Luminescent probes based on water-soluble, dual-emissive lanthanide complexes: metal ion-induced modulation of near-IR emission

摘要

Responsive lanthanide complexes demonstrate differentiated modulated luminescence output upon exposure to metal di-cations in aqueous solution. Due to their unique and advantageous physical properties, lanthanide ion complexes offer numerous opportunities when considering the design of responsive molecular probes. Their successful exploitation within biological imaging modalities, principally as lurninophores and magnetic resonance (MR) contrast agents, implies that continued effort is required to maximize their potential in this regard: biologically compatible imaging agents that can report upon their environment will be a crucial non-invasive tool in neurobiology.