Temperature Dependence of Triplet-Triplet Annihilation Upconversion in Phospholipid Membranes

J Phys Chem B. 2017 Feb 2;121(4):780-786. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.6b10039. Epub 2017 Jan 24.

Abstract

Understanding the temperature dependency of triplet-triplet annihilation upconversion (TTA-UC) is important for optimizing biological applications of upconversion. Here the temperature dependency of red-to-blue TTA-UC is reported in a variety of neutral PEGylated phospholipid liposomes. In these systems a delicate balance between lateral diffusion rate of the dyes, annihilator aggregation, and sensitizer self-quenching leads to a volcano plot, with the maximum upconversion intensity occurring near the main order-disorder transition temperature of the lipid membrane.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Coloring Agents / chemistry
  • Diffusion
  • Liposomes / chemistry
  • Phospholipids / chemistry*
  • Temperature*

Substances

  • Coloring Agents
  • Liposomes
  • Phospholipids