Photostable, hydrophilic and functional near infrared quaterrylenediimide-cored dendrimers for biomedical imaging

Pin Shao; Mingfeng Bai

doi:10.1039/c2cc34094a

Photostable, hydrophilic and functional near infrared quaterrylenediimide-cored dendrimers for biomedical imaging

Chem Commun (Camb). 2012 Oct 4;48(76):9498-500. doi: 10.1039/c2cc34094a.

Authors

Pin Shao¹, Mingfeng Bai

Affiliation

¹ Molecular Imaging Laboratory, Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA.

PMID: 22896838
DOI: 10.1039/c2cc34094a

Abstract

We describe a new class of near infrared (NIR) fluorescent dendrimeric quaterrylenediimide dyes with high photostability and hydrophilicity, functionality, as well as low cytotoxicity.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

Animals
Cell Line, Tumor
Cell Survival / drug effects
Dendrimers / chemistry*
Dendrimers / toxicity
Fluorescent Dyes / chemistry
Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions
Imides / chemistry*
Mice
Polycyclic Compounds / chemistry*
Polycyclic Compounds / toxicity
Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared

Substances

Dendrimers
Fluorescent Dyes
Imides
Polycyclic Compounds