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Fukami S, Mori S, Harada T, Shimizu S. Far-red fluorescence and chiroptical properties of pyrrolopyrrole aza-BODIPYs induced by the B, O-chelation. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:6170-6173. [PMID: 38804674 DOI: 10.1039/d4cc01586j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
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A titanium-mediated aza-BODIPY synthesis using diketopyrrolopyrrole bearing o-anisyl substituents provided B,O-chelated pyrrolopyrrole aza-BODIPYs in a one-pot manner via ether bond cleavage and chelation of the resulting nucleophilic oxygen to the boron atom. The B,O-chelation not only induces the redshifts of absorption and fluorescence but also endows chiroptical properties.
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- Shuhei Fukami
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering and Centre for Molecular Systems (CMS), Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan.
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- Advanced Research Support Centre (ADRES), Ehime University, Matsuyama 790-8577, Japan
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- Department of Integrated Science and Technology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Oita University, Oita 870-1192, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering and Centre for Molecular Systems (CMS), Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan.
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Ju J, Xu D, Mo X, Miao J, Xu L, Ge G, Zhu X, Deng H. Multifunctional polysaccharide nanoprobes for biological imaging. Carbohydr Polym 2023; 317:121048. [PMID: 37364948 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.121048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2023] [Revised: 05/19/2023] [Accepted: 05/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
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Imaging and tracking biological targets or processes play an important role in revealing molecular mechanisms and disease states. Bioimaging via optical, nuclear, or magnetic resonance techniques enables high resolution, high sensitivity, and high depth imaging from the whole animal down to single cells via advanced functional nanoprobes. To overcome the limitations of single-modality imaging, multimodality nanoprobes have been engineered with a variety of imaging modalities and functionalities. Polysaccharides are sugar-containing bioactive polymers with superior biocompatibility, biodegradability, and solubility. The combination of polysaccharides with single or multiple contrast agents facilitates the development of novel nanoprobes with enhanced functions for biological imaging. Nanoprobes constructed with clinically applicable polysaccharides and contrast agents hold great potential for clinical translations. This review briefly introduces the basics of different imaging modalities and polysaccharides, then summarizes the recent progress of polysaccharide-based nanoprobes for biological imaging in various diseases, emphasizing bioimaging with optical, nuclear, and magnetic resonance techniques. The current issues and future directions regarding the development and applications of polysaccharide nanoprobes are further discussed.
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- Jingxuan Ju
- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of TCM Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of TCM Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of TCM Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of TCM Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of TCM Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China.
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of TCM Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of TCM Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China.
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Wang Y, Mori S, Nakanotani H, Adachi C, Shimizu S. Post-Modification of Pyrrolopyrrole Aza-BODIPY toward High Near-Infrared Fluorescence Brightness. Org Lett 2023; 25:3040-3044. [PMID: 37087761 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c00848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/25/2023]
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Pyrrolopyrrole aza-BODIPYs (PPABs), dimeric aza-BODIPY analogues, exhibit intense absorption and fluorescence in the visible and near-infrared (NIR) regions. Here, we developed a facile postmodification by palladium-catalyzed coupling reactions to synthesize a series of donor-acceptor-donor (D-A-D) PPABs. Despite the possible fluorescence quenching dictated by the energy-gap low, D-A-D PPABs exhibit high-fluorescence brightness in the NIR region, implying their potential use as a bright NIR emitter.
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- Yitong Wang
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Advanced Research Support Center (ADRES), Ehime University, Matsuyama 790-8577, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
- Center for Molecular Systems (CMS), Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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Bodin JB, Gateau J, Coïs J, Lucas T, Lefebvre F, Moine L, Noiray M, Cailleau C, Denis S, Clavier G, Tsapis N, Méallet-Renault R. Biocompatible and Photostable Photoacoustic Contrast Agents as Nanoparticles Based on Bodipy Scaffold and Polylactide Polymers: Synthesis, Formulation, and In Vivo Evaluation. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:40501-40512. [PMID: 36044427 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c04874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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We have designed a new Bodipy scaffold for efficient in vivo photoacoustic (PA) imaging of nanoparticles commonly used as drug nanovectors. The new dye has an optimized absorption band in the near-infrared window in biological tissue and a low fluorescence quantum yield that leads to a good photoacoustic generation efficiency. After Bodipy-initiated ring-opening polymerization of lactide, the polylactide-Bodipy was formulated into PEGylated nanoparticles (NPs) by mixing with PLA-PEG at different concentrations. Formulated NPs around 100 nm exhibit excellent PA properties: an absorption band at 760 nm and a molar absorption coefficient in between that of molecular PA absorbers and gold NPs. Highly improved photostability compared to cyanine-labeled PLA NPs as well as innocuity in cultured macrophages were demonstrated. After intravenous injection in healthy animals, NPs were easily detected using a commercial PA imaging system and spectral unmixing, opening the way to their use as theranostic agents.
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- Jean-Baptiste Bodin
- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Institut des Sciences Moléculaires d'Orsay, 91405 Orsay, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, INSERM, Laboratoire d'Imagerie Biomédicale, LIB, F-75006 Paris, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, ENS Paris-Saclay, CNRS, PPSM, 91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, INSERM, Laboratoire d'Imagerie Biomédicale, LIB, F-75006 Paris, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Institut Galien Paris-Saclay, 91400 Orsay, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Institut Galien Paris-Saclay, 91400 Orsay, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Institut Galien Paris-Saclay, 91400 Orsay, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Institut Galien Paris-Saclay, 91400 Orsay, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Institut Galien Paris-Saclay, 91400 Orsay, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, ENS Paris-Saclay, CNRS, PPSM, 91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Institut Galien Paris-Saclay, 91400 Orsay, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Institut des Sciences Moléculaires d'Orsay, 91405 Orsay, France
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Wang L, Ding H, Xiong Z, Ran X, Tang H, Cao D. Design, synthesis and applications of NIR-emissive scaffolds of diketopyrrolopyrrole-aza-BODIPY hybrids. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:5996-5999. [PMID: 35485395 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc00774f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Herein, we report a facile synthetic method towards diketopyrrolopyrrole-aza-BODIPY hybrids by a two-step strategy. The three resulting fluorophores (LAB-TH4 ∼ LAB-TH6) showed absorption maxima up to 637 nm with molar extinction coefficients (ε) up to 32 300 M-1 cm-1 and emission maxima at 661 nm with a fluorescence quantum yield of 25.2% in solution. Due to good biocompatibility and strong ROS generation ability, they are useful fluorophores for bioimaging and photodynamic therapy (PDT). In addition, as a useful scaffold, a novel NIR-emissive conjugated polymer can be constructed by further bromination and Suzuki coupling polymerization.
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- Lingyun Wang
- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Engineering of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Engineering of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Engineering of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, China.
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- Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science in South China, State Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Breeding, Guangzhou, 510641, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Engineering of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Engineering of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, China.
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Miki K, Imaizumi N, Nogita K, Oe M, Mu H, Huo W, Harada H, Ohe K. MMP-2-Activatable Photoacoustic Tumor Imaging Probes Based on Al- and Si-Naphthalocyanines. Bioconjug Chem 2021; 32:1773-1781. [PMID: 34167292 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.1c00266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Enzyme-activatable photoacoustic probes are powerful contrast agents to visualize diseases in which a specific enzyme is overexpressed. In this study, aluminum and silicon naphthalocyanines (AlNc and SiNc, respectively) conjugated with matrix metalloprotease-2 (MMP-2)-responsive PLGLAG peptide sequence and poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) as an axial ligand were designed and synthesized. AlNc-peptide-PEG conjugates AlNc-pep-PEG formed dimeric species interacting with each other through face-to-face H-aggregation in water, while SiNc-based conjugates SiNc-pep-PEG hardly interacted with each other because of the two bulky hydrophilic axial ligands. Both conjugates formed spherical nanometer-sized self-assemblies in water, generating photoacoustic waves under near-infrared photoirradiation. The treatment of MNc-peptide-PEG conjugates (M = Al, Si) with MMP-2 smoothly induced the cleavage of the PLGLAG sequence to release the hydrophilic PEG moiety, resulting in the aggregation of MNcs. By comparing the PA signal intensity changes at 680 and 760 nm, the photoacoustic signal intensity ratios were shown to be enhanced by 3-5 times after incubation with MMP-2. We demonstrated that MNc-peptide-PEG conjugates (M = Al, Si) could work as activatable photoacoustic probes in the in vitro experiment of MMP-2-overexpressed cell line HT-1080 as well as the in vivo photoacoustic imaging of HT-1080-bearing mice.
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- Koji Miki
- Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Laboratory of Cancer Cell Biology, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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Piyanuch P, Patawanich P, Sirirak J, Suwatpipat K, Kamkaew A, Burgess K, Wanichacheva N. Rapid and visual detection of Cd 2+ based on aza-BODIPY near infrared dye and its application in real and biological samples for environmental contamination screening. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 409:124487. [PMID: 33199148 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2020] [Revised: 10/27/2020] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Cadmium highly toxic and hazardous, and it can adversely affect human health leading to serious disorders. Herein, a water-soluble near-infrared sensor based on aza-BODIPY (1) was developed for dual determination of Cd2+ in environmental and biological media. This sensor exhibited color change from colorless to green along with a fluorescence enhancement in the near-infrared (NIR) region via photoinduced electron transfer (PET) after complexation with Cd2+. Sensor 1 can be employed in aqueous media at physiological pH for quantitative monitoring. It shows rapid response with high sensitivity (detection limit of 2.8 ppb; linear correlation over [Cd2+] 1.33 - 6.67 µM) and selectivity over potentially interfering ions. NIR sensor 1 can be used to determine [Cd2+] in living cells and environmental samples.
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- Pornthip Piyanuch
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Silpakorn University, Nakhon Pathom, 73000, Thailand
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Silpakorn University, Nakhon Pathom, 73000, Thailand
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Silpakorn University, Nakhon Pathom, 73000, Thailand
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Silpakorn University, Nakhon Pathom, 73000, Thailand
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- School of Chemistry, Institute of Science, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, 30000, Thailand
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A & M University, Box 30012, College Station, TX 77842, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Silpakorn University, Nakhon Pathom, 73000, Thailand.
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Kage Y, Kang S, Mori S, Mamada M, Adachi C, Kim D, Furuta H, Shimizu S. An Electron-Accepting aza-BODIPY-Based Donor-Acceptor-Donor Architecture for Bright NIR Emission. Chemistry 2021; 27:5259-5267. [PMID: 33442895 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202005360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2020] [Revised: 01/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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A bright near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent molecule was developed based on the donor-acceptor-donor (D-A-D) approach using an aza-BODIPY analog called pyrrolopyrrole aza-BODIPY (PPAB) as an electron-accepting chromophore. Directly introducing electron-donating triphenylamine (TPA) to develop a D-A-D structure caused redshifts of absorption and emission of PPAB into the NIR region with an enhanced fluorescence brightness of up to 5.2×104 m-1 cm-1 , whereas inserting a phenylene linker between the TPA donor and the PPAB acceptor induced solvatochromic behavior in emission. Transient absorption spectra and theoretical calculations revealed the presence of a highly emissive hybridized locally excited and charge-transfer state in the former case and the contribution of the dark charge-separated state to the excited state in the latter case. The bright D-A-D PPAB as a novel emitter resulted in a NIR electroluminescence with a high external quantum efficiency of 3.7 % and a low amplified spontaneous emission threshold of ca. 80 μJ cm-2 , indicating the high potential for NIR optoelectronic applications.
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- Yuto Kage
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Graduate School of, Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
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- Spectroscopy Laboratory for Functional π-Electronic Systems, Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea
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- Advanced Research Support Center (ADRES), Ehime University, Matsuyama, 790-8577, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Graduate School of, Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan.,Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics Research (OPERA), Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Graduate School of, Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan.,Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics Research (OPERA), Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan.,International Institute for Carbon Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I2CNER), Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
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- Spectroscopy Laboratory for Functional π-Electronic Systems, Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Graduate School of, Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan.,Center for Molecular Systems (CMS), Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Graduate School of, Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan.,Center for Molecular Systems (CMS), Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
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Pan L, Huang Y, Sheng K, Zhang R, Fan Q, Huang W. Applications of Hyaluronic Acid Nanomaterials in Fluorescence/Photoacoustic Imaging and Phototherapy. ACTA CHIMICA SINICA 2021. [DOI: 10.6023/a21050219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Nabeshima T, Chiba Y, Nakamura T, Matsuoka R. Synthesis and Functions of Oligomeric and Multidentate Dipyrrin Derivatives and their Complexes. Synlett 2020. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1707155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The dipyrrin–metal complexes and especially the boron complex 4,4-difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene (BODIPY) have recently attracted considerable attention because of their interesting properties and possible applications. We have developed two unique and useful ways to extend versatility and usefulness of the dipyrrin complexes. The first one is the linear and macrocyclic oligomerization of the BODIPY units. These arrangements of the B–F moieties of the oligomerized BODIPY units provide sophisticated functions, such as unique recognition ability toward cationic guest, associated with changes in the photophysical properties by utilizing unprecedented interactions between the B–F and a cationic species. The second one is introduction of additional ligating moieties into the dipyrrin skeleton. The multidentate N2Ox dipyrrin ligands thus obtained form a variety of complexes with 13 and 14 group elements, which are difficult to synthesize using the original N2 dipyrrin derivatives. Interestingly, these unique complexes exhibit novel structures, properties, and functions such as guest recognition, stimuli-responsive structural conversion, switching of the optical properties, excellent stability of the neutral radicals, etc. We believe that these multifunctional dipyrrin complexes will advance the basic chemistry of the dipyrrin complexes and develop their applications in the materials and medicinal chemistry fields.1 Introduction2 Linear Oligomers of Boron–Dipyrrin Complexes3 Cyclic Oligomers of Boron–Dipyrrin Complexes4 A Cyclic Oligomer of Zinc–Dipyrrin Complexes5 Group 13 Element Complexes of N2Ox Dipyrrins6 Chiral N2 and N2Ox Dipyrrin Complexes7 Group 14 Element Complexes of N2O2 Dipyrrins8 Other N2O2 Dipyrrin Complexes with Unique Properties and Functions9 Conclusion
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Bodio E, Denat F, Goze C. BODIPYS and aza-BODIPY derivatives as promising fluorophores for in vivo molecular imaging and theranostic applications. J PORPHYR PHTHALOCYA 2020. [DOI: 10.1142/s1088424619501268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Since their discovery in 1968, the BODIPYs dyes (4,4-difluoro-4-bora-3a, 4a diaza-s-indacene) have found an exponentially increasing number of applications in a large variety of scientific fields. In particular, studies reporting bioapplications of BODIPYs have increased dramatically. However, most of the time, only in vitro investigations have been reported. The in vivo potential of BODIPYs and aza-BODIPYs is more recent, but considering the number of in vivo studies with BODIPY and aza-BODIPY which have been reported in the last five years, we can now affirm that this family of fluorophores can be considered important as cyanine dyes for future in vivo and even clinical applications. This review aims to present representative examples of recent in vivo applications of BODIPYs or aza-BODIPYs, and to highlight the potential of these dyes for optical molecular imaging.
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- Ewen Bodio
- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de l’Université de Bourgogne, UMR 6302, CNRS, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 9 Avenue A. Savary, 21078 Dijon Cedex, France
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- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de l’Université de Bourgogne, UMR 6302, CNRS, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 9 Avenue A. Savary, 21078 Dijon Cedex, France
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- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de l’Université de Bourgogne, UMR 6302, CNRS, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 9 Avenue A. Savary, 21078 Dijon Cedex, France
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Feng R, Sato N, Yasuda T, Furuta H, Shimizu S. Rational design of pyrrolopyrrole-aza-BODIPY-based acceptor–donor–acceptor triads for organic photovoltaics application. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:2975-2978. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cc00398k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Acceptor–donor–acceptor triads consisting of diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP) or pyrrolopyrrole aza-BODIPY (PPAB) or both as acceptors and cyclopentadithiophene as a donor were rationally designed for near infrared (NIR) photovoltaics application.
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- Ru Feng
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Kyushu University
- Fukuoka 819-0395
- Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Kyushu University
- Fukuoka 819-0395
- Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Kyushu University
- Fukuoka 819-0395
- Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Kyushu University
- Fukuoka 819-0395
- Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Kyushu University
- Fukuoka 819-0395
- Japan
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Ma G, Gao X, Jiang C, Xing S, Wei C, Huang P, Lin J. pH-Responsive Nanoprobe for In Vivo Photoacoustic Imaging of Gastric Acid. Anal Chem 2019; 91:13570-13575. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b02701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Gongcheng Ma
- Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering, International Cancer Center, Laboratory of Evolutionary Theranostics (LET), School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen 518060, P. R. China
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- Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering, International Cancer Center, Laboratory of Evolutionary Theranostics (LET), School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen 518060, P. R. China
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- Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering, International Cancer Center, Laboratory of Evolutionary Theranostics (LET), School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen 518060, P. R. China
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- Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering, International Cancer Center, Laboratory of Evolutionary Theranostics (LET), School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen 518060, P. R. China
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- Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering, International Cancer Center, Laboratory of Evolutionary Theranostics (LET), School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen 518060, P. R. China
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- Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering, International Cancer Center, Laboratory of Evolutionary Theranostics (LET), School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen 518060, P. R. China
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- Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering, International Cancer Center, Laboratory of Evolutionary Theranostics (LET), School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen 518060, P. R. China
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Kage Y, Karasaki H, Mori S, Furuta H, Shimizu S. Pyrrolopyrrole Aza‐BODIPY Analogues as Near‐Infrared Chromophores and Fluorophores: Red‐Shift Effects of Substituents on Absorption and Emission Spectra. Chempluschem 2019; 84:1648-1652. [DOI: 10.1002/cplu.201900226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2019] [Revised: 05/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Yuto Kage
- Department of Chemistry and BiochemistryGraduate School of EngineeringKyushu University Fukuoka 819-0395 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and BiochemistryGraduate School of EngineeringKyushu University Fukuoka 819-0395 Japan
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- Advanced Research Support Center (ADRES)Ehime University Matsuyama 790-8577 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and BiochemistryGraduate School of EngineeringKyushu University Fukuoka 819-0395 Japan
- Center for Molecular Systems (CMS)Kyushu University Fukuoka 819-0395 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and BiochemistryGraduate School of EngineeringKyushu University Fukuoka 819-0395 Japan
- Center for Molecular Systems (CMS)Kyushu University Fukuoka 819-0395 Japan
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Staudinger C, Breininger J, Klimant I, Borisov SM. Near-infrared fluorescent aza-BODIPY dyes for sensing and imaging of pH from the neutral to highly alkaline range. Analyst 2019; 144:2393-2402. [PMID: 30801584 DOI: 10.1039/c9an00118b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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New aza-BODIPY pH indicators with spectral properties modulated solely by photoinduced electron transfer (PET) are presented. The pH sensitive hydroxyl group is located in the meta-position of a phenyl substituent with respect to the aza-BODIPY core, which eliminates the conjugation to the chromophore. The new dyes show reversible "on"-"off" fluorescence response upon deprotonation of the receptor but no changes in the absorption spectrum, which is in contrast to state-of-the-art indicators of the aza-BODIPY family. This eliminates potential changes in the efficiency of the inner filter effect and Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) and makes the new dyes suitable acceptors in light harvesting systems used for ratiometric pH imaging. The introduction of electron-withdrawing or electron-donating groups into the receptor results in a set of indicators suitable for measurements from physiological (pH 7) to very alkaline (pH 13) conditions. The new sensors are particularly promising for monitoring of pH changes in concrete, as was recently shown elsewhere.
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- Christoph Staudinger
- Institute of Analytical Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Graz University of Technology, Stremayrgasse 9, 8010, Graz, Austria.
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Wang X, Lin W, Zhang W, Li C, Sun T, Chen G, Xie Z. Amphiphilic redox-sensitive NIR BODIPY nanoparticles for dual-mode imaging and photothermal therapy. J Colloid Interface Sci 2019; 536:208-214. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2018.10.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2018] [Revised: 10/12/2018] [Accepted: 10/17/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Wu C, Huang X, Tang Y, Xiao W, Sun L, Shao J, Dong X. Pyrrolopyrrole aza-BODIPY near-infrared photosensitizer for dual-mode imaging-guided photothermal cancer therapy. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:790-793. [DOI: 10.1039/c8cc07768a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A NIR photosensitizer pyrrolopyrrole aza-BODIPY (PPAB) was synthesized in a straightforward manner.
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- Chaolong Wu
- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM)
- Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech)
- Nanjing 211800
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM)
- Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech)
- Nanjing 211800
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM)
- Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech)
- Nanjing 211800
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM)
- Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech)
- Nanjing 211800
- China
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- Department of Radiology
- Binzhou Medical University Hospital
- Yantai
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM)
- Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech)
- Nanjing 211800
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM)
- Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech)
- Nanjing 211800
- China
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Shimizu S. aza-BODIPY synthesis towards vis/NIR functional chromophores based on a Schiff base forming reaction protocol using lactams and heteroaromatic amines. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:8722-8743. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cc03365c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The Schiff base forming reaction of lactams and heteroaromatic amines led to creation of a new class of aza-BODIPY analogues as visible and near infrared functional chromophores.
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- Soji Shimizu
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Kyushu University
- Fukuoka 819-0395
- Japan
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Borg RE, Rochford J. Molecular Photoacoustic Contrast Agents: Design Principles & Applications. Photochem Photobiol 2018; 94:1175-1209. [PMID: 29953628 PMCID: PMC6252265 DOI: 10.1111/php.12967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2018] [Accepted: 06/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Photoacoustic imaging (PAI) is a rapidly growing field which offers high spatial resolution and high contrast for deep-tissue imaging in vivo. PAI is nonionizing and noninvasive and combines the optical resolution of fluorescence imaging with the spatial resolution of ultrasound imaging. In particular, the development of exogenous PA contrast agents has gained significant momentum of late with a vastly expanding complexity of dye materials under investigation ranging from small molecules to macromolecular proteins, polymeric and inorganic nanoparticles. The goal of this review is to survey the current state of the art in molecular photoacoustic contrast agents (MPACs) for applications in biomedical imaging. The fundamental design principles of MPACs are presented and a review of prior reports spanning from early-to-current literature is put forth.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA 02125
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Lavaud L, Pascal S, Metwally K, Gasteau D, Da Silva A, Chen Z, Elhabiri M, Canard G, Jacquemin D, Siri O. Azacalixphyrins as NIR photoacoustic contrast agents. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 54:12365-12368. [PMID: 30325372 DOI: 10.1039/c8cc05851b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Near-infrared (NIR) azacalixphyrins bearing aryl substituents strongly impacting the physico-chemical properties of the macrocycles were designed, enabling hyperchromic and bathochromic shifts of the absorption compared to their N-alkylated analogues. This engineering enhances the photoacoustic response under NIR excitation, making azacalixphyrins promising organic contrast agents that reach the 800-1000 nm range.
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- Lucien Lavaud
- Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS UMR 7325, Centre Interdisciplinaire de Nanoscience de Marseille (CINaM), Campus de Luminy, 13288 Marseille cedex 09, France.
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Nyayachavadi A, Mason GT, Nazir Tahir M, Ocheje MU, Rondeau-Gagné S. Covalent Cross-Linking of Diketopyrrolopyrrole-Based Organogels with Polydiacetylenes. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2018; 34:12126-12136. [PMID: 30208712 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b02807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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A new strategy toward functional materials with novel properties and well-defined structures has been developed through the topochemical polymerization of diacetylene-containing diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP) derivatives. In order to enable the efficient photopolymerization and cross-linking of the materials, a rational design of DPP-based derivatives has been performed to incorporate amide moieties, thus enabling the formation of intermolecular hydrogen bonds and the formation of an organogel. The new materials showed good gelation properties in aromatic solvents, resulting in the formation of a dense fibrous network in the gel state. Upon UV irradiation, the supramolecular self-assemblies obtained were shown to be efficiently cross-linked through the conversion of diacetylene into polydiacetylene. A detailed investigation of new resulting materials was performed by a combination of morphological characterization tools, including X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, and atomic force microscopy. Our results demonstrate that the topochemical polymerization of diacetylene-containing DPP-based compounds is a promising strategy toward new electroactive and well-defined materials, without the use of catalysts or additives, thus creating new opportunities for the preparation and processing of π-conjugated materials.
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- Audithya Nyayachavadi
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of Windsor , 401 Sunset Avenue , Windsor , Ontario , Canada N9B 3P4
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of Windsor , 401 Sunset Avenue , Windsor , Ontario , Canada N9B 3P4
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of Windsor , 401 Sunset Avenue , Windsor , Ontario , Canada N9B 3P4
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of Windsor , 401 Sunset Avenue , Windsor , Ontario , Canada N9B 3P4
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of Windsor , 401 Sunset Avenue , Windsor , Ontario , Canada N9B 3P4
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Huang L, Han G. Near Infrared Boron Dipyrromethene Nanoparticles for Optotheranostics. SMALL METHODS 2018; 2:1700370. [PMID: 31872045 PMCID: PMC6927252 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.201700370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2017] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Boron dipyrromethene (BODIPY) is a class of important emerging fluorescent dyes. Due to their unique chemical and optical properties, near infrared (NIR)-emitting BODIPY dyes containing nanoparticles have recently been developed for a wide array of cutting-edge cancer optotheranostic applications. These nanoparticles not only have robust photostability and tunable photophysical properties, but they can also be flexibly tailored to a multitude of functional uses. Based on these outstanding characteristics, such nanoparticles have shown great promise in diagnosis as biological sensors, as well as in their utilization in advanced imaging and photomedicine for cancer treatment. In particular, here, this study first discusses their use as photoswitchable fluorescence probes toward in vitro single-molecule imaging. Second, this study takes a look at their opportunities for photoacoustic imaging utilization. Third, approaches are discussed to construct new NIR-absorbing BODIPY nanoparticles for photodynamic therapy (PDT). Fourth, this study delves into the new approach to use such nanoparticles as an emerging version of triplet-triplet annihilation upconversion (TTA-UC) and their biological uses, such as their photoactivation prodrug therapy (PAPT) for cancer. Finally, new biological sensors based on NIR BODIPY nanoparticles are introduced.
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- Ling Huang
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA
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Synthesis of a Near-Infrared BODIPY Dye for Bioimaging and Photothermal Therapy. Chem Asian J 2018; 13:989-995. [DOI: 10.1002/asia.201701727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2017] [Revised: 01/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Cherumukkil S, Vedhanarayanan B, Das G, Praveen VK, Ajayaghosh A. Self-Assembly of Bodipy-Derived Extended π-Systems. BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 2018. [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20170334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Sandeep Cherumukkil
- Photosciences and Photonics Section, Chemical Sciences and Technology Division, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram-695019, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-NIIST Campus, Thiruvananthapuram-695019, India
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- Photosciences and Photonics Section, Chemical Sciences and Technology Division, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram-695019, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-NIIST Campus, Thiruvananthapuram-695019, India
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- Photosciences and Photonics Section, Chemical Sciences and Technology Division, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram-695019, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-NIIST Campus, Thiruvananthapuram-695019, India
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- Photosciences and Photonics Section, Chemical Sciences and Technology Division, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram-695019, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-NIIST Campus, Thiruvananthapuram-695019, India
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- Photosciences and Photonics Section, Chemical Sciences and Technology Division, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram-695019, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-NIIST Campus, Thiruvananthapuram-695019, India
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Matsumoto T, Ito S, Tanaka K, Chujo Y. Synthesis, properties and structure of borafluorene-based conjugated polymers with kinetically and thermodynamically stabilized tetracoordinated boron atoms. Polym J 2018. [DOI: 10.1038/s41428-017-0002-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Zhou Y, Ma C, Gao N, Wang Q, Lo PC, Wong KS, Xu QH, Kinoshita T, Ng DKP. Pyrrolopyrrole aza boron dipyrromethene based two-photon fluorescent probes for subcellular imaging. J Mater Chem B 2018; 6:5570-5581. [DOI: 10.1039/c8tb01832d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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A series of two-photon-absorbing pyrrolopyrrole aza boron dipyrromethenes have been prepared which can serve as fluorescent probes for subcellular imaging.
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- Yimin Zhou
- Department of Chemistry
- The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Hong Kong
- China
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- Department of Physics
- The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- Kowloon
- China
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- Department of Chemistry
- National University of Singapore
- Singapore 117543
- Singapore
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences
- City University of Hong Kong
- Kowloon
- China
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences
- City University of Hong Kong
- Kowloon
- China
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- Department of Physics
- The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- Kowloon
- China
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- Department of Chemistry
- National University of Singapore
- Singapore 117543
- Singapore
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- Department of General System Studies
- Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
- The University of Tokyo
- Meguro-ku
- Japan
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- Department of Chemistry
- The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Hong Kong
- China
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