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A Ga3+Self-Assembled Fluorescent Probe For Atp Imaging In Vivo, Liangliang Xiao, Shiguo Sun, Zhichao Pei, Yuxin Pei, Yi Pang, Yongqian Xu Sep 2015

A Ga3+Self-Assembled Fluorescent Probe For Atp Imaging In Vivo, Liangliang Xiao, Shiguo Sun, Zhichao Pei, Yuxin Pei, Yi Pang, Yongqian Xu

Yi Pang

Adenosine 5′-triphosphate (ATP) is a functional molecule associated with many important biological processes. Fluorescent detection methods for ATP with facile performance and high selectivity are in demand. One of the possible multi-membered arrays assembled between DHBO and Ga3+ ions was conducted in aqueous solution, which can selectively recognize ATP with fluorescence enhancement from ADP, AMP and other structurally similar nucleoside triphosphates in vitro and in vivo. ATP facilitates the interaction between DHBO and Ga3+ ions, resulting in the fluorescence increase. The detection limit for ATP was calculated to be 5.49×10−7 M, which is much lower than that of intracellular concentrations …


Synthesis And Electrochemical Properties Of A New Class Of Boron-Containing N-Type Conjugated Polymers, Jianfang Chai, Chao Wang, Li Jia, Yi Pang, Matthew Graham, Stephen Cheng Sep 2015

Synthesis And Electrochemical Properties Of A New Class Of Boron-Containing N-Type Conjugated Polymers, Jianfang Chai, Chao Wang, Li Jia, Yi Pang, Matthew Graham, Stephen Cheng

Yi Pang

Several electron-deficient polymers containing the 9,10-diboroanthracene unit have been synthesized and characterized. Electrochemical study shows that they have high electron affinities. Photoluminescence of rr-P3HT is quenched in the presence of one of the polymers in the solid state, demonstrating the potential utility of this class of polymer as powerful n-type materials in organic photovoltaic devices.


Biocompatible Flavone-Based Fluorogenic Probes For Quick Wash-Free Mitochondria! Imaging In Living Cells, Bin Liu, Mickey Shah, Ge Zhang, Qin Liu, Yi Pang Sep 2015

Biocompatible Flavone-Based Fluorogenic Probes For Quick Wash-Free Mitochondria! Imaging In Living Cells, Bin Liu, Mickey Shah, Ge Zhang, Qin Liu, Yi Pang

Yi Pang

Mitochondria, vital organelles existing in almost all eukaryotic cells, play a crucial role in energy metabolism and apoptosis of aerobic organisms. In this work, we report two new flavone-based fluorescent probes, MC-Mito1 and MC-Mito2, for monitoring mitochondria in living cells. These two probes exhibit remarkably low toxicity, good cell permeability, and high specificity; these probes complement the existing library of mitochondrial imaging agents. The new dyes give nearly no background fluorescence, and their application does not require tedious postwashing after cell staining. The appreciable tolerance of MC-Mito2 encourages a broader range of biological applications for understanding the cell degeneration and …


Regioregular Poly(3-Alkanoylthiophene): Synthesis And Electrochemical, Photophysical, Charge Transport, And Photovoltaic Properties, Chao Wang, Felix Kim, Guoqiang Ren, Yongqian Xu, Yi Pang, Samson Jenekhe, Li Jia Sep 2015

Regioregular Poly(3-Alkanoylthiophene): Synthesis And Electrochemical, Photophysical, Charge Transport, And Photovoltaic Properties, Chao Wang, Felix Kim, Guoqiang Ren, Yongqian Xu, Yi Pang, Samson Jenekhe, Li Jia

Yi Pang

Head-to-tail regioregular poly(3-heptanoylthiophene) (PHOT) was synthesized by Ni-catalyzed polycondensation of the 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propanediol-protected Grignard monomer followed by deprotection. Cyclic voltammetric (CV) study demonstrates that the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) of PHOT are 0.5 eV lower in energy than those of the head-to-tail poly(3-hexylthiophene) (HT-P3HT). Their optical band gaps are essentially the same. Incomplete photoluminescence (PL) quenching was observed in thin films of the 1:1 blend of PHOT and HT-P3HT. PHOT displayed a glass transition at ∼269 °C and decomposed at ∼300 °C according to differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). Wide-angle X-ray …