Potassium sensitive optical nanosensors containing voltage sensitive dyes

Xiaojiang Xie, Agustín Gutiérrez, Valentin Trofimov, Istvan Szilagyi, Thierry Soldati, Eric Bakker*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Ionophore-based ion-selective optical nanosensors have been explored for a number of years. Voltage sensitive dyes (VSDs) have been introduced into this type of sensors only very recently, forming a new class of analytical tools. Here, K+ -sensitive nanospheres incorporating a lipophilic VSD were successfully fabricated and characterized. The nanosensors were readily delivered into the social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum in a non-invasive manner, forming a promising new platform for intracellular ion quantification and imaging.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)196-198
Number of pages3
JournalChimia
Volume69
Issue number4
Publication statusPublished - 1 Apr 2015
Externally publishedYes

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Publisher Copyright:
© Schweizerische Chemische Gesellschaft 2015.

Keywords

  • Nanosphere
  • Optical sensor
  • Potential
  • Valinomycin
  • Voltage sensitive dye

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