An electron donor-π-bridge-electron acceptor(D-π-A) optical functional organic compound comprising a triphenylamine moiety as the electron donor and pyridine moiety as the electron acceptor was synthesized. The stru...An electron donor-π-bridge-electron acceptor(D-π-A) optical functional organic compound comprising a triphenylamine moiety as the electron donor and pyridine moiety as the electron acceptor was synthesized. The structure of the compound was solved by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. It crystallizes in monoclinic, space group P21, with a = 9.753(5), b = 8.815(5), c = 25.554(5) ?, β = 96.315(5)°, V = 2184(2) ?~3, Z = 2, D_c = 1.136 g/m^3, F(000) = 792, Μr = 746.92, μ = 0.069 mm^(-1), the final R = 0.0658 and wR = 0.1730 for 6790 observed reflections with I > 2(I). Study of nonlinear optical properties shows that the compound exhibits excellent two-photon excited fluorescence with the two-photon absorption cross-section value of 116 GM. The structure-property relationship was researched in detail through X-ray crystallography and quantum chemical calculation. Result of living cell imaging experiment shows its potential in fluorescence microscopy bioimaging.展开更多
Promising biomedical applications of hybrid materials composed of gold nanoparticles and nucleic acids have attracted strong interest from the nanobiotechnological community.The particular interest is owing to the rob...Promising biomedical applications of hybrid materials composed of gold nanoparticles and nucleic acids have attracted strong interest from the nanobiotechnological community.The particular interest is owing to the robust and easy-to-make synthetic approaches,to the versatile optical and catalytic properties of gold nanoparticles combined with the molecular recognition and programmable properties of nucleic acids.The significant progress is made in the develop-ment of DNA-gold nanostructures and their applications,such as molecular recognition,cell and tissue bioimaging,targeted delivery of therapeutic agents,etc.This review is focused on the critical discussion of the recent applications of the gold nanoparticles-nucleic acids hybrids.The effect of particle size,surface,charge and thermal properties on the interactions with functional nucleic acids is discussed.For each of the above topics,the basic principles,recent advances,and current challenges are discussed.Emphasis is placed on the systematization of data over the theranostic systems on the basis of the gold nanoparticles-nucleic acids hybrids.Specifically,we start our discussion with observation of the recent data on interaction of various gold nano-particles with nucleic acids.Further we describe existing gene delivery systems,nucleic acids detection,and bioimaging technologies.Finally,we describe the phenomenon of the polymerase chain reaction improvement by gold nanoparticle additives and its potential underlying mechanisms.Lastly,we provide a short summary of reported data and outline the challenges and perspectives.展开更多
Early diagnosis and fast detection with a high accuracy rate of lung cancer are important to improve the treatment effect.In this research,an early fast diagnosis and in vivo imaging method for lung adenocarcinoma are...Early diagnosis and fast detection with a high accuracy rate of lung cancer are important to improve the treatment effect.In this research,an early fast diagnosis and in vivo imaging method for lung adenocarcinoma are proposed by collecting the spectral data from normal and patients'cells/tissues,such as Fourier infrared spectroscopy(FTIR),UV-vis absorbance,and fluorescence spectra using anthocyanin.The FTIR spectra of human normal lung epithelial cells(BEAS-2B cells)and human lung adenocarcinoma cells(A549 cells)were collected.After the data is cleaned,a feature selection algorithm is used to select important wavelengths,and then,the classification models of support vector machine(SVM)and the grid search method are used to select the optimal model parameters(accuracy:96.89%on the training set and 88.57%on the test set).The optimal model is used to classify all samples,and the accuracy is 94.37%.Moreover,the anthocyanin was prepared and used for the intracellular absorbance and fluorescence,and the optimized algorithm was used for classification(accuracy:91.38%on the training set and 80.77%on the test set).Most importantly,the in vivo cancer imaging can be performed using anthocyanin.The results show that there are differences between lung ade-nocarcinoma and normal lung tissues at the molecular level,reflecting the accuracy,intui-tiveness,and feasibility of this algorithm-assistant anthocyanin imaging in lung cancer diagnosis,thus showing the potential to become an accurate and effective technical means for basic research and clinical diagnosis.展开更多
Among the several types of inorganic nanoparticles available,silica nanoparticles(SNP)have earned their relevance in biological applications namely,as bioimaging agents.In fact,uorescent SNP(FSNP)have been explored in...Among the several types of inorganic nanoparticles available,silica nanoparticles(SNP)have earned their relevance in biological applications namely,as bioimaging agents.In fact,uorescent SNP(FSNP)have been explored in this-eld as protective nanocarriers,overcoming some limitations presented by conventional organic dyes such as high photobleaching rates.A crucial aspect on the use of uorescent SNP relates to their surface properties,since it determines the extent of interaction between nanoparticles and biological systems,namely in terms of colloidal stability in water,cellular recognition and internalization,tracking,biodistribution and speci-city,among others.Therefore,it is imperative to understand the mechanisms underlying the interaction between biosystems and the SNP surfaces,making surface functionalization a relevant step in order to take full advantage of particle properties.The versatility of the surface chemistry on silica platforms,together with the intrinsic hydrophilicity and biocompatibility,make these systems suitable for bioimaging applications,such as those mentioned in this review.展开更多
A conjugated 8-hydroxyquinoline( 8-HQ)-based fluorescent chemosensor( 1) for Zinc ion( Zn^(2+)) and Cadmium ion( Cd^(2+)) was developed in aqueous solution and used for Zinc ion living cells bioimaging. The probe 1 wa...A conjugated 8-hydroxyquinoline( 8-HQ)-based fluorescent chemosensor( 1) for Zinc ion( Zn^(2+)) and Cadmium ion( Cd^(2+)) was developed in aqueous solution and used for Zinc ion living cells bioimaging. The probe 1 was weakly fluorescent,but displayed a strong fluorescence at 580 nm with a large Stokes shift of150 nm in the presence of Zn^(2+) or Cd^(2+). This probe allows the detections of Zn^(2+) in the range of 0. 8-10 μmol/L and Cd^(2+) in the range of 0. 8-8 μmol/L,with the limit of detections of 0. 2 and 0. 6μmol/L for Zn^(2+) and Cd^(2+),respectively. The present probe was successfully used for fluorescence bioimaging of Zn^(2+) or Cd^(2+) in the living cells.展开更多
DNA nanomaterials hold great promise in biomedical fields due to its excellent sequence programmability,molecular recognition ability and biocompatibility.Hybridization chain reaction(HCR)is a simple and efficient iso...DNA nanomaterials hold great promise in biomedical fields due to its excellent sequence programmability,molecular recognition ability and biocompatibility.Hybridization chain reaction(HCR)is a simple and efficient isothermal enzyme-free amplification strategy of DNA,generating nicked double helices with repeated units.Through the design of HCR hairpins,multiple nanomaterials with desired functions are assembled by DNA,exhibiting great potential in biomedical applications.Herein,the recent progress of HCR-based DNA nanomaterials for biosensing,bioimaging and therapeutics are summarized.Representative works are exemplified to demonstrate how HCR-based DNA nanomaterials are designed and constructed.The challenges and prospects of the development of HCR-based DNA nanomaterials are discussed.We envision that rationally designing HCR-based DNA nanomaterials will facilitate the development of biomedical applications.展开更多
Organic room-temperature phosphorescence(RTP)materials have attracted immense attention in bioimaging due to their long emission lifetime and large Stokes shift.RTP materials with long emission wavelength can improve ...Organic room-temperature phosphorescence(RTP)materials have attracted immense attention in bioimaging due to their long emission lifetime and large Stokes shift.RTP materials with long emission wavelength can improve the penetration depth for bioimaging.However,the design of red persistent RTP materials is still challenging.In this study,a fused-ring structure has been proposed to effectively decrease the triplet energy level,thus extending the emission wavelength of phosphorescence.In addition,the fused-ring structure exhibits a high molar extinction coefficient(ɛ)and high luminescence efficiency due to the rigid structure.A new class of crystalline hosts(iminodibenzyl,IDB)are developed to stabilize the triplet excitons that are generated from the fused-ring molecules.The maximum RTP wavelength of doping materials can reach 635 nm with a lifetime of 9.35 ms.Water-disperse nanoparticles are successfully prepared for in vivo time-resolved bioimaging,which eliminates the background fluorescence interference from biological tissues.These reveal a delicate design strategy for the construction of long-wavelength emissive RTP materials for high-resolution bioimaging.展开更多
The biocompatibility and biodegradability of peptide self-assembled materials makes them suitable for many biological applications,such as targeted drug delivery,bioimaging,and tracking of therapeutic agents.According...The biocompatibility and biodegradability of peptide self-assembled materials makes them suitable for many biological applications,such as targeted drug delivery,bioimaging,and tracking of therapeutic agents.According to our previous research,self-assembled fluorescent peptide nanoparticles can overcome the intrinsic optical properties of peptides.However,monochromatic fluorescent nanomaterials have many limitations as luminescent agents in biomedical applications.Therefore,combining different fluorescent species into one nanostructure to prepare fluorescent nanoparticles with multiple emission wavelengths has become a very attractive research area in the bioimaging field.In this study,the tetrapeptide Trp-Trp-Trp-Trp(WWWW)was self-assembled into multicolor fluorescent nanoparticles(TPNPs).The results have demonstrated that TPNPs have the blue,green,red and near infrared(NIR)fluorescence emission wavelength.Moreover,TPNPs have shown excellent performance in multicolor bioimaging,biocompatibility,and photostability.The facile preparation and multicolor fluorescence features make TPNPs potentially useful in multiplex bioanalysis and diagnostics.展开更多
Gold nanoclusters(AuNCs)with near-infraredⅡ(NIR-Ⅱ)photoluminescence(PL)have emerged as novel bioimaging probes for in vivo disease diagnosis.So far,it still lacks a systematic review focusing on the synthesis,PL tun...Gold nanoclusters(AuNCs)with near-infraredⅡ(NIR-Ⅱ)photoluminescence(PL)have emerged as novel bioimaging probes for in vivo disease diagnosis.So far,it still lacks a systematic review focusing on the synthesis,PL tuning,and in vivo imaging of NIR-Ⅱluminescent AuNCs.In this review,we briefly introduce the synthesis of NIR-Ⅱluminescent AuNCs using various surface ligands.We discuss the origins and properties of NIR-ⅡPL in AuNCs,and summarize the strategies for improving and/or tuning NIR-ⅡPL emissions.We also provide an overview of the recent progress in the application of AuNCs in tumor-targeted imaging,molecular imaging,and other areas(such as the sensitive imaging of bones,vessels,lymph nodes,etc.).Finally,we present the prospects and challenges in the field of NIR-Ⅱluminescent AuNCs and related imaging applications,expecting to offer comprehensive understanding of this field,and thereby deepening and broadening the biological application of AuNCs.展开更多
Photon upconversion is an anti-Stokes process that converts low-energy photons into high-energy photons.The use of upconversion luminescence can avoid the autofluorescence of biological tissue and realize background-f...Photon upconversion is an anti-Stokes process that converts low-energy photons into high-energy photons.The use of upconversion luminescence can avoid the autofluorescence of biological tissue and realize background-free bioimaging with a high signal-to-noise ratio at a low power density.In addition,the excitation of red or near-infrared light facilitates the reduction of photodamage in biological tissues and subsequent bioimaging of deep tissue features in vivo.Meanwhile,upconversion emission-mediated bio sensing offers both high sensitivity and low detection limits for quantitative analysis of the target substances in complicated biological samples.Due to its high upconversion quantum yield,low excitation power density,and tunable absorption and emission wavelengths,triplet-triplet annihilation upconversion(TTA-UC)has garnered considerable interest for bioimaging and biosensing.This review will introduce the fundamental concepts of TTA-UC,the factors that influence TTA-UC materials,and the methodologies for preparing TTA-UC materials.The important progress of TTA-UC in bioimaging and bio sensing in recent years will also be discussed in detail in vitro and in vivo.Furthermore,the current challenges of TTA-UC in bioimaging and biosensing will be discussed,along with potential solutions.展开更多
Environment-responsive fluorophores with aggregation-caused quenching(ACQ)properties have been applied to track nanocarriers with reduced artefacts caused by unbound or free fluorophores but suffer from incomplete flu...Environment-responsive fluorophores with aggregation-caused quenching(ACQ)properties have been applied to track nanocarriers with reduced artefacts caused by unbound or free fluorophores but suffer from incomplete fluorescence quenching and significant re-illumination,which undermine bioimaging accuracy.Herein,through structural modifications to reinforce the hydrophobicity,planarity and rigidity of fluorophores with an aza-BODIPY framework,probes featuring absolute ACQ(aACQ)and negligible re-illumination are developed and evaluated in various nanocarriers.aACQ probes,FD-B21 and FD-C7,exhibit near-infrared emission,high quantum yield,photostability,water sensitivity,and negligible re-illumination in blood,plasma and 1%Tween-80 in contrast to ACQ probe P2 and conventional probe DiR.All nanocarriers can be labeled efficiently by the tested fluorophores.Polymeric micelles(PMs)labeled by different aACQ probes manifest similar biodistribution patterns,which however differ from that of DiR-labeled PMs and could be ascribed to the appreciable re-illumination of DiR.Significantly lower re-illumination is also found in aACQ probes(2%-3%)than DiR(20%-40%)in Caco-2,Hela,and Raw264.7 cells.Molecular dynamics simulations unravel the molecular mechanisms behind aggregation and re-illumination,supporting the hypothesis of planarity dependency.It is concluded that aACQ fluorophores demonstrate excellent water sensitivity and negligible fluorescence re-illumination,making themselves useful tools for more accurate bioimaging of nanocarriers.展开更多
CRISPR/Cas system has been utilized to rationally manipulate intracellular genes,and it has been engineered as versatile and efficient gene editing tools with precise site-specificity and excellent targeting ability f...CRISPR/Cas system has been utilized to rationally manipulate intracellular genes,and it has been engineered as versatile and efficient gene editing tools with precise site-specificity and excellent targeting ability for therapeutics,diagnostics,and bioimaging.Here,the evolution and application of CRISPR/Cas systems were sketched chronologically.Landmark works were exemplified to illustrate the design principles of CRISPR/Cas systems.Furthermore,the delivery vectors of CRISPR/Cas system especially DNA nanomaterials-based vectors were categorized and illuminated.DNA nanomaterials are suitable for CRISPR/Cas system delivery via base pairing due to its sequence programmability and biocompatibility.Then the applications of CRISPR/Cas in diagnosis and genomic imaging were highlighted.At the end of the review,the challenges and opportunities of CRISPR/Cas systems were deeply discussed.We envision that the grant advances on CRISPR/Cas systems will promote the development of interdisciplinary fields in chemistry,biology and medicine.展开更多
Highly efficient persistent organic room temperature phosphorescence(RTP) has attracted increasing attention because of promising applications in fields of chemical sensors, optoelectronic devices, information securit...Highly efficient persistent organic room temperature phosphorescence(RTP) has attracted increasing attention because of promising applications in fields of chemical sensors, optoelectronic devices, information security, and bioimaging, etc. Wherein,the crystal engineering of H-aggregation offers stabilization for long-lived triplet exciton for RTP, but the related research is rare because of the scarcity of ideal phosphorescent H-aggregate. Herein, we designed planar tricoordinate organoboron derivatives with molecular arrangement in ideal H-aggregation. The integration of Br atom can largely enhance RTP efficiency through increasing SOC effect, while the antiparallel molecular arrangement causes annihilation of triplet exciton. Thanks to good selfassembly property, their RTP can even be observed in PMMA matrix with doping ratio of merely 1 wt%. We further found that the cryogenic temperature contributes to stabilizing triplet exciton in H-aggregation, leading to red-shifted phosphorescence. By applying high hydrostatic pressure, the phosphorescence was largely enhanced and redshifted, demonstrating the crucial role of H-aggregation on RTP property. In phosphorescent tissue imaging of live mouse, nanoparticles of BrBA exhibited high contrast image via eliminating the interference of autofluorescence.展开更多
Formaldehyde(FA),as the simplest endogenous carbonyl molecule,participates in many biosynthesis and metabolism in living organisms,such as nucleotides and adenosine triphosphate(ATP).FA concentrations are sub-millimol...Formaldehyde(FA),as the simplest endogenous carbonyl molecule,participates in many biosynthesis and metabolism in living organisms,such as nucleotides and adenosine triphosphate(ATP).FA concentrations are sub-millimolar in the normal healthy body,but can rise significantly in a number of disease pathologies.As a result,detecting endogenous FA is critical for illness diagnosis and rehabilitation therapy monitoring.Recent studies have focused on the FA-responsive turn-on fluorescence probe,which has huge promise in the detection and visualization of FA in living cells and organisms,as well as exceptional use in disease diagnosis and therapeutic monitoring.This review summarizes the fluorescence luminescence mechanism and design concepts of FA fluorescent probes,as well as their recent applications in bioimaging and illness diagnostics.Additionally,this article indicates the present dilemma of FA-responsive fluorescent probe,including selectivity,specificity,and detection mode,which may provide references for the development of FA-responsive fluorescent probes.展开更多
Ultrasmall gold nanoparticles(AuNPs)typically includes atomically precise gold nanoclusters(AuNCs)and AuNPs with a core size below 3 nm.Serving as a bridge between small molecules and traditional inorganic nanoparticl...Ultrasmall gold nanoparticles(AuNPs)typically includes atomically precise gold nanoclusters(AuNCs)and AuNPs with a core size below 3 nm.Serving as a bridge between small molecules and traditional inorganic nanoparticles,the ultrasmall AuNPs show the unique advantages of both small molecules(e.g.,rapid distribution,renal clearance,low non-specific organ accumulation)and nanoparticles(e.g.,long blood circulation and enhanced permeability and retention effect).The emergence of ultrasmall AuNPs creates significant opportunities to address many challenges in the health field including disease diagnosis,monitoring and treatment.Since the nano–bio interaction dictates the overall biological applications of the ultrasmall AuNPs,this review elucidates the recent advances in the biological interactions and imaging of ultrasmall AuNPs.We begin with the introduction of the factors that influence the cellular interactions of ultrasmall AuNPs.We then discuss the organ interactions,especially focus on the interactions of the liver and kidneys.We further present the recent advances in the tumor interactions of ultrasmall AuNPs.In addition,the imaging performance of the ultrasmall AuNPs is summarized and discussed.Finally,we summarize this review and provide some perspective on the future research direction of the ultrasmall AuNPs,aiming to accelerate their clinical translation.展开更多
A novel strategy is proposed to directly synthesize water-soluble hexagonal NaYF4 nanorods by doping rare-earth ions with large ionic radius (such as La^(3+), Ce^(3+), Pr^(3+), Nd^(3+), Sm^(3+), Eu^(3+), and Gd^(3+)),...A novel strategy is proposed to directly synthesize water-soluble hexagonal NaYF4 nanorods by doping rare-earth ions with large ionic radius (such as La^(3+), Ce^(3+), Pr^(3+), Nd^(3+), Sm^(3+), Eu^(3+), and Gd^(3+)), and the dopant- controlled growth mechanism is studied. Based on the doping effect, we fabricated water-soluble hexagonal NaYF4:(Yb,Er)/La and NaYF4:(Yb,Er)/Ce nanorods, which exhibited much brighter upconversion fluorescence than the corresponding cubic forms. The sizes of the nanorods can be adjusted over a broad range by changing the dopant concentration and reaction time. Furthermore, we successfully demonstrated a novel depth-sensitive multicolor bioimaging for in vivo use by employing the as-synthesized NaYF4:(Yb,Er)/La nanorods as probes.展开更多
Persistent luminescence nanoprobes (PLNPs) can remain luminescent after ceasing excitation.Due to the ultra-long decay time of persistent luminescence (PersL),autofluorescence interference can be efficiently eliminate...Persistent luminescence nanoprobes (PLNPs) can remain luminescent after ceasing excitation.Due to the ultra-long decay time of persistent luminescence (PersL),autofluorescence interference can be efficiently eliminated by collecting PersL signal after autofluorescence decays completely,thus the imaging contrast and sensing sensitivity can be significantly improved.Since near-infrared (NIR) light shows reduced scattering and absorption coefficient in penetrating biological organs or tissues,near-infrared persistent luminescence nanoprobes (NIR PLNPs) possess deep tissue penetration and offer a bright prospect in the areas of in vivo biosensing/bioimaging.In this review,we firstly summarize the design of different types of NIR PLNPs for biosensing/bioimaging,such as transition metal ions-doped NIR PLNPs,lanthanide ions-doped NIR PLNPs,organic molecules-based NIR PLNPs,and semiconducting polymer self-assembled NIR PLNPs.Notably,organic molecules-based NIR PLNPs and semiconductor self-assembled NIR PLNPs,for the first time,were introduced to the review of PLNPs.Secondly,the effects of different types of charge carriers on NIR PersL and luminescence decay of NIR PLNPs are significantly emphasized so as to build up an in-depth understanding of their luminescence mechanism.It includes the regulation of valence band and conduction band of different host materials,alteration of defect types,depth and concentration changes caused by ion doping,effective radiation transitions and energy transfer generated by different luminescence centers.Given the design and potential of NIR PLNPs as long-lived luminescent materials,the current challenges and future perspective in this rapidly growing field are also discussed.展开更多
Metal-organic frameworks(MOFs)as a class of porous functional materials have attracted more and more attention for biomedical applications.To date,MOFs have been developed for bioimaging based on a series of advantage...Metal-organic frameworks(MOFs)as a class of porous functional materials have attracted more and more attention for biomedical applications.To date,MOFs have been developed for bioimaging based on a series of advantages such as the large surface areas,high porosity,fluorescence functionalities and good biocompatibility.It is worth noting that organic or inorganic fluorescent materials such as fluorescent dyes,quantum dots,metal nanoclusters and nanosheets can combine MOFs or be encapsulated in MOFs to form fluorescent nanocomposites for excellent imaging function.Importantly,excellent imaging capabilities are of great significance in living cells and in vivo for detection,diagnosis and cancer therapy.In this review,we focus on the recent research of the bioimaging in living cells and in vivo based on various MOF-based nanocomposites and their potential biological clinical applications.展开更多
The development of large-scale synthetic methods for high quality carbon quantum dots(CQDs) is fundamental to their applications.However,the macroscopic preparation and scale up synthetic of CQDs is still in its infan...The development of large-scale synthetic methods for high quality carbon quantum dots(CQDs) is fundamental to their applications.However,the macroscopic preparation and scale up synthetic of CQDs is still in its infancy.Here,we report a facile,green,kilogram-scale synthesis of high quality fluorescent CQDs derived from poplar leaves via a one-step hydrothermal method.Notably,the throughput of CQDs can reach a level up to as high as 1.4975 kg in one pot.The structure and properties of the as-prepared CQDs were assessed through TEM,XRD,XPS and various spectroscopic methods.The obtained high quality CQD s with a photoluminescent quantum yield of 10.64% showed remarkable stability in aqueous media,rich functional groups,high photostability,consistent photoluminescence within biological pH range and low cytotoxicity.On account of these good properties,we demonstrated the multifunctional application to electrocatalytic water splitting,Fe^3+ sensing and bioimaging.It showed remarkable electrocatalytic activity,Fe^3+ sensitivity and good biocompatibility.This study provides a green,facile,inexpensive and large-scale method for producing high quality CQDs,which provides application value for large-scale production of CQDs.展开更多
Persistent luminescence nanoparticles (PLNPs) are a series of emerging luminescent nanomaterials which can emit persistently after ceasing the external excitation. Due to the long decay time of persistent luminescence...Persistent luminescence nanoparticles (PLNPs) are a series of emerging luminescent nanomaterials which can emit persistently after ceasing the external excitation. Due to the long decay time of persistent luminescence, the background autofluorescence in complex sample and tissues can be effectively eliminated, thus significantly improving the sensitivity of bioanalysis. Besides, such a long decay time of luminescence also makes PLNPs valuable for long-term bioimaging. Benefiting from these merits, PLNPs have been widely used for biomedical applications, especially biosensing and bioimaging. In this review,we conclude the progress in the application of PLNPs at biosensing and bioimaging in recent years, and also provide our understanding of the prospects.展开更多
基金supported by the Major Project of Natural Science Research in Universities of Anhui Province(KJ2018ZD037,KJ2018A0333)Key Project of Youth Talents in Universities of Anhui Province(gxyqZD2017067)+5 种基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(21401024)Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province(1508085MB21)National Students Research Training Program(201810371028)Research Innovation Team of Fuyang Normal University(kytd201710)Horizontal Cooperation Project of Fuyang Municipal Government and Fuyang Normal University(XDHX2016011,XDHX2016004)Anhui University Research Innovation Platform Team Project(201549)
文摘An electron donor-π-bridge-electron acceptor(D-π-A) optical functional organic compound comprising a triphenylamine moiety as the electron donor and pyridine moiety as the electron acceptor was synthesized. The structure of the compound was solved by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. It crystallizes in monoclinic, space group P21, with a = 9.753(5), b = 8.815(5), c = 25.554(5) ?, β = 96.315(5)°, V = 2184(2) ?~3, Z = 2, D_c = 1.136 g/m^3, F(000) = 792, Μr = 746.92, μ = 0.069 mm^(-1), the final R = 0.0658 and wR = 0.1730 for 6790 observed reflections with I > 2(I). Study of nonlinear optical properties shows that the compound exhibits excellent two-photon excited fluorescence with the two-photon absorption cross-section value of 116 GM. The structure-property relationship was researched in detail through X-ray crystallography and quantum chemical calculation. Result of living cell imaging experiment shows its potential in fluorescence microscopy bioimaging.
基金The work by P.T.E.was supported by the Saratov State Medical University according to the research project No SSMU-2021-001The part of the work(observation of SERS-based strategies)was supported by a grant from the Russian Science Foundation no.18-14-00016-Ⅱ.
文摘Promising biomedical applications of hybrid materials composed of gold nanoparticles and nucleic acids have attracted strong interest from the nanobiotechnological community.The particular interest is owing to the robust and easy-to-make synthetic approaches,to the versatile optical and catalytic properties of gold nanoparticles combined with the molecular recognition and programmable properties of nucleic acids.The significant progress is made in the develop-ment of DNA-gold nanostructures and their applications,such as molecular recognition,cell and tissue bioimaging,targeted delivery of therapeutic agents,etc.This review is focused on the critical discussion of the recent applications of the gold nanoparticles-nucleic acids hybrids.The effect of particle size,surface,charge and thermal properties on the interactions with functional nucleic acids is discussed.For each of the above topics,the basic principles,recent advances,and current challenges are discussed.Emphasis is placed on the systematization of data over the theranostic systems on the basis of the gold nanoparticles-nucleic acids hybrids.Specifically,we start our discussion with observation of the recent data on interaction of various gold nano-particles with nucleic acids.Further we describe existing gene delivery systems,nucleic acids detection,and bioimaging technologies.Finally,we describe the phenomenon of the polymerase chain reaction improvement by gold nanoparticle additives and its potential underlying mechanisms.Lastly,we provide a short summary of reported data and outline the challenges and perspectives.
基金This work was supported by the National Key R&D Program of China Grant(Nos.2018YFC0910602,2017YFA0205202,and 2017YFC1309100)the Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC 81801744)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities.
文摘Early diagnosis and fast detection with a high accuracy rate of lung cancer are important to improve the treatment effect.In this research,an early fast diagnosis and in vivo imaging method for lung adenocarcinoma are proposed by collecting the spectral data from normal and patients'cells/tissues,such as Fourier infrared spectroscopy(FTIR),UV-vis absorbance,and fluorescence spectra using anthocyanin.The FTIR spectra of human normal lung epithelial cells(BEAS-2B cells)and human lung adenocarcinoma cells(A549 cells)were collected.After the data is cleaned,a feature selection algorithm is used to select important wavelengths,and then,the classification models of support vector machine(SVM)and the grid search method are used to select the optimal model parameters(accuracy:96.89%on the training set and 88.57%on the test set).The optimal model is used to classify all samples,and the accuracy is 94.37%.Moreover,the anthocyanin was prepared and used for the intracellular absorbance and fluorescence,and the optimized algorithm was used for classification(accuracy:91.38%on the training set and 80.77%on the test set).Most importantly,the in vivo cancer imaging can be performed using anthocyanin.The results show that there are differences between lung ade-nocarcinoma and normal lung tissues at the molecular level,reflecting the accuracy,intui-tiveness,and feasibility of this algorithm-assistant anthocyanin imaging in lung cancer diagnosis,thus showing the potential to become an accurate and effective technical means for basic research and clinical diagnosis.
基金FCT for her Ph.D grant(SFRH/BD/88334/2012).Thanks are due to Aveiro University and to FCT/MEC for the-nancial support to QOPNA(FCT UID/QUI/00062/2013),CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials(FCT UID/CTM/50011/2013),CESAM(FCT UID/MAR/LA0017/2013)and CQE(FCT UID/QUI/0100/2013)research units,through national funds and where applicable co-nanced by the FEDER,within the PT2020 Partnership Agreement.
文摘Among the several types of inorganic nanoparticles available,silica nanoparticles(SNP)have earned their relevance in biological applications namely,as bioimaging agents.In fact,uorescent SNP(FSNP)have been explored in this-eld as protective nanocarriers,overcoming some limitations presented by conventional organic dyes such as high photobleaching rates.A crucial aspect on the use of uorescent SNP relates to their surface properties,since it determines the extent of interaction between nanoparticles and biological systems,namely in terms of colloidal stability in water,cellular recognition and internalization,tracking,biodistribution and speci-city,among others.Therefore,it is imperative to understand the mechanisms underlying the interaction between biosystems and the SNP surfaces,making surface functionalization a relevant step in order to take full advantage of particle properties.The versatility of the surface chemistry on silica platforms,together with the intrinsic hydrophilicity and biocompatibility,make these systems suitable for bioimaging applications,such as those mentioned in this review.
基金Shanghai Municipal Natural Science Foundation,China(No.16ZR1401700)
文摘A conjugated 8-hydroxyquinoline( 8-HQ)-based fluorescent chemosensor( 1) for Zinc ion( Zn^(2+)) and Cadmium ion( Cd^(2+)) was developed in aqueous solution and used for Zinc ion living cells bioimaging. The probe 1 was weakly fluorescent,but displayed a strong fluorescence at 580 nm with a large Stokes shift of150 nm in the presence of Zn^(2+) or Cd^(2+). This probe allows the detections of Zn^(2+) in the range of 0. 8-10 μmol/L and Cd^(2+) in the range of 0. 8-8 μmol/L,with the limit of detections of 0. 2 and 0. 6μmol/L for Zn^(2+) and Cd^(2+),respectively. The present probe was successfully used for fluorescence bioimaging of Zn^(2+) or Cd^(2+) in the living cells.
基金supported in part by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.22225505,22174097).
文摘DNA nanomaterials hold great promise in biomedical fields due to its excellent sequence programmability,molecular recognition ability and biocompatibility.Hybridization chain reaction(HCR)is a simple and efficient isothermal enzyme-free amplification strategy of DNA,generating nicked double helices with repeated units.Through the design of HCR hairpins,multiple nanomaterials with desired functions are assembled by DNA,exhibiting great potential in biomedical applications.Herein,the recent progress of HCR-based DNA nanomaterials for biosensing,bioimaging and therapeutics are summarized.Representative works are exemplified to demonstrate how HCR-based DNA nanomaterials are designed and constructed.The challenges and prospects of the development of HCR-based DNA nanomaterials are discussed.We envision that rationally designing HCR-based DNA nanomaterials will facilitate the development of biomedical applications.
基金the National Natural Scientific Foundation of China(Grant Nos.22222501,21975021,21975020,21875019,22105019,and 22175023)supported by Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences(BNLMS202007)the BIT Research and Innovation Promoting Project(2022YCXZ035).
文摘Organic room-temperature phosphorescence(RTP)materials have attracted immense attention in bioimaging due to their long emission lifetime and large Stokes shift.RTP materials with long emission wavelength can improve the penetration depth for bioimaging.However,the design of red persistent RTP materials is still challenging.In this study,a fused-ring structure has been proposed to effectively decrease the triplet energy level,thus extending the emission wavelength of phosphorescence.In addition,the fused-ring structure exhibits a high molar extinction coefficient(ɛ)and high luminescence efficiency due to the rigid structure.A new class of crystalline hosts(iminodibenzyl,IDB)are developed to stabilize the triplet excitons that are generated from the fused-ring molecules.The maximum RTP wavelength of doping materials can reach 635 nm with a lifetime of 9.35 ms.Water-disperse nanoparticles are successfully prepared for in vivo time-resolved bioimaging,which eliminates the background fluorescence interference from biological tissues.These reveal a delicate design strategy for the construction of long-wavelength emissive RTP materials for high-resolution bioimaging.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.31900984)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.D5000210899)Innovation and Entrepreneurship Fund from the Student Affairs Department of the Party Committee of Northwestern Polytechnic University(No.2021-CXCY-019)。
文摘The biocompatibility and biodegradability of peptide self-assembled materials makes them suitable for many biological applications,such as targeted drug delivery,bioimaging,and tracking of therapeutic agents.According to our previous research,self-assembled fluorescent peptide nanoparticles can overcome the intrinsic optical properties of peptides.However,monochromatic fluorescent nanomaterials have many limitations as luminescent agents in biomedical applications.Therefore,combining different fluorescent species into one nanostructure to prepare fluorescent nanoparticles with multiple emission wavelengths has become a very attractive research area in the bioimaging field.In this study,the tetrapeptide Trp-Trp-Trp-Trp(WWWW)was self-assembled into multicolor fluorescent nanoparticles(TPNPs).The results have demonstrated that TPNPs have the blue,green,red and near infrared(NIR)fluorescence emission wavelength.Moreover,TPNPs have shown excellent performance in multicolor bioimaging,biocompatibility,and photostability.The facile preparation and multicolor fluorescence features make TPNPs potentially useful in multiplex bioanalysis and diagnostics.
基金supported by the National Key Research&Development Program of China(2020YFA0709900)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(22027805,22274024)+2 种基金the Major Project of Science and Technology of Fujian Province(2020HZ06006)the Young Elite Scientist Sponsorship Program by CAST(YESS20200110)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2022M720737,2021T140117)
文摘Gold nanoclusters(AuNCs)with near-infraredⅡ(NIR-Ⅱ)photoluminescence(PL)have emerged as novel bioimaging probes for in vivo disease diagnosis.So far,it still lacks a systematic review focusing on the synthesis,PL tuning,and in vivo imaging of NIR-Ⅱluminescent AuNCs.In this review,we briefly introduce the synthesis of NIR-Ⅱluminescent AuNCs using various surface ligands.We discuss the origins and properties of NIR-ⅡPL in AuNCs,and summarize the strategies for improving and/or tuning NIR-ⅡPL emissions.We also provide an overview of the recent progress in the application of AuNCs in tumor-targeted imaging,molecular imaging,and other areas(such as the sensitive imaging of bones,vessels,lymph nodes,etc.).Finally,we present the prospects and challenges in the field of NIR-Ⅱluminescent AuNCs and related imaging applications,expecting to offer comprehensive understanding of this field,and thereby deepening and broadening the biological application of AuNCs.
基金the financial support provided by Research start-up fund of Nankai UniversityTianjin Natural Science Foundation(S22QNG922)+1 种基金National Natural Science Fund for Excellent Young Scientists Fund Program(Overseas)(013398)the Open Fund of the State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals(Dalian University of Technology)(KF2111)
文摘Photon upconversion is an anti-Stokes process that converts low-energy photons into high-energy photons.The use of upconversion luminescence can avoid the autofluorescence of biological tissue and realize background-free bioimaging with a high signal-to-noise ratio at a low power density.In addition,the excitation of red or near-infrared light facilitates the reduction of photodamage in biological tissues and subsequent bioimaging of deep tissue features in vivo.Meanwhile,upconversion emission-mediated bio sensing offers both high sensitivity and low detection limits for quantitative analysis of the target substances in complicated biological samples.Due to its high upconversion quantum yield,low excitation power density,and tunable absorption and emission wavelengths,triplet-triplet annihilation upconversion(TTA-UC)has garnered considerable interest for bioimaging and biosensing.This review will introduce the fundamental concepts of TTA-UC,the factors that influence TTA-UC materials,and the methodologies for preparing TTA-UC materials.The important progress of TTA-UC in bioimaging and bio sensing in recent years will also be discussed in detail in vitro and in vivo.Furthermore,the current challenges of TTA-UC in bioimaging and biosensing will be discussed,along with potential solutions.
基金Shanghai Municipal Commission of Science and Technology,Grant/Award Numbers:21430760800,19XD1400300National Natural Science Foundation of China,Grant/Award Numbers:81872826,81872815,81973247,82030107。
文摘Environment-responsive fluorophores with aggregation-caused quenching(ACQ)properties have been applied to track nanocarriers with reduced artefacts caused by unbound or free fluorophores but suffer from incomplete fluorescence quenching and significant re-illumination,which undermine bioimaging accuracy.Herein,through structural modifications to reinforce the hydrophobicity,planarity and rigidity of fluorophores with an aza-BODIPY framework,probes featuring absolute ACQ(aACQ)and negligible re-illumination are developed and evaluated in various nanocarriers.aACQ probes,FD-B21 and FD-C7,exhibit near-infrared emission,high quantum yield,photostability,water sensitivity,and negligible re-illumination in blood,plasma and 1%Tween-80 in contrast to ACQ probe P2 and conventional probe DiR.All nanocarriers can be labeled efficiently by the tested fluorophores.Polymeric micelles(PMs)labeled by different aACQ probes manifest similar biodistribution patterns,which however differ from that of DiR-labeled PMs and could be ascribed to the appreciable re-illumination of DiR.Significantly lower re-illumination is also found in aACQ probes(2%-3%)than DiR(20%-40%)in Caco-2,Hela,and Raw264.7 cells.Molecular dynamics simulations unravel the molecular mechanisms behind aggregation and re-illumination,supporting the hypothesis of planarity dependency.It is concluded that aACQ fluorophores demonstrate excellent water sensitivity and negligible fluorescence re-illumination,making themselves useful tools for more accurate bioimaging of nanocarriers.
基金supported in part by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.22225505,21621004,21905196 and 31971305)Tianjin Natural Science Foundation(Basic Research Plan,No.18JCJQJC47600)National Key R&D Program of China(Nos.2018YFA0902300,2019YFA0905800)。
文摘CRISPR/Cas system has been utilized to rationally manipulate intracellular genes,and it has been engineered as versatile and efficient gene editing tools with precise site-specificity and excellent targeting ability for therapeutics,diagnostics,and bioimaging.Here,the evolution and application of CRISPR/Cas systems were sketched chronologically.Landmark works were exemplified to illustrate the design principles of CRISPR/Cas systems.Furthermore,the delivery vectors of CRISPR/Cas system especially DNA nanomaterials-based vectors were categorized and illuminated.DNA nanomaterials are suitable for CRISPR/Cas system delivery via base pairing due to its sequence programmability and biocompatibility.Then the applications of CRISPR/Cas in diagnosis and genomic imaging were highlighted.At the end of the review,the challenges and opportunities of CRISPR/Cas systems were deeply discussed.We envision that the grant advances on CRISPR/Cas systems will promote the development of interdisciplinary fields in chemistry,biology and medicine.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21905198)the Starting Grants of Tianjin University,Tianjin Government.
文摘Highly efficient persistent organic room temperature phosphorescence(RTP) has attracted increasing attention because of promising applications in fields of chemical sensors, optoelectronic devices, information security, and bioimaging, etc. Wherein,the crystal engineering of H-aggregation offers stabilization for long-lived triplet exciton for RTP, but the related research is rare because of the scarcity of ideal phosphorescent H-aggregate. Herein, we designed planar tricoordinate organoboron derivatives with molecular arrangement in ideal H-aggregation. The integration of Br atom can largely enhance RTP efficiency through increasing SOC effect, while the antiparallel molecular arrangement causes annihilation of triplet exciton. Thanks to good selfassembly property, their RTP can even be observed in PMMA matrix with doping ratio of merely 1 wt%. We further found that the cryogenic temperature contributes to stabilizing triplet exciton in H-aggregation, leading to red-shifted phosphorescence. By applying high hydrostatic pressure, the phosphorescence was largely enhanced and redshifted, demonstrating the crucial role of H-aggregation on RTP property. In phosphorescent tissue imaging of live mouse, nanoparticles of BrBA exhibited high contrast image via eliminating the interference of autofluorescence.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52173138)Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province(No.2021CFB298)Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province(No.ZR2021ME015).
文摘Formaldehyde(FA),as the simplest endogenous carbonyl molecule,participates in many biosynthesis and metabolism in living organisms,such as nucleotides and adenosine triphosphate(ATP).FA concentrations are sub-millimolar in the normal healthy body,but can rise significantly in a number of disease pathologies.As a result,detecting endogenous FA is critical for illness diagnosis and rehabilitation therapy monitoring.Recent studies have focused on the FA-responsive turn-on fluorescence probe,which has huge promise in the detection and visualization of FA in living cells and organisms,as well as exceptional use in disease diagnosis and therapeutic monitoring.This review summarizes the fluorescence luminescence mechanism and design concepts of FA fluorescent probes,as well as their recent applications in bioimaging and illness diagnostics.Additionally,this article indicates the present dilemma of FA-responsive fluorescent probe,including selectivity,specificity,and detection mode,which may provide references for the development of FA-responsive fluorescent probes.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant 22022403 and 22274058)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities.
文摘Ultrasmall gold nanoparticles(AuNPs)typically includes atomically precise gold nanoclusters(AuNCs)and AuNPs with a core size below 3 nm.Serving as a bridge between small molecules and traditional inorganic nanoparticles,the ultrasmall AuNPs show the unique advantages of both small molecules(e.g.,rapid distribution,renal clearance,low non-specific organ accumulation)and nanoparticles(e.g.,long blood circulation and enhanced permeability and retention effect).The emergence of ultrasmall AuNPs creates significant opportunities to address many challenges in the health field including disease diagnosis,monitoring and treatment.Since the nano–bio interaction dictates the overall biological applications of the ultrasmall AuNPs,this review elucidates the recent advances in the biological interactions and imaging of ultrasmall AuNPs.We begin with the introduction of the factors that influence the cellular interactions of ultrasmall AuNPs.We then discuss the organ interactions,especially focus on the interactions of the liver and kidneys.We further present the recent advances in the tumor interactions of ultrasmall AuNPs.In addition,the imaging performance of the ultrasmall AuNPs is summarized and discussed.Finally,we summarize this review and provide some perspective on the future research direction of the ultrasmall AuNPs,aiming to accelerate their clinical translation.
基金The authors thank the Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.10534030,10904119)the National Program on Key Science Research(No.2006CB921500)and the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.20090451076)for support.
文摘A novel strategy is proposed to directly synthesize water-soluble hexagonal NaYF4 nanorods by doping rare-earth ions with large ionic radius (such as La^(3+), Ce^(3+), Pr^(3+), Nd^(3+), Sm^(3+), Eu^(3+), and Gd^(3+)), and the dopant- controlled growth mechanism is studied. Based on the doping effect, we fabricated water-soluble hexagonal NaYF4:(Yb,Er)/La and NaYF4:(Yb,Er)/Ce nanorods, which exhibited much brighter upconversion fluorescence than the corresponding cubic forms. The sizes of the nanorods can be adjusted over a broad range by changing the dopant concentration and reaction time. Furthermore, we successfully demonstrated a novel depth-sensitive multicolor bioimaging for in vivo use by employing the as-synthesized NaYF4:(Yb,Er)/La nanorods as probes.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC,No.21675120)the National Key R&D Program of China (Nos.2017YFA0208000 and 2016YFF0100800)+1 种基金Foundation for Innovative Research Groups of NSFC (No.21521063)the National Basic Research Program of China (No.2015CB932600).
文摘Persistent luminescence nanoprobes (PLNPs) can remain luminescent after ceasing excitation.Due to the ultra-long decay time of persistent luminescence (PersL),autofluorescence interference can be efficiently eliminated by collecting PersL signal after autofluorescence decays completely,thus the imaging contrast and sensing sensitivity can be significantly improved.Since near-infrared (NIR) light shows reduced scattering and absorption coefficient in penetrating biological organs or tissues,near-infrared persistent luminescence nanoprobes (NIR PLNPs) possess deep tissue penetration and offer a bright prospect in the areas of in vivo biosensing/bioimaging.In this review,we firstly summarize the design of different types of NIR PLNPs for biosensing/bioimaging,such as transition metal ions-doped NIR PLNPs,lanthanide ions-doped NIR PLNPs,organic molecules-based NIR PLNPs,and semiconducting polymer self-assembled NIR PLNPs.Notably,organic molecules-based NIR PLNPs and semiconductor self-assembled NIR PLNPs,for the first time,were introduced to the review of PLNPs.Secondly,the effects of different types of charge carriers on NIR PersL and luminescence decay of NIR PLNPs are significantly emphasized so as to build up an in-depth understanding of their luminescence mechanism.It includes the regulation of valence band and conduction band of different host materials,alteration of defect types,depth and concentration changes caused by ion doping,effective radiation transitions and energy transfer generated by different luminescence centers.Given the design and potential of NIR PLNPs as long-lived luminescent materials,the current challenges and future perspective in this rapidly growing field are also discussed.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.21701015,61975214,21811530054,61671435)the Bejing Natural Science Foundation(No.4202075)the National Key R&D Program(2018YFC0115500).
文摘Metal-organic frameworks(MOFs)as a class of porous functional materials have attracted more and more attention for biomedical applications.To date,MOFs have been developed for bioimaging based on a series of advantages such as the large surface areas,high porosity,fluorescence functionalities and good biocompatibility.It is worth noting that organic or inorganic fluorescent materials such as fluorescent dyes,quantum dots,metal nanoclusters and nanosheets can combine MOFs or be encapsulated in MOFs to form fluorescent nanocomposites for excellent imaging function.Importantly,excellent imaging capabilities are of great significance in living cells and in vivo for detection,diagnosis and cancer therapy.In this review,we focus on the recent research of the bioimaging in living cells and in vivo based on various MOF-based nanocomposites and their potential biological clinical applications.
基金financial support from Project funded by China postdoctoral Science Foundation (No. 2018M640681)
文摘The development of large-scale synthetic methods for high quality carbon quantum dots(CQDs) is fundamental to their applications.However,the macroscopic preparation and scale up synthetic of CQDs is still in its infancy.Here,we report a facile,green,kilogram-scale synthesis of high quality fluorescent CQDs derived from poplar leaves via a one-step hydrothermal method.Notably,the throughput of CQDs can reach a level up to as high as 1.4975 kg in one pot.The structure and properties of the as-prepared CQDs were assessed through TEM,XRD,XPS and various spectroscopic methods.The obtained high quality CQD s with a photoluminescent quantum yield of 10.64% showed remarkable stability in aqueous media,rich functional groups,high photostability,consistent photoluminescence within biological pH range and low cytotoxicity.On account of these good properties,we demonstrated the multifunctional application to electrocatalytic water splitting,Fe^3+ sensing and bioimaging.It showed remarkable electrocatalytic activity,Fe^3+ sensitivity and good biocompatibility.This study provides a green,facile,inexpensive and large-scale method for producing high quality CQDs,which provides application value for large-scale production of CQDs.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21675120)the National Key R&D Program of China (Nos. 2017YFA0208000, 2016YFF0100800)+2 种基金the National Postdoctoral Program for Innovative Talents (No. BX20180223)the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program, No. 2015CB932600)the Ten Thousand Talents Program for Young Talents
文摘Persistent luminescence nanoparticles (PLNPs) are a series of emerging luminescent nanomaterials which can emit persistently after ceasing the external excitation. Due to the long decay time of persistent luminescence, the background autofluorescence in complex sample and tissues can be effectively eliminated, thus significantly improving the sensitivity of bioanalysis. Besides, such a long decay time of luminescence also makes PLNPs valuable for long-term bioimaging. Benefiting from these merits, PLNPs have been widely used for biomedical applications, especially biosensing and bioimaging. In this review,we conclude the progress in the application of PLNPs at biosensing and bioimaging in recent years, and also provide our understanding of the prospects.