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A Novel Technique for Generating and Observing Chemiluminescence in a Biological Setting
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Electrochemiluminescence of [Ru(bpy)3]2+/tri-n-propylamine to visualize different lipid compositions in supported
Kaoru Hiramoto1,2, Ayumi Hirano-Iwata2,3, Kosuke Ino4
1Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Tohoku University, 980-8578, Aramaki-aza-Aoba, Sendai, Japan. kaoru.hiramoto.b4@tohoku.ac.jp.
Abstract:
We report the direct imaging of supported lipid membranes using electrochemiluminescence (ECL) of [Ru(bpy)3]2+ and tri-n-propylamine (TPrA). Lipid membranes with different compositions exhibited inherent ECL emissions due to electrostatic interactions and altered permeability of the luminophores, demonstrating the promising use of ECL microscopy for lipid membrane studies.

