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ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 73, Issue 17, Pages 4124-4133Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/ac0102718
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- NCI NIH HHS [N01-CO-07013] Funding Source: Medline
- NIEHS NIH HHS [R01-ES08846] Funding Source: Medline
- NIGMS NIH HHS [2R01-GM50300-04A1] Funding Source: Medline
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The first sol-gel-based, ratiometric, optical nanosensors, or sol-gel probes encapsulated by biologically localized embedding (PEBBLEs), are made and demonstrated here to enable reliable, real-time measurements of subcellular molecular oxygen. Sensors were made using a modified Stober method, with poly(ethylene glycol) as a steric stabilizer. The radii of these spherical PEBBLE sensors range from about 50 to 300 mn. These sensors incorporate an oxygen-sensitive fluorescent indicator, Ru(Il)tris(4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline) chloride ([Ru(dpp)(3)](2+)), and an oxygen-insensitive fluorescent dye, Oregon Green 488-dextran, as a reference for the purpose of ratiometric intensity measurements. The PEBBLE sensors have excellent reversibility, dynamic range, and stability to leaching and photobleaching. The small size and inert matrix of these sensors allow them to be inserted into living cells with minimal physical and chemical perturbations to their biological functions. Applications of sol-gel PEBBLEs inserted in rat C6 glioma cells for real-time intracellular oxygen analysis are demonstrated. Compared to using free dyes for intracellular measurements, the PEBBLE matrix protects the fluorescent dyes from interference by proteins in cells, enabling reliable in vivo chemical analysis. Conversely, the matrix also significantly reduces the toxicity of the indicator and reference dyes to the cells, so that a wide variety of dyes can be used in optimal fashion.
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