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FRONTIERS IN CHEMISTRY
Volume 9, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2021.743928
Keywords
fluorescence microscopy; bioimaging; liposomes; thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF); sensing
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- Royal Society
- Durham University
- Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia (FCT, I.P.) [SFRH/BPD/120599/2016, PTDC/QUI-QFI/32007/2017]
- Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro
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A new method for delivering TADF complexes using liposomes was developed, showing successful uptake and intracellular localisation in HepG2 cells. The study demonstrated the removal of molecular oxygen during liposome preparation without disrupting their structure. Time-resolved fluorescence microscopy revealed a weak but detectable delayed fluorescence component in internalised liposomal TADF in HepG2 cells.
A new method for facilitating the delivery, uptake and intracellular localisation of thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) complexes was developed. First, confinement of TADF complexes in liposomes was demonstrated, which were subsequently used as the delivery vehicle for cellular uptake. Confocal fluorescence microscopy showed TADF complexes subsequently localise in the cytoplasm of HepG2 cells. The procedures developed in this work included the removal of molecular oxygen in the liposome preparation without disrupting the liposome structures. Time-resolved fluorescence microscopy (point scanning) showed initial prompt fluorescence followed by a weak, but detectable, delayed fluorescence component for liposomal TADF internalised in HepG2 cells. By demonstrating that it is possible to deliver un-functionalised and/or unshielded TADF complexes, a sensing function for TADFs, such as molecular oxygen, can be envisaged.
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