dynamics of the CT state are qualitatively similar for OPE3-NI and OPE5-NI, suggesting that delocalization in the OPE segment does not have much effect on the structure or energetics of the CT excited state.
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- Yajing Yang
- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, P.O. Box 117200, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States.,Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, Texas 78249, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, Texas 78249, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, P.O. Box 117200, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States.,Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, Texas 78249, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, Texas 78249, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, Texas 78249, United States
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Guarin CA, Mendoza-Luna LG, Haro-Poniatowski E, Hernández-Pozos JL. Two-photon absorption spectrum and characterization of the upper electronic states of the dye IR780. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2021; 249:119291. [PMID: 33360055 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2020.119291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2020] [Revised: 11/16/2020] [Accepted: 11/27/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In this work, the full two-photon absorption (2PA) spectrum of cyanine dye IR780 in methanol was measured and some important properties of the upper excited electronic states were investigated. Specifically, two IR780 2PA bands of intensities nearing 140 and 2800 Goeppert-Mayer (GM) were found. In order to determine the optical properties of the upper electronic singlet states, a deconvolution of the absorption peaks in the UV region of the spectrum was made. Based on this, properties such as transition dipole moments, oscillator strengths, absorption maxima in the UV-vis spectra, S2-S1 vibrational couplings and predictions of the lifetime of the second excited state were calculated. Moreover, by combining experimental and computational results, the 2PA transitions were assigned to the upper excited states S2 and S4. Cross-section magnitudes, positions and shapes of the 2PA bands have been satisfactorily explained with a four-state model that comprises the singlet states S1, S2 and S4. From these results, the cyanine investigated in the present work could be used as a novel and interesting moiety for more complex systems that respond to two-photon excitation.
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- Cesar A Guarin
- Departamento de Física, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Iztapalapa, Av. San Rafael Atlixco No. 186 Col. Vicentina, C.P. 09340 México D.F., México; Cátedras CONACYT - Departamento de Física, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Iztapalapa, Av. San Rafael Atlixco No. 186 Col. Vicentina, C.P. 09340 México D.F., México.
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- Departamento de Física, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Iztapalapa, Av. San Rafael Atlixco No. 186 Col. Vicentina, C.P. 09340 México D.F., México; Cátedras CONACYT - Departamento de Física, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Iztapalapa, Av. San Rafael Atlixco No. 186 Col. Vicentina, C.P. 09340 México D.F., México.
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- Departamento de Física, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Iztapalapa, Av. San Rafael Atlixco No. 186 Col. Vicentina, C.P. 09340 México D.F., México
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- Departamento de Física, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Iztapalapa, Av. San Rafael Atlixco No. 186 Col. Vicentina, C.P. 09340 México D.F., México
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Wang S, Li X, Chong SY, Wang X, Chen H, Chen C, Ng LG, Wang JW, Liu B. In Vivo Three-Photon Imaging of Lipids using Ultrabright Fluorogens with Aggregation-Induced Emission. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2007490. [PMID: 33576084 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202007490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2020] [Revised: 12/30/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Fluorescent probes capable of in vivo lipids labeling are highly desirable for studying lipid-accumulation-related metabolic diseases, such as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, type-2 diabetes, and atherosclerosis. However, most of the current lipid-specific fluorophores cannot be used for in vivo labeling due to their strong hydrophobicity. Herein, organic dots from bright luminogens with aggregation-induced emission (AIEgen) are developed for in vivo labeling and three-photon fluorescence imaging of lipid-rich tissues, such as fatty liver, atherosclerotic plaques in brain vasculatures, and carotid arteries. The organic dots show excellent stability in an aqueous medium with high targeting specificity to lipids and strong three-photon fluorescence in the far-red/near-infrared (NIR) region under NIR-II laser excitation, which enables efficient in vivo labeling and imaging of lipids in deep tissues. The study will inspire the development of lipid-targeting fluorophores for in vivo applications.
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- Shaowei Wang
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 4, Singapore, 117585, Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 4, Singapore, 117585, Singapore
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- Department of Surgery, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 1E Kent Ridge Road, Singapore, 119228, Singapore
- Cardiovascular Research Institute (CVRI), National University Heart Centre Singapore (NUHCS), 14 Medical Drive, Singapore, 117599, Singapore
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- Department of Surgery, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 1E Kent Ridge Road, Singapore, 119228, Singapore
- Cardiovascular Research Institute (CVRI), National University Heart Centre Singapore (NUHCS), 14 Medical Drive, Singapore, 117599, Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 4, Singapore, 117585, Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 4, Singapore, 117585, Singapore
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- Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 8A Biomedical Grove, Singapore, 138648, Singapore
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- Department of Surgery, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 1E Kent Ridge Road, Singapore, 119228, Singapore
- Cardiovascular Research Institute (CVRI), National University Heart Centre Singapore (NUHCS), 14 Medical Drive, Singapore, 117599, Singapore
- Department of Physiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 2 Medical Drive, Singapore, 117593, Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 4, Singapore, 117585, Singapore
- Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Binhai New City, Fuzhou, 350207, China
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Karpati S, Hubert V, Hristovska I, Lerouge F, Chaput F, Bretonnière Y, Andraud C, Banyasz A, Micouin G, Monteil M, Lecouvey M, Mercey-Ressejac M, Dey AK, Marche PN, Lindgren M, Pascual O, Wiart M, Parola S. Hybrid multimodal contrast agent for multiscale in vivo investigation of neuroinflammation. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:3767-3781. [PMID: 33555278 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr07026b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Neuroinflammation is a process common to several brain pathologies. Despites its medical relevance, it still remains poorly understood; there is therefore a need to develop new in vivo preclinical imaging strategies to monitor inflammatory processes longitudinally. We here present the development of a hybrid imaging nanoprobe named NP3, that was specifically designed to get internalized by phagocytic cells and imaged in vivo with MRI and bi-photon microscopy. NP3 is composed of a 16 nm core of gadolinium fluoride (GdF3), coated with bisphosphonate polyethylene glycol (PEG) and functionalized with a Lemke-type fluorophore. It has a hydrodynamic diameter of 28 ± 8 nm and a zeta potential of -42 ± 6 mV. The MR relaxivity ratio at 7 T is r1/r2 = 20; therefore, NP3 is well suited as a T2/T2* contrast agent. In vitro cytotoxicity assessments performed on four human cell lines revealed no toxic effects of NP3. In addition, NP3 is internalized by macrophages in vitro without inducing inflammation or cytotoxicity. In vivo, uptake of NP3 has been observed in the spleen and the liver. NP3 has a prolonged vascular remanence, which is an advantage for macrophage uptake in vivo. The proof-of-concept that NP3 may be used as a contrast agent targeting phagocytic cells is provided in an animal model of ischemic stroke in transgenic CX3CR1-GFP/+ mice using three complementary imaging modalities: MRI, intravital two-photon microscopy and phase contrast imaging with synchrotron X-rays. In summary, NP3 is a promising preclinical tool for the multiscale and multimodal investigation of neuroinflammation.
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- Szilvia Karpati
- Université de Lyon, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, CNRS UMR 5182, Université Lyon 1, Laboratoire de Chimie, 46 allée d'Italie, F69364 Lyon, France.
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- Univ-Lyon, CarMeN laboratory, Inserm U1060, INRA U1397, INSA Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, F-69600, Oullins, France
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- Institut NeuroMyoGène, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS UMR 5310, INSERM U1217, Université Lyon, Villeurbanne 69100, France
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- Université de Lyon, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, CNRS UMR 5182, Université Lyon 1, Laboratoire de Chimie, 46 allée d'Italie, F69364 Lyon, France.
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- Université de Lyon, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, CNRS UMR 5182, Université Lyon 1, Laboratoire de Chimie, 46 allée d'Italie, F69364 Lyon, France.
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- Université de Lyon, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, CNRS UMR 5182, Université Lyon 1, Laboratoire de Chimie, 46 allée d'Italie, F69364 Lyon, France.
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- Université de Lyon, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, CNRS UMR 5182, Université Lyon 1, Laboratoire de Chimie, 46 allée d'Italie, F69364 Lyon, France.
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- Université de Lyon, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, CNRS UMR 5182, Université Lyon 1, Laboratoire de Chimie, 46 allée d'Italie, F69364 Lyon, France.
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- Université de Lyon, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, CNRS UMR 5182, Université Lyon 1, Laboratoire de Chimie, 46 allée d'Italie, F69364 Lyon, France.
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- Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, Laboratoire CSPBAT, CNRS UMR 7244, F-93017 Bobigny Cedex, France
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- Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, Laboratoire CSPBAT, CNRS UMR 7244, F-93017 Bobigny Cedex, France
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- Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Université Grenoble-Alpes, INSERM U1209, CNRS UMR5309, La Tronche, France
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- Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Université Grenoble-Alpes, INSERM U1209, CNRS UMR5309, La Tronche, France
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- Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Université Grenoble-Alpes, INSERM U1209, CNRS UMR5309, La Tronche, France
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- Norwegian University of Science and Technology - Department of Physics, Høgskoleringen 5, Realfagbygget, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
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- Institut NeuroMyoGène, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS UMR 5310, INSERM U1217, Université Lyon, Villeurbanne 69100, France
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- Univ-Lyon, CarMeN laboratory, Inserm U1060, INRA U1397, INSA Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, F-69600, Oullins, France
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- Université de Lyon, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, CNRS UMR 5182, Université Lyon 1, Laboratoire de Chimie, 46 allée d'Italie, F69364 Lyon, France.
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Rouillon J, Blahut J, Jean M, Albalat M, Vanthuyne N, Lesage A, Ali LMA, Hadj-Kaddour K, Onofre M, Gary-Bobo M, Micouin G, Banyasz A, Le Bahers T, Andraud C, Monnereau C. Two-Photon Absorbing AIEgens: Influence of Stereoconfiguration on Their Crystallinity and Spectroscopic Properties and Applications in Bioimaging. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:55157-55168. [PMID: 33217234 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c15810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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This paper aims at designing chromophores with efficient aggregation-induced emission (AIE) properties for two-photon fluorescence microscopy (2PFM), which is one of the best-suited types of microscopy for the imaging of living organisms or thick biological tissues. Tetraphenylethylene (TPE) derivatives are common building blocks in the design of chromophores with efficient AIE properties. Therefore, in this study, extended TPE AIEgens specifically optimized for two-photon absorption (2PA) are synthesized and the resulting (E/Z) isomers are separated using chromatography on chiral supports. Comparative characterization of the AIE properties is performed on the pure (Z) and (E) isomers and the mixture, allowing us, in combination with powder X-ray diffraction and solid-state NMR, to document a profound impact of crystallinity on solid-state fluorescence properties. In particular, we show that stereopure AIEgens form aggregates of superior crystallinity, which in turn exhibit a higher fluorescence quantum yield compared to diastereoisomers mixtures. Preparation of stereopure organic nanoparticles affords very bright fluorescent contrast agents, which are then used for cellular and intravital two-photon microscopy on human breast cancer cells and on zebrafish embryos.
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- Jean Rouillon
- Univ. Lyon, ENS Lyon, CNRS, Université Lyon 1, Laboratoire de Chimie, UMR 5182, 46 Allée d'Italie, 69364 Lyon, France
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- Univ. Lyon, ENS Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CNRS, High-Field NMR Center of Lyon, FRE 2034, F-69100 Villeurbanne, France
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- Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS, Centrale Marseille, iSm2, 13397 Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS, Centrale Marseille, iSm2, 13397 Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS, Centrale Marseille, iSm2, 13397 Marseille, France
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- Univ. Lyon, ENS Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CNRS, High-Field NMR Center of Lyon, FRE 2034, F-69100 Villeurbanne, France
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- IBMM, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, 34093 Montpellier, France
- Department of Biochemistry, Medical Research Institute, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt
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- IBMM, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, 34093 Montpellier, France
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- Univ. Lyon, ENS Lyon, CNRS, Université Lyon 1, Laboratoire de Chimie, UMR 5182, 46 Allée d'Italie, 69364 Lyon, France
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- Univ. Lyon, ENS Lyon, CNRS, Université Lyon 1, Laboratoire de Chimie, UMR 5182, 46 Allée d'Italie, 69364 Lyon, France
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- Univ. Lyon, ENS Lyon, CNRS, Université Lyon 1, Laboratoire de Chimie, UMR 5182, 46 Allée d'Italie, 69364 Lyon, France
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- Univ. Lyon, ENS Lyon, CNRS, Université Lyon 1, Laboratoire de Chimie, UMR 5182, 46 Allée d'Italie, 69364 Lyon, France
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- Univ. Lyon, ENS Lyon, CNRS, Université Lyon 1, Laboratoire de Chimie, UMR 5182, 46 Allée d'Italie, 69364 Lyon, France
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Santos FMF, Domínguez Z, Fernandes JPL, Parente Carvalho C, Collado D, Pérez-Inestrosa E, Pinto MV, Fernandes A, Arteaga JF, Pischel U, Gois PMP. Cyanine-Like Boronic Acid-Derived Salicylidenehydrazone Complexes (Cy-BASHY) for Bioimaging Applications. Chemistry 2020; 26:14064-14069. [PMID: 32449571 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202001623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Boronic acid-derived salicylidenehydrazone complex (BASHY) dyes with a polymethine backbone were designed to yield efficient red-emitting and two-photon absorbing fluorophores that can be used as markers for astrocytes. The dyes are chemically stable in aqueous solution and do not undergo photodecomposition. Their photophysical properties can be electronically fine-tuned and thereby adapted to potentially different imaging situations and requirements.
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- Fábio M F Santos
- Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboba), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 1649-003, Lisboa, Portugal
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- CIQSO-Centre for Research in Sustainable Chemistry and Department of, Chemistry, University of Huelva, Campus de El Carmen s/n, 21071, Huelva, Spain
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- Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboba), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 1649-003, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboba), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 1649-003, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Málaga IBIMA, Campus Teatinos s/n, 29071, Málaga, Spain.,Andalusian Center for Nanomedicine and Biotechnology, BIONAND Parque Tecnológico de Andalucía, 29590, Málaga, Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Málaga IBIMA, Campus Teatinos s/n, 29071, Málaga, Spain.,Andalusian Center for Nanomedicine and Biotechnology, BIONAND Parque Tecnológico de Andalucía, 29590, Málaga, Spain
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- Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboba), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 1649-003, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboba), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 1649-003, Lisboa, Portugal
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- CIQSO-Centre for Research in Sustainable Chemistry and Department of, Chemistry, University of Huelva, Campus de El Carmen s/n, 21071, Huelva, Spain
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- Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboba), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 1649-003, Lisboa, Portugal.,CIQSO-Centre for Research in Sustainable Chemistry and Department of, Chemistry, University of Huelva, Campus de El Carmen s/n, 21071, Huelva, Spain
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- Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboba), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 1649-003, Lisboa, Portugal
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Reine P, Ortuño AM, Mariz IFA, Ribagorda M, Cuerva JM, Campaña AG, Maçôas E, Miguel D. Simple Perylene Diimide Cyclohexane Derivative With Combined CPL and TPA Properties. Front Chem 2020; 8:306. [PMID: 32373591 PMCID: PMC7186504 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2020.00306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2020] [Accepted: 03/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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In this work we describe the linear and non-linear (chiro)optical properties of an enantiopure bis-perylenediimide (PDI) cyclohexane derivative. This compound exhibits upconversion based on a two-photon absorption (TPA) process with a cross-section value of 70 GM together with emission of circularly polarized luminescence (CPL), showing a glum in the range of 10-3. This simple structure represents one of the scarce examples of purely organic compounds combining both TPA and CPL responses, together with large values of molar absorptivity and fluorescence quantum yield with emission in the 500-600 nm. Self-assembly induced by introduction of a poor solvent allows for a spectacular shift of the emission into the near-infrared (NIR, 650-750 nm) by formation of well-defined rotationally displaced dimers. Therefore, we are here presenting a versatile platform whose optical properties can be simply tuned by self-assembly or by functionalization of the electron-deficient aromatic core of PDIs.
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- Pablo Reine
- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Unidad de Excelencia de Química Aplicada a Biomedicina y Medioambiente (UEQ), Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Unidad de Excelencia de Química Aplicada a Biomedicina y Medioambiente (UEQ), Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Centro de Química Estrutural, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, C.U. Cantoblanco, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Unidad de Excelencia de Química Aplicada a Biomedicina y Medioambiente (UEQ), Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Unidad de Excelencia de Química Aplicada a Biomedicina y Medioambiente (UEQ), Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Centro de Química Estrutural, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Departamento de Fisicoquímica, Facultad de Farmacia, UEQ, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
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Silva CP, Silva GTM, Costa TDS, Carneiro VMT, Siddique F, Aquino AJA, Freitas AA, Clark JA, Espinoza EM, Vullev VI, Quina FH. Chromophores inspired by the colors of fruit, flowers and wine. PURE APPL CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1515/pac-2019-0226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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AbstractAnthocyanins, which are responsible for most of the red, blue and purple colors of fruits and flowers, are very efficient at absorbing and dissipating light energy via excited state proton transfer or charge-transfer mediated internal conversion without appreciable excited triplet state formation. During the maturation of red wines, grape anthocyanins are slowly transformed into pyranoanthocyanins, which have a much more chemically stable pyranoflavylium cation chromophore. Development of straightforward synthetic routes to mono- and disubstituted derivatives of the pyranoflavylium cation chromophore has stimulated theoretical and experimental studies that highlight the interesting absorption and emission properties and redox properties of pyranoflavylium cations. Thus, p-methoxyphenyl substitution enhances the fluorescence quantum yield, while a p-dimethylaminophenyl substituent results in fast decay via a twisted intramolecular charge-transfer (TICT) state. Unlike anthocyanins and their synthetic analogs (flavylium cations), a variety of pyranoflavylium cations form readily detectable excited triplet states that sensitize singlet oxygen formation in solution and exhibit appreciable two-photon absorption cross sections for near-infrared light, suggesting a potential for applications in photodynamic therapy. These excited triplet states have microsecond lifetimes in solution and excited state reduction potentials of at least 1.3 V vs. SCE, features that are clearly desirable in a triplet photoredox catalyst.
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- Cassio P. Silva
- Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Materials Science and Engineering, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA, USA
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- Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Johnson LE, Kingsbury JS, Elder DL, Cattolico RA, Latimer LN, Hardin W, De Meulenaere E, Deodato C, Depotter G, Madabushi S, Bigelow NW, Smolarski BA, Hougen TK, Kaminsky W, Clays K, Robinson BH. DANPY (dimethylaminonaphthylpyridinium): an economical and biocompatible fluorophore. Org Biomol Chem 2020; 17:3765-3780. [PMID: 30887974 DOI: 10.1039/c8ob02536c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Dyes with nonlinear optical (NLO) properties enable new imaging techniques and photonic systems. We have developed a dye (DANPY-1) for photonics applications in biological substrates such as nucleic acids; however, the design specification also enables it to be used for visualizing biomolecules. It is a prototype dye demonstrating a water-soluble, NLO-active fluorophore with high photostability, a large Stokes shift, and a favorable toxicity profile. A practical and scalable synthetic route to DANPY salts has been optimized featuring: (1) convergent Pd-catalyzed Suzuki coupling with pyridine 4-boronic acid, (2) site-selective pyridyl N-methylation, and (3) direct recovery of crystalline intermediates without chromatography. We characterize the optical properties, biocompatibility, and biological staining behavior of DANPY-1. In addition to stability and solubility across a range of polar media, the DANPY-1 chromophore shows a first hyperpolarizability similar to common NLO dyes such as Disperse Red 1 and DAST, a large two-photon absorption cross section for its size, substantial affinity to nucleic acids in vitro, an ability to stain a variety of cellular components, and strong sensitivity of its fluorescence properties to its dielectric environment.
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- Lewis E Johnson
- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Box 351700, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
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Drobizhev M, Molina RS, Hughes TE. Characterizing the Two-photon Absorption Properties of Fluorescent Molecules in the 680-1300 nm Spectral Range. Bio Protoc 2020; 10:e3498. [PMID: 32775539 DOI: 10.21769/bioprotoc.3498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Two-photon laser scanning microscopy (2PLSM) is a state-of-the-art technique used for non-invasive imaging deep inside the tissue, with high 3D resolution, minimal out-of-focus photodamage, and minimal autofluorescence background. For optimal application of fluorescent probes in 2PLSM, their two-photon absorption (2PA) spectra, expressed in absolute cross sections must be characterized. Excitation at optimum wavelength will make it possible to reduce the laser power and therefore minimize photodamage. Obtaining 2PA spectra and cross sections requires correcting the two-photon excited fluorescence signals for a combination of laser properties, including the beam spatial profile, pulse duration, and absolute power, at each wavelength of the tuning range. To avoid such tedious day-to-day laser characterization required in the absolute measurement method, a relative method based on independently characterized 2PA reference standards is often used. By carefully analyzing the available literature data, we selected the most reliable standards for both the 2PA spectral shape and cross section measurements. Here we describe a protocol for measuring the 2PA spectral shapes and cross sections of fluorescent proteins and other fluorophores with the relative fluorescence method using these reference standards. Our protocol first describes how to build an optical system and then how to perform the measurements. In our protocol, we use Coumarin 540A in dimethyl sulfoxide and LDS 798 in chloroform for the spectral shape measurements to cover the range from 680 to 1300 nm, and Rhodamine 590 in methanol and Fluorescein in alkaline water (pH 11) for the absolute two-photon cross section measurements.
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- Mikhail Drobizhev
- Dept. Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA
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- Dept. Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA
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- Dept. Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA
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Hornum M, Reinholdt P, Zaręba JK, Jensen BB, Wüstner D, Samoć M, Nielsen P, Kongsted J. One- and two-photon solvatochromism of the fluorescent dye Nile Red and its CF3, F and Br-substituted analogues. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2020; 19:1382-1391. [DOI: 10.1039/d0pp00076k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Nile Red is a valuable fluorescent dye for studying lipophilic environments. This study presents how solvent polarity and decoration with simple electron-withdrawing substituents influence its absorption, fluorescence and two-photon cross-section.
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- Mick Hornum
- Department of Physics
- Chemistry and Pharmacy
- University of Southern Denmark
- DK-5230 Odense M
- Denmark
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- Department of Physics
- Chemistry and Pharmacy
- University of Southern Denmark
- DK-5230 Odense M
- Denmark
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- Advanced Materials Engineering and Modelling Group
- Wrocław University of Science and Technology
- 50-370 Wrocław
- Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- University of Southern Denmark
- DK-5230 Odense M
- Denmark
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- University of Southern Denmark
- DK-5230 Odense M
- Denmark
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- Advanced Materials Engineering and Modelling Group
- Wrocław University of Science and Technology
- 50-370 Wrocław
- Poland
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- Department of Physics
- Chemistry and Pharmacy
- University of Southern Denmark
- DK-5230 Odense M
- Denmark
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- Department of Physics
- Chemistry and Pharmacy
- University of Southern Denmark
- DK-5230 Odense M
- Denmark
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Domínguez Z, Pais VF, Collado D, Vázquez-Domínguez P, Albendín FN, Pérez-Inestrosa E, Ros A, Pischel U. π-Extended Four-Coordinate Organoboron N,C-Chelates as Two-Photon Absorbing Chromophores. J Org Chem 2019; 84:13384-13393. [PMID: 31523970 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.9b01542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Four-coordinate N,C-chelate organoboron dyes with alkynyl spacers were synthesized by Heck alkynylation. These dyes are π-extended analogues of the recently reported class of four-coordinate borylated arylisoquinolines (BAI). Depending on the electron-donor substitution, they feature an intramolecular charge-transfer (ICT) character in the excited state. This translates into pronounced apparent Stokes shifts (up to 8500 cm-1) and a solvatofluorochromic behavior. In general, the observed emission quantum yields are high in nonpolar media (ΦF ca. 0.5-0.6). For the dye with the most pronounced ICT rather high emission quantum yields (ΦF ca. 0.4) are observed for emissions with maxima longer than 600 nm in solvents of moderate polarity. The π-extended dyes show interesting two-photon absorption (TPA) properties, maintaining high cross sections (up to 60 GM) in the near-infrared wavelength window (>900 nm). One of the dyes was designed as dimeric chromophore, integrating the acceptor-π-acceptor (A-π-A) format. This alternative design showed no ICT behavior but led to the observation of high two-photon-absorption (TPA) cross sections (ca. 220 GM at 700 nm). All investigated dyes show pronounced photostability, providing added value to this structural and photofunctional extension of the BAI dye platform.
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- Zoe Domínguez
- CIQSO - Center for Research in Sustainable Chemistry and Department of Chemistry , University of Huelva , Campus de El Carmen s/n , 21071 Huelva , Spain
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- CIQSO - Center for Research in Sustainable Chemistry and Department of Chemistry , University of Huelva , Campus de El Carmen s/n , 21071 Huelva , Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry , University of Malaga, IBIMA , Campus Teatinos s/n , 29071 Málaga , Spain.,Andalusian Center for Nanomedicine and Biotechnology, BIONAND, Parque Tecnológico de Andalucía , 29590 Málaga , Spain
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- Institute for Chemical Research (CSIC-US) and Innovation-Center in Advanced Chemistry (ORFEO-CINQA) , C/Américo Vespucio 49 , 41092 Seville , Spain.,Department of Organic Chemistry , University of Seville , C/Prof. García González 1 , 41012 Seville , Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry , University of Malaga, IBIMA , Campus Teatinos s/n , 29071 Málaga , Spain.,Andalusian Center for Nanomedicine and Biotechnology, BIONAND, Parque Tecnológico de Andalucía , 29590 Málaga , Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry , University of Malaga, IBIMA , Campus Teatinos s/n , 29071 Málaga , Spain.,Andalusian Center for Nanomedicine and Biotechnology, BIONAND, Parque Tecnológico de Andalucía , 29590 Málaga , Spain
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- Institute for Chemical Research (CSIC-US) and Innovation-Center in Advanced Chemistry (ORFEO-CINQA) , C/Américo Vespucio 49 , 41092 Seville , Spain.,Department of Organic Chemistry , University of Seville , C/Prof. García González 1 , 41012 Seville , Spain
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- CIQSO - Center for Research in Sustainable Chemistry and Department of Chemistry , University of Huelva , Campus de El Carmen s/n , 21071 Huelva , Spain
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Sadegh S, Yang MH, Ferri CGL, Thunemann M, Saisan PA, Wei Z, Rodriguez EA, Adams SR, Kiliç K, Boas DA, Sakadžić S, Devor A, Fainman Y. Efficient non-degenerate two-photon excitation for fluorescence microscopy. OPTICS EXPRESS 2019; 27:28022-28035. [PMID: 31684560 PMCID: PMC6825618 DOI: 10.1364/oe.27.028022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Non-degenerate two-photon excitation (ND-TPE) has been explored in two-photon excitation microscopy. However, a systematic study of the efficiency of ND-TPE to guide the selection of fluorophore excitation wavelengths is missing. We measured the relative non-degenerate two-photon absorption cross-section (ND-TPACS) of several commonly used fluorophores (two fluorescent proteins and three small-molecule dyes) and generated 2-dimensional ND-TPACS spectra. We observed that the shape of a ND-TPACS spectrum follows that of the corresponding degenerate two-photon absorption cross-section (D-TPACS) spectrum, but is higher in magnitude. We found that the observed enhancements are higher than theoretical predictions.
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- Sanaz Sadegh
- Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
- These authors contributed equally to this study
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- Electrical and Computer Engineering Graduate Program, UCSD, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
- These authors contributed equally to this study
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- Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
- These authors contributed equally to this study
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- Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
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- Bioengineering Undergraduate Program, UCSD, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, MGH, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
- Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, MGH, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA
- Department of Radiology, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
- These senior authors equally contributed to this study
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- Electrical and Computer Engineering Graduate Program, UCSD, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
- These senior authors equally contributed to this study
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Solute-solvent electronic interaction is responsible for initial charge separation in ruthenium complexes [Ru(bpy)3]2+ and [Ru(phen)3]2+. Commun Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1038/s42004-019-0213-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Origin of the initial charge separation in optically-excited Ruthenium(II) tris(bidentate) complexes of intrinsic D3 symmetry has remained a disputed issue for decades. Here we measure the femtosecond two-photon absorption (2PA) cross section spectra of [Ru(2,2′-bipyridine)3]2 and [Ru(1,10-phenanthroline)3]2 in a series of solvents with varying polarity and show that for vertical transitions to the lower-energy 1MLCT excited state, the permanent electric dipole moment change is nearly solvent-independent, Δμ = 5.1–6.3 D and 5.3–5.9 D, respectively. Comparison of experimental results with quantum-chemical calculations of complexes in the gas phase, in a polarizable dielectric continuum and in solute-solvent clusters containing up to 18 explicit solvent molecules indicate that the non-vanishing permanent dipole moment change in the nominally double-degenerate E-symmetry state is caused by the solute-solvent interaction twisting the two constituent dipoles out of their original opposite orientation, with average angles matching the experimental two-photon polarization ratio.
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Vakuliuk O, Jun YW, Vygranenko K, Clermont G, Reo YJ, Blanchard‐Desce M, Ahn KH, Gryko DT. Modified Isoindolediones as Bright Fluorescent Probes for Cell and Tissue Imaging. Chemistry 2019; 25:13354-13362. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201902534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2019] [Revised: 07/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Olena Vakuliuk
- Institute of Organic Chemistry Polish Academy of Sciences Kasprzaka 44/52 01-224 Warsaw Poland
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- Department of Chemistry POSTECH 77 Cheongam-Ro Nam-Gu Pohang, Gyungbuk 37673 Korea
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry Polish Academy of Sciences Kasprzaka 44/52 01-224 Warsaw Poland
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- Department of Chemistry POSTECH 77 Cheongam-Ro Nam-Gu Pohang, Gyungbuk 37673 Korea
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- Department of Chemistry POSTECH 77 Cheongam-Ro Nam-Gu Pohang, Gyungbuk 37673 Korea
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry Polish Academy of Sciences Kasprzaka 44/52 01-224 Warsaw Poland
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Molina RS, Qian Y, Wu J, Shen Y, Campbell RE, Drobizhev M, Hughes TE. Understanding the Fluorescence Change in Red Genetically Encoded Calcium Ion Indicators. Biophys J 2019; 116:1873-1886. [PMID: 31054773 PMCID: PMC6531872 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2019.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2018] [Revised: 03/02/2019] [Accepted: 04/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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For over 20 years, genetically encoded Ca2+ indicators have illuminated dynamic Ca2+ signaling activity in living cells and, more recently, whole organisms. We are just now beginning to understand how they work. Various fluorescence colors of these indicators have been developed, including red. Red ones are promising because longer wavelengths of light scatter less in tissue, making it possible to image deeper. They are engineered from a red fluorescent protein that is circularly permuted and fused to a Ca2+-sensing domain. When Ca2+ binds, a conformational change in the sensing domain causes a change in fluorescence. Three factors can contribute to this fluorescence change: 1) a shift in the protonation equilibrium of the chromophore, 2) a change in fluorescence quantum yield, and 3) a change in the extinction coefficient or the two-photon cross section, depending on if it is excited with one or two photons. Here, we conduct a systematic study of the photophysical properties of a range of red Ca2+ indicators to determine which factors are the most important. In total, we analyzed nine indicators, including jRGECO1a, K-GECO1, jRCaMP1a, R-GECO1, R-GECO1.2, CAR-GECO1, O-GECO1, REX-GECO1, and a new variant termed jREX-GECO1. We find that these could be separated into three classes that each rely on a particular set of factors. Furthermore, in some cases, the magnitude of the change in fluorescence was larger with two-photon excitation compared to one-photon because of a change in the two-photon cross section, by up to a factor of two.
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- Rosana S Molina
- Department of Cell Biology & Neuroscience, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Department of Pharmacology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cell Biology & Neuroscience, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana
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- Department of Cell Biology & Neuroscience, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana.
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Wang S, Wu W, Manghnani P, Xu S, Wang Y, Goh CC, Ng LG, Liu B. Polymerization-Enhanced Two-Photon Photosensitization for Precise Photodynamic Therapy. ACS NANO 2019; 13:3095-3105. [PMID: 30763072 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b08398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Two-photon excited photodynamic therapy (2PE-PDT) has attracted great attention in recent years due to its great potential for deep-tissue and highly spatiotemporally precise cancer therapy. Photosensitizers (PSs) with high singlet oxygen (1O2) generation efficiency and large two-photon absorption (2PA) cross-sections are highly desirable, but the availability of such PSs is limited by challenges in molecular design. In this work, we report that the polymerization of small-molecule PSs with aggregation-induced emission (AIE) could yield conjugated polymer PSs with good brightness, high 1O2 generation efficiency, and large 2PA cross-sections. A pair of conjugated polymer PSs were designed and synthesized, and the corresponding AIE PS dots were prepared by nanoprecipitation, which exhibited outstanding 2PE-PDT performance in in vitro cancer cell ablation and in vivo zebrafish liver tumor treatment. Our work highlights a strategy to design highly efficient PSs for 2PE-PDT.
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- Shaowei Wang
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering , National University of Singapore , Singapore 117585 , Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering , National University of Singapore , Singapore 117585 , Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering , National University of Singapore , Singapore 117585 , Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering , National University of Singapore , Singapore 117585 , Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering , National University of Singapore , Singapore 117585 , Singapore
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- Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN) , Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR) , Singapore 138648 , Singapore
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- Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN) , Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR) , Singapore 138648 , Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering , National University of Singapore , Singapore 117585 , Singapore
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Ren C, Deng X, Hu W, Li J, Miao X, Xiao S, Liu H, Fan Q, Wang K, He T. A near-infrared I emissive dye: toward the application of saturable absorber and multiphoton fluorescence microscopy in the deep-tissue imaging window. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:5111-5114. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cc02120e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A boron-dipyrromethene (BODIPY) dye emitting in the near-infrared (NIR) I region (723 nm) exhibits strong saturable absorption at 680 nm and excellent three-photon fluorescence imaging in the NIR II (1665 nm) window.
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Tasior M, Clermont G, Blanchard-Desce M, Jacquemin D, Gryko DT. Synthesis of Bis(arylethynyl)pyrrolo[3,2-b
]pyrroles and Effect of Intramolecular Charge Transfer on Their Photophysical Behavior. Chemistry 2018; 25:598-608. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201804325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Mariusz Tasior
- Institute of Organic Chemistry; Polish Academy of Sciences; Kasprzaka 44/52 01-224 Warsaw Poland
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- Institut des Sciences Moléculaires, UMR CNRS 5255; Université de Bordeaux; Cours de la libération 351 33405 Talence France
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- Institut des Sciences Moléculaires, UMR CNRS 5255; Université de Bordeaux; Cours de la libération 351 33405 Talence France
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- CEISAM, UMR CNRS 6230; Université de Nantes; Rue de la Houssinière 2 44322 Nantes Cedex 3 France
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry; Polish Academy of Sciences; Kasprzaka 44/52 01-224 Warsaw Poland
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Tromayer M, Gruber P, Rosspeintner A, Ajami A, Husinsky W, Plasser F, González L, Vauthey E, Ovsianikov A, Liska R. Wavelength-optimized Two-Photon Polymerization Using Initiators Based on Multipolar Aminostyryl-1,3,5-triazines. Sci Rep 2018; 8:17273. [PMID: 30467346 PMCID: PMC6250671 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-35301-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2018] [Accepted: 09/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Two-photon induced polymerization (2PP) based 3D printing is a powerful microfabrication tool. Specialized two-photon initiators (2PIs) are critical components of the employed photosensitive polymerizable formulations. This work investigates the cooperative enhancement of two-photon absorption cross sections (σ2PA) in a series of 1,3,5-triazine-derivatives bearing 1-3 aminostyryl-donor arms, creating dipolar, quadrupolar and octupolar push-pull systems. The multipolar 2PIs were successfully prepared and characterized, σ2PA were determined using z-scan at 800 nm as well as spectrally resolved two-photon excited fluorescence measurements, and the results were compared to high-level ab initio computations. Modern tunable femtosecond lasers allow 2PP-processing at optimum wavelengths tailored to the absorption behavior of the 2PI. 2PP structuring tests revealed that while performance at 800 nm is similar, at their respective σ2PA-maxima the octupolar triazine-derivative outperforms a well-established ketone-based quadrupolar reference 2PI, with significantly lower fabrication threshold at exceedingly high writing speeds up to 200 mm/s and a broader window for ideal processing parameters.
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- Maximilian Tromayer
- Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, TU Wien (Technische Universitaet Wien), Getreidemarkt 9/163/MC, 1060, Vienna, Austria.,Austrian Cluster for Tissue Regeneration (www.tissue-regeneration.at), Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Materials Science and Technology, TU Wien (Technische Universitaet Wien), Getreidemarkt 9/308, 1060, Vienna, Austria.,Austrian Cluster for Tissue Regeneration (www.tissue-regeneration.at), Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Geneva, 30 Quai Ernest Ansermet, CH-1211, Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Physics, Semnan University, 35131-19111, Semnan, Iran
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- Institute of Applied Physics, TU Wien (Technische Universitaet Wien), Wiedner Hauptstrasse 8-10/134, 1040, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute for Theoretical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Waehringerstrasse 17, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute for Theoretical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Waehringerstrasse 17, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Geneva, 30 Quai Ernest Ansermet, CH-1211, Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- Institute of Materials Science and Technology, TU Wien (Technische Universitaet Wien), Getreidemarkt 9/308, 1060, Vienna, Austria.,Austrian Cluster for Tissue Regeneration (www.tissue-regeneration.at), Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, TU Wien (Technische Universitaet Wien), Getreidemarkt 9/163/MC, 1060, Vienna, Austria. .,Austrian Cluster for Tissue Regeneration (www.tissue-regeneration.at), Vienna, Austria.
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Liaros N, Gutierrez Razo SA, Fourkas JT. Probing Multiphoton Photophysics Using Two-Beam Action Spectroscopy. J Phys Chem A 2018; 122:6643-6653. [PMID: 30022666 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.8b04463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Multiphoton absorption (MPA) is an enabling technology for many applications. However, due to the low probability of MPA processes, their accurate characterization remains a challenge. Here we introduce a new technique, two-beam constant emission intensity (2-BCEIn) spectroscopy, that offers substantial advantages over other existing methods that use the generation of optical emission for the characterization of absorptive nonlinearities. We use 2-BCEIn to study nonlinear absorption in solutions of crystal violet lactone (CVL) over a range of excitation wavelengths in which the dominant nonlinear absorption process transitions from two-photon absorption (750 nm) to three-photon absorption (830 nm). At an excitation wavelength of 800 nm, both two-photon absorption and three-photon absorption contribute substantially to the nonlinear fluorescence excitation (NFE) signal, although the dynamic range of the NFE data is not sufficient to quantify the contributions of each process. 2-BCEIn spectroscopy enables the direct measurement of the local exponent at each emission intensity. 2-BCEIn measurements made at several different emission intensities demonstrate unambiguously that the nonlinear excitation of CVL at 800 nm cannot be described solely as the sum of a two-photon process and a three-photon process. A kinetic model that includes intrapulse excited-state absorption reproduces the features of the 2-BCEIn measurements and enables the determination of the ratio of the three-photon absorption cross section to the two-photon absorption cross section. Such information cannot easily be extracted from conventional NFE measurements. These results demonstrate the power and versatility of two-beam action spectroscopies for elucidating the complex photophysics of multiphoton absorption processes.
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Santos CIM, Mariz IFA, Pinto SN, Gonçalves G, Bdikin I, Marques PAAP, Neves MGPMS, Martinho JMG, Maçôas EMS. Selective two-photon absorption in carbon dots: a piece of the photoluminescence emission puzzle. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:12505-12514. [PMID: 29931025 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr03365j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Carbon nanodots (Cdots) are now emerging as promising nonlinear fluorophores for applications in biological environments. A thorough and systematic approach to the two-photon induced emission of Cdots that could provide design guidelines to control their nonlinear emission properties is still missing. In this work, we address the nonlinear optical spectroscopy of Cdots prepared by controlled chemical cutting of graphene oxide (GO). The two-photon absorption in the 700-1000 nm region and the corresponding emission spectrum are carefully investigated. The highest two-photon absorption cross-section estimated was 130 GM at 720 nm. This value is comparable with the one reported for graphene nanoribbons with push-pull architecture. The emission spectrum depends on the excitation mode. At the same excitation energy, nonlinear excitation results in excitation-wavelength independent emission, while upon linear excitation the emission is excitation-wavelength dependent. The biphotonic interaction seems to be selective towards sp2 clusters bearing electron donor and acceptor groups found in push-pull architectures. Both linear and nonlinear emission can be understood based on the existence of isolated sp2 clusters involved in π-π stacking interactions with clusters in adjacent layers.
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- Carla I M Santos
- CQFM, Centro de Química-Física Molecular, IN-Institute of Nanosciences and Nanotechnology and CQE, Centro de Química Estrutural, Instituto Superior Técnico, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal.
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Cruz CM, Márquez IR, Mariz IFA, Blanco V, Sánchez-Sánchez C, Sobrado JM, Martín-Gago JA, Cuerva JM, Maçôas E, Campaña AG. Enantiopure distorted ribbon-shaped nanographene combining two-photon absorption-based upconversion and circularly polarized luminescence. Chem Sci 2018; 9:3917-3924. [PMID: 29780523 PMCID: PMC5934837 DOI: 10.1039/c8sc00427g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2018] [Accepted: 03/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Herein we describe a distorted ribbon-shaped nanographene exhibiting unprecedented combination of optical properties in graphene-related materials, namely upconversion based on two-photon absorption (TPA-UC) together with circularly polarized luminescence (CPL). The compound is a graphene molecule of ca. 2 nm length and 1 nm width with edge defects that promote the distortion of the otherwise planar lattice. The edge defects are an aromatic saddle-shaped ketone unit and a [5]carbohelicene moiety. This system is shown to combine two-photon absorption and circularly polarized luminescence and a remarkably long emission lifetime of 21.5 ns. The [5]helicene is responsible for the chiroptical activity while the push-pull geometry and the extended network of sp2 carbons are factors favoring the nonlinear absorption. Electronic structure theoretical calculations support the interpretation of the results.
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- Carlos M Cruz
- Departamento Química Orgánica , Universidad de Granada (UGR) , C. U. Fuentenueva , 18071 Granada , Spain .
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- Departamento Química Orgánica , Universidad de Granada (UGR) , C. U. Fuentenueva , 18071 Granada , Spain .
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- Centro de Química-Física Molecular (CQFM) , Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (IN) and Centro de Química Estrutural , Instituto Superior Técnico , University of Lisbon , Av. Rovisco Pais, 1 , 1049-001 Lisboa , Portugal
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- Departamento Química Orgánica , Universidad de Granada (UGR) , C. U. Fuentenueva , 18071 Granada , Spain .
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- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM-CSIC) , Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3 , 28049 Madrid , Spain
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- Centro de Astrobiología INTA-CSIC , Torrejón de Ardoz , 28850 Madrid , Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM-CSIC) , Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3 , 28049 Madrid , Spain
- Centro de Astrobiología INTA-CSIC , Torrejón de Ardoz , 28850 Madrid , Spain
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- Departamento Química Orgánica , Universidad de Granada (UGR) , C. U. Fuentenueva , 18071 Granada , Spain .
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- Centro de Química-Física Molecular (CQFM) , Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (IN) and Centro de Química Estrutural , Instituto Superior Técnico , University of Lisbon , Av. Rovisco Pais, 1 , 1049-001 Lisboa , Portugal
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- Departamento Química Orgánica , Universidad de Granada (UGR) , C. U. Fuentenueva , 18071 Granada , Spain .
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Marazzi M, Gattuso H, Monari A, Assfeld X. Steady-State Linear and Non-linear Optical Spectroscopy of Organic Chromophores and Bio-macromolecules. Front Chem 2018; 6:86. [PMID: 29666792 PMCID: PMC5891624 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2018.00086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2018] [Accepted: 03/12/2018] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Bio-macromolecules as DNA, lipid membranes and (poly)peptides are essential compounds at the core of biological systems. The development of techniques and methodologies for their characterization is therefore necessary and of utmost interest, even though difficulties can be experienced due to their intrinsic complex nature. Among these methods, spectroscopies, relying on optical properties are especially important to determine their macromolecular structures and behaviors, as well as the possible interactions and reactivity with external dyes—often drugs or pollutants—that can (photo)sensitize the bio-macromolecule leading to eventual chemical modifications, thus damages. In this review, we will focus on the theoretical simulation of electronic spectroscopies of bio-macromolecules, considering their secondary structure and including their interaction with different kind of (photo)sensitizers. Namely, absorption, emission and electronic circular dichroism (CD) spectra are calculated and compared with the available experimental data. Non-linear properties will be also taken into account by two-photon absorption, a highly promising technique (i) to enhance absorption in the red and infra-red windows and (ii) to enhance spatial resolution. Methodologically, the implications of using implicit and explicit solvent, coupled to quantum and thermal samplings of the phase space, will be addressed. Especially, hybrid quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) methods are explored for a comparison with solely QM methods, in order to address the necessity to consider an accurate description of environmental effects on spectroscopic properties of biological systems.
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- Marco Marazzi
- Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie Théoriques, Université de Lorraine-Nancy, UMR 7019, Vandoeuvre-lés-Nancy, France.,Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie Théoriques, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR 7019, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France.,Departamento de Química, Centro de Investigacíon en Síntesis Química (CISQ), Universidad de La Rioja, Logroño, Spain
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- Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie Théoriques, Université de Lorraine-Nancy, UMR 7019, Vandoeuvre-lés-Nancy, France.,Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie Théoriques, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR 7019, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie Théoriques, Université de Lorraine-Nancy, UMR 7019, Vandoeuvre-lés-Nancy, France.,Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie Théoriques, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR 7019, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie Théoriques, Université de Lorraine-Nancy, UMR 7019, Vandoeuvre-lés-Nancy, France.,Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie Théoriques, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR 7019, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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Takematsu K, Wehlin SAM, Sattler W, Winkler JR, Gray HB. Two-photon spectroscopy of tungsten(0) arylisocyanides using nanosecond-pulsed excitation. Dalton Trans 2018; 46:13188-13193. [PMID: 28933480 DOI: 10.1039/c7dt02632c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The two-photon absorption (TPA) cross sections (δ) for tungsten(0) arylisocyanides (W(CNAr)6) were determined in the 800-1000 nm region using two-photon luminescence (TPL) spectroscopy. The complexes have high TPA cross sections, in the range 1000-2000 GM at 811.8 nm. In comparison, the cross section at 811.8 nm for tris-(2,2'-bipyridine)ruthenium(ii), [Ru(bpy)3]2+, is 7 GM. All measurements were performed using a nanosecond-pulsed laser system.
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- Kana Takematsu
- Beckman Institute, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena CA 91125, USA.
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Uudsemaa M, Trummal A, de Reguardati S, Callis PR, Rebane A. TD-DFT calculations of one- and two-photon absorption in Coumarin C153 and Prodan: attuning theory to experiment. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 19:28824-28833. [PMID: 29052672 DOI: 10.1039/c7cp04735e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We use TD-DFT to calculate the one-photon absorption (1PA) and two-photon absorption (2PA) properties of C153 and Prodan in toluene and DMSO, and benchmark different methods relative to accurate experimental data available from the literature on these particular systems. As the first step, we modify the range-separated TD-DFT to provide the best prediction for the peak 1PA wavelength, and then apply the optimized functionals to achieve quantitative predictions of the corresponding two-photon absorption cross section, σ2PA, with an accuracy ∼10-20% in C153 and ∼20-30% in Prodan. To elucidate the origin of residual discrepancies between the theory and experimental observations, we invoked the two essential states model for σ2PA, which allows us to verify not only the transition wavelength and the σ2PA value, but also to quantitatively benchmark the calculation of key molecular parameters such as the transition dipole moment and the change of the permanent dipole moment. Such comprehensive cross-checking indicates that a larger discrepancy in Prodan is most likely caused by a noted failure of DFT to predict the relative intensity and relative ordering of closely lying excited states with different degrees of intramolecular charge transfer, which we further support by analyzing the predictions obtained by high-level coupled-cluster calculations in the gas phase. Our results highlight the utility of benchmarking the calculations not only relative to other theoretical methods, but also in comparison to the experimental measurements, wherever such data are available.
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- Merle Uudsemaa
- Laboratory of Chemical Physics, National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, 23 Akadeemia tee, Tallinn 12618, Estonia
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Mikhaylov A, de Reguardati S, Pahapill J, Callis PR, Kohler B, Rebane A. Two-photon absorption spectra of fluorescent isomorphic DNA base analogs. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2018; 9:447-452. [PMID: 29552385 PMCID: PMC5854050 DOI: 10.1364/boe.9.000447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2017] [Revised: 12/12/2017] [Accepted: 12/20/2017] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Fluorescent DNA base analogs and intrinsic fluorophores are gaining importance for multiphoton microscopy and imaging, however, their quantitative nonlinear excitation properties have been poorly documented. Here we present the two-photon absorption (2PA) spectra of 2-aminopurine (2AP), 7-methyl guanosine (7MG), isoxanthopterin (IXP), 6-methyl isoxanthopterin (6MI), as well as L-tryptophan (L-trp) and 3-methylindole (3MI) in aqueous solution and some organic solvents measured in the wavelength range 550 - 810 nm using femtosecond two-photon excited fluorescence (2PEF) and nonlinear transmission (NLT) methods. The peak 2PA cross section values range from 0.1 GM (1 GM = 10-50 cm4 s photon-1) for 2AP to 2.0 GM for IXP and 7MG. Assuming typical excitation conditions for a scanning 2PEF microscope, we estimate a maximum image frame rate of ~175 frames per second (FPS).
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- National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Tallinn 12618, Estonia
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Physics, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA
- National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Tallinn 12618, Estonia
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