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A Complementary Aggregation Induced Emission Pair for Generating White Light and Four‐Colour (RGB and Near‐IR) Cell Imaging
Author(s) -
Sarkar Samir Kumar,
Mukherjee Sanjoy,
Garai Aditya,
Thilagar Pakkirisamy
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
chemphotochem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.13
H-Index - 18
ISSN - 2367-0932
DOI - 10.1002/cptc.201600032
Subject(s) - white light , aggregation induced emission , common emitter , materials science , boron , rgb color model , dopant , optoelectronics , photochemistry , fluorescence , chemistry , optics , doping , physics , computer science , organic chemistry , operating system
A straightforward strategy for the generation of white‐light emission in aqueous media is reported. Using a blue‐emissive AIE‐active (aggregation‐induced emission) 1,8‐naphthalimide‐based sensitizer and a boron‐dipyrromethene‐based red emitter as a dopant, water‐dispersible nanostructures with tuneable emission features are produced. The white‐light emissive (WL) nanoaggregates are stable at neutral pH and have been elegantly utilised for four‐colour cell imaging (including nearinfrared imaging).