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Cui Wang1,2, Sven Otto3,4, Matthias Dorn3
1Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) , Richard-Willstätter-Strasse 11 , Berlin D-12489 , Germany.
Abstract:
Two nanosensors for simultaneous optical measurements of the bioanalytically and biologically relevant analytes temperature ("T"), oxygen ("O"), and pH ("P") have been designed. These "TOP" nanosensors are based on 100 nm-sized silica-coated polystyrene nanoparticles (PS-NPs) doped with a near-infrared emissive oxygen- and temperature-sensitive chromium(III) complex ([Cr(ddpd)2][BPh4]3, CrBPh4) and an inert reference dye (Nile Red, NR or 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl) porphyrin, TFPP) and are covalently labeled with pH-sensitive fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC). These emitters can be excited at the same wavelength and reveal spectrally distinguishable emission bands, allowing for ratiometric intensity-based and time-resolved studies in the visible and near-infrared wavelength region. Studies in PBS buffer solutions and in a model body liquid demonstrate the applicability of these nanosensors for the sensitive luminescence readout of TOP simultaneously at the same spatialposition.
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