Ru(<scp>ii</scp>)/BODIPY core co-encapsulated ratiometric nanotools for intracellular O<sub>2</sub> sensing in live cancer cells
Karmel S. Gkika, Anna Kargaard, Christopher S. Burke, Ciarán Dolan, Andreas Heise, Tia E. Keyes
Abstract
Uptake and quantitative ratiometric oxygen sensing response of core–shell nanoparticles containing ruthenium probe and BODIPY reference is demonstrated using a plate reader-based assay and by confocal xyλ scanning of live cancer cells under hypoxic conditions.
Topics & Concepts
BODIPYFluorescenceChemistryOxygenLuminescenceIntracellularReagentNanoparticlePhotochemistryBiophysicsCancer cellNanotechnologyMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryBiochemistryCancerBiologyOptoelectronicsInternal medicineQuantum mechanicsPhysicsMedicineAnalytical Chemistry and SensorsMolecular Sensors and Ion DetectionLuminescence and Fluorescent Materials