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Organic dye doped nanoparticles with NIR emission and biocompatibility for ultra-deep in vivo two-photon microscopy under 1040 nm femtosecond excitation.
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Dyes & Pigments . Aug2017, Vol. 143, p76-85. 10p. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Nanoparticle-assisted near-infrared (NIR) bioimaging and two-photon fluorescence microscopy (TPFM) are two important technologies in biophotonic research. In this work, we synthesize the dye named 2-(4-bromophenyl)-3-(4-(4-(diphenylamino)styryl)phenyl)fumaronitrile (TPABDFN), which had a large two-photon absorption cross-section and bright NIR emission. The dyes were then encapsulated with poly(styrene- co -maleic anhydride) (PSMA), forming fluorescent nanoparticles. The TPABDFN-PSMA nanoparticles possessed high chemical and optical stability, good biocompatibility, as well as large two-photon absorption cross-section (5.56 × 10 5 GM). Furthermore, we combined NIR bioimaging and TPFM together, and utilized TPABDFN-PSMA nanoparticles as fluorescent contrast agents for two-photon excited NIR microscopic imaging, with a 1040 nm-femtosecond laser. In vivo angiography of mice ear and brain was performed. Due to the deep penetration capability of both 1040 nm-excitation and NIR emission light, a very large in vivo microscopic imaging depth (∼1.2 mm) was achieved. NIR emissive and biocompatible TPABDFN-PSMA nanoparticles have great potential in disease diagnosis and clinical therapies, where deep-tissue imaging is required. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01437208
- Volume :
- 143
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Dyes & Pigments
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 123174698
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dyepig.2017.04.017