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Highly Sensitive Fluorescent pH Microsensors Based on the Ratiometric Dye Pyranine Immobilized on Silica Microparticles
Author(s) -
Chandra Anil,
Prasad Saumya,
Iuele Helena,
Colella Francesco,
Rizzo Riccardo,
D'Amone Eliana,
Gigli Giuseppe,
Mercato Loretta L.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.202102674
Subject(s) - pyranine , fluorescence , molecule , chemistry , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , combinatorial chemistry , materials science , organic chemistry , optics , physics , engineering
Invited for the cover of this issue are Anil Chandra, Loretta L. del Mercato and co‐workers at the Institute of Nanotechnology of National Research Council and the University of Salento. The image depicts how negatively charged pH‐sensitive pyranine (HPTS) molecules were successfully immobilized on silica microparticles (SMPs) without compromising the molecules′ pH sensitivity. These resulting sensors can be used to measure pH in vitro and in vivo due to the cytocompatibility of HPTS molecules and SMPs. Read the full text of the article at 10.1002/chem.202101568.