Issue 13, 2015

Stability enhancement of fluorophores for lighting up practical application in bioimaging

Abstract

The practical application of organic fluorophores in bioimaging is severely limited due to their generally poor stability. In this Highlight, we emphasize several representative strategies including nanoparticle-encapsulating dyes, dye-doped nanoparticles and molecular engineering for stabilizing fluorophores, especially with a breakthrough in photostability for visualizing disease therapy, tumor and biological processes.

Graphical abstract: Stability enhancement of fluorophores for lighting up practical application in bioimaging

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Article information

Article type
Highlight
Submitted
04 May 2014
First published
01 Sep 2014

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2015,44, 4179-4184

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Stability enhancement of fluorophores for lighting up practical application in bioimaging

X. Wu and W. Zhu, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2015, 44, 4179 DOI: 10.1039/C4CS00152D

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