Supramolecular Complex of Photochromic Diarylethene and Cucurbit[7]uril: Fluorescent Photoswitching System for Biolabeling and Imaging
Dojin Kim, Ayse Aktalay, Nickels Jensen, Kakishi Uno, Mariano L. Bossi, Vladimir N. Belov, Stefan W. Hell
Abstract
@CB7 complexes (without exclusion of air oxygen and addition of any stabilizing/antifading reagents) enabled confocal and super-resolution RESOLFT (reversible saturable optical fluorescence transitions) imaging with apparent 70-90 nm optical resolution.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryDiarylethenePhotochromismFluorescenceMaleimideSupramolecular chemistryMolecular switchReagentCucurbiturilAqueous solutionPhotochemistryMoleculeCombinatorial chemistryNanotechnologyOrganic chemistryQuantum mechanicsPhysicsMaterials sciencePhotochromic and Fluorescence ChemistryPhotoreceptor and optogenetics researchLuminescence and Fluorescent Materials