A series of terpyridine-based zinc(ii) complexes assembled for third-order nonlinear optical responses in the near-infrared region and recognizing lipid membranes

Two-photon (TP) microscopy has advantages for biological imaging in that it allows deeper tissue-penetration and excellent resolution compared with one-photon (OP) microscopy. Herein, two-photon activated nonlinear optical (NLO) materials, a terpyridine derivative ligand with a donor-acceptor (D-A) model and its corresponding four zinc(ii) complexes (Z1-Z4), were assembled and fully characterized. Based on their systematic photophysical investigations, it was found that the third-order NLO response in the near-infrared (NIR) region was significantly enhanced for the symmetrical complex Z4 compared with the other asymmetric complexes (Z1-Z3). To further explore its utility in biological systems, Z4 was selected as a two-photon probe for cellular lipid membranes, which was confirmed both by two-photon confocal microscopy and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Furthermore, it was found that the fluorescence intensity was enhanced for complex Z4 with the addition of bioactive liposomes (1 μg mL-1). Its recognition mechanism was demonstrated by experimental methods, as well as molecular modeling calculations. These findings should open a new pathway for functional metal complexes as lipid membrane targeting probes.

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2017

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2017

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:5

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Journal of materials chemistry. B - 5(2017), 31 vom: 21. Aug., Seite 6348-6355

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Englisch

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Tang, Yiwen [VerfasserIn]
Kong, Ming [VerfasserIn]
Tian, Xiaohe [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Jinghang [VerfasserIn]
Xie, Qingyuan [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Aidong [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Qiong [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Hongping [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Jieying [VerfasserIn]
Tian, Yupeng [VerfasserIn]

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Date Revised 08.04.2020

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10.1039/c7tb01063j

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NLM308497317