calixarenes and cucurbit(8)uril

calixarenes has been researched along with cucurbit(8)uril* in 2 studies

Other Studies

2 other study(ies) available for calixarenes and cucurbit(8)uril

ArticleYear
Uncommon Supramolecular Phosphorescence-Capturing Assembly Based on Cucurbit[8]uril-Mediated Molecular Folding for Near-Infrared Lysosome Imaging.
    Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 2022, Volume: 18, Issue:1

    The construction of highly effective phosphorescence energy transfer capturing system still remains great challenge in aqueous phase. Herein, a high-efficiency supramolecular purely organic room temperature phosphorescence (RTP)-capturing system via a secondary assembly strategy by taking advantage of cucurbit[8]uril (CB[8]) and amphiphilic calixarene (SC4AH) is reported. Comparing with free bromonaphthalene-connected methoxyphenyl pyridinium salt (G), G⊂CB[8] exhibits an emerging RTP emission peak at 530 nm. Moreover, G⊂CB[8] further interacts with SC4AH to form the ternary assembly G⊂CB[8]  @  SC4AH accompanied by remarkably enhanced RTP emission. Interestingly, RTP-capturing systems with delayed near-infrared (NIR) emissive performance (635, 675 nm) are feasibly acquired by introducing Nile Red (NiR) or Nile Blue (NiB) as the acceptor into hydrophobic layer of G⊂CB[8] @ SC4AH, possessing ultrahigh antenna effects (352.9, 123.5) at a high donor/acceptor ratio (150:1, 300:1). More importantly, cell experiments indicate that G⊂CB[8]  @  SC4AH/NiB not only hold low cytotoxicity but also can successfully realize NIR lysosome-targeted imaging of A549 cancer cells. This RTP-capturing system of delayed NIR emission via multistage assembly strategy offers a new approach for NIR imaging in living cells.

    Topics: Bridged-Ring Compounds; Calixarenes; Imidazoles; Lysosomes

2022
Supramolecular Assemblies with Near-Infrared Emission Mediated in Two Stages by Cucurbituril and Amphiphilic Calixarene for Lysosome-Targeted Cell Imaging.
    Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 2018, 09-17, Volume: 57, Issue:38

    A two-stage mediated near-infrared (NIR) emissive supramolecular assembly for lysosome-targeted cell imaging is presented. 4,4'-Anthracene-9,10-diylbis(ethene-2,1-diyl))bis(1-ethylpyridin-1-ium) bromide (ENDT) was synthesized as an organic dye with weak fluorescence emission at 625 nm. When ENDT complexes with cucurbit[8]uril (CB[8]), this binary supramolecular complex assembles into nanorods with a near-infrared fluorescence emission (655 nm) and fluorescence enhancement as the first stage. Such supramolecular complexes interact with lower-rim dodecyl-modified sulfonatocalix[4]arene (SC4AD) to form nanoparticles for further fluorescence enhancement as the second stage. Furthermore, based on a co-staining experiment with LysoTracker Blue, such nanoparticles can be applied in NIR lysosome-targeted cell imaging.

    Topics: A549 Cells; Bridged-Ring Compounds; Calixarenes; Fluorescent Dyes; Humans; Imidazoles; Lysosomes; Microscopy, Confocal; Nanoparticles; Pyridines; Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared

2018