Abstract / Description of output
Metal-free, organic-dye-based fluorescent nanorods were fabricated through a simple solvent-exchange procedure. The as-prepared nanorods exhibit low toxicity to living cells and excellent photostability. Furthermore, they are stable in solutions of various pHs and high ionic strength and in solutions with interfering metal ions. Compared with the free DPP-Br molecules in THF, these nanorods exhibit larger Stokes shift, broader absorption spectra, and greatly improved photostability. We successfully demonstrated the application of the nanorods, including their aforementioned beneficial characteristics, as a good fluorescence probe for bio-imaging. [Figure not available: see fulltext.]
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2380-2389 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Nano Research |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 25 Jul 2015 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- cell imaging
- DPP
- fluorescent nanorods
- organic dye