X-ray excitable luminescent polymer dots doped with an iridium(III) complex

Yasuko Osakada; Guillem Pratx; Lindsey Hanson; Paige Elana Solomon; Lei Xing; Bianxiao Cui

doi:10.1039/c2cc37169c

X-ray excitable luminescent polymer dots doped with an iridium(III) complex

Chem Commun (Camb). 2013 May 14;49(39):4319-21. doi: 10.1039/c2cc37169c. Epub 2013 Jan 14.

Authors

Yasuko Osakada¹, Guillem Pratx, Lindsey Hanson, Paige Elana Solomon, Lei Xing, Bianxiao Cui

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. yosakada@stanford.edu

PMID: 23320256
DOI: 10.1039/c2cc37169c

Abstract

In this study, cyclometalated iridium(III) complex-doped polymer dots were synthesized and shown to emit luminescence upon X-ray irradiation, potentially serving as a new probe for molecular imaging during X-ray computed tomography.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Coordination Complexes / chemical synthesis
Coordination Complexes / chemistry*
Iridium / chemistry*
Luminescent Measurements
Polyethylene Glycols / chemistry
Polymers / chemistry*
Solvents / chemistry
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
X-Rays

Substances

Coordination Complexes
Polymers
Solvents
Polyethylene Glycols
Iridium