It is of great significance to study the brain structure and function in deep-tissue for neuroscience research and bio-medical applications because of the urgent demand for precise theranostics.Three-photon fluorescen...It is of great significance to study the brain structure and function in deep-tissue for neuroscience research and bio-medical applications because of the urgent demand for precise theranostics.Three-photon fluorescence microscopic(3PFM)bioimaging excited by the light in near-infrared IIb(NIR-IIb,1,500–1,700 nm)spectral region is one of the most promising imaging techniques with the advantages of high spatial resolution,large imaging depth,and reduced scattering.Herein,a type of NIR-IIb light excitable deep-red emissive semiconducting polymer dots(P-dots)with bright 3PF and large three-photon absorption cross-section(σ3)at 1,550 nm was prepared.Then the P-dots were functionalized with polystyrene polymer polystyrene graft ethylene oxide functionalized with carboxyl groups(PS-PEG-COOH)and modified with NH2-poly(ethylene glycol)(PEG)to synthesis photochemically stable and biocompatible P-dots nanoparticles(NPs).Further the P-dots NPs were utilized for in vivo 3PFM bioimaging of cerebral vasculature with and without the brain skull under 1,550 nm femtosecond(fs)laser excitation.In vivo 3PFM bioimaging of the mice cerebral vasculature at various vertical depths was obtained.Moreover,a vivid three-dimensional structure of the mice vascular architecture beneath the skull was reconstructed.At the depth of 350μm beneath the brain skull,3.8μm blood vessels could still be clearly recognized.NIR-IIb excitable P-dots assisted 3PFM bioimaging has great potential in accurate deep tissue bioimaging.展开更多
Erratum to Nano Research 2020,13(10):2632–2640 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-020-2902-x Figures S5 and S6 in the Electronic Supplementary material(ESM)were unfortunately mistakenly used.This error did not affect any...Erratum to Nano Research 2020,13(10):2632–2640 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-020-2902-x Figures S5 and S6 in the Electronic Supplementary material(ESM)were unfortunately mistakenly used.This error did not affect any of the conclusions from the published paper.Instead of Figure S5 Microscopic images of tissue sections from mice. All tissues of (a)heart, (b) lung, (c) liver, (d) spleen, (e) kidney and (f) brain were excised fromthe experimental mice 24 hours after the administration of P-dots (200 μL,0.125 mg·mL^(-1) in 1 × PBS, right) and the control mice (left) treated with 1 × PBS(200 μL). Scale bar: 50 μm.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.61735016,61975172,and 91632105)Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.LR17F050001 and LY17C090005)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities and State Key Laboratory of Pathogenesis,Prevention and Treatment of High Incidence Diseases in Central Asia Fund(No.SKL-HIDCA-2019-3).
文摘It is of great significance to study the brain structure and function in deep-tissue for neuroscience research and bio-medical applications because of the urgent demand for precise theranostics.Three-photon fluorescence microscopic(3PFM)bioimaging excited by the light in near-infrared IIb(NIR-IIb,1,500–1,700 nm)spectral region is one of the most promising imaging techniques with the advantages of high spatial resolution,large imaging depth,and reduced scattering.Herein,a type of NIR-IIb light excitable deep-red emissive semiconducting polymer dots(P-dots)with bright 3PF and large three-photon absorption cross-section(σ3)at 1,550 nm was prepared.Then the P-dots were functionalized with polystyrene polymer polystyrene graft ethylene oxide functionalized with carboxyl groups(PS-PEG-COOH)and modified with NH2-poly(ethylene glycol)(PEG)to synthesis photochemically stable and biocompatible P-dots nanoparticles(NPs).Further the P-dots NPs were utilized for in vivo 3PFM bioimaging of cerebral vasculature with and without the brain skull under 1,550 nm femtosecond(fs)laser excitation.In vivo 3PFM bioimaging of the mice cerebral vasculature at various vertical depths was obtained.Moreover,a vivid three-dimensional structure of the mice vascular architecture beneath the skull was reconstructed.At the depth of 350μm beneath the brain skull,3.8μm blood vessels could still be clearly recognized.NIR-IIb excitable P-dots assisted 3PFM bioimaging has great potential in accurate deep tissue bioimaging.
文摘Erratum to Nano Research 2020,13(10):2632–2640 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-020-2902-x Figures S5 and S6 in the Electronic Supplementary material(ESM)were unfortunately mistakenly used.This error did not affect any of the conclusions from the published paper.Instead of Figure S5 Microscopic images of tissue sections from mice. All tissues of (a)heart, (b) lung, (c) liver, (d) spleen, (e) kidney and (f) brain were excised fromthe experimental mice 24 hours after the administration of P-dots (200 μL,0.125 mg·mL^(-1) in 1 × PBS, right) and the control mice (left) treated with 1 × PBS(200 μL). Scale bar: 50 μm.
