A novel near-infrared fluorescent probe for the imaging of viscosity in cells and tumor-bearing mice
Qin-Ting Liao, Jing‐Jing Chao, Wenxin Wang, Ting Liu, Guo-Jiang Mao, Fen Xu, Chunyan Li
Abstract
A near-infrared fluorescent probe (IC-V) for detecting viscosity is constructed. The probe has a large Stokes shift (170 nm) and an about 180-fold increase in fluorescence intensity at 700 nm. In addition, IC-V can not only distinguish cancer cells from normal cells, but also monitor viscosity in normal mice and tumor-bearing mice.
Topics & Concepts
FluorescenceStokes shiftViscosityInfraredBearing (navigation)ChemistryBiophysicsMaterials scienceNuclear magnetic resonanceOpticsBiologyPhysicsAstronomyComposite materialSulfur Compounds in BiologyMolecular Sensors and Ion DetectionNanoplatforms for cancer theranostics