<p>The shortwave infrared (SWIR) region is an ideal spectral window for next-generation bioimaging to harness improved penetration and reduced phototoxicity. SWIR spectral activity may also be accessed via supramolecular dye aggregation. Unfortunately, development of dye aggregation remains challenging. We propose a crystal-aided aggregate synthesis (CAASH) approach to introduce a layer of rationality for the development of J-aggregate and the successful development of a water-soluble SWIR JV-aggregate with a bisbenzannulated silicon rhodamine scaffold (ESi5). The resulting SWIR-aggregates exhibit excellent stabilities toward organic solvents, pH, sonication, photobleaching, thiols, and endogenous oxidative species. Notably, the aggregates have a high structure-dependent melting temperature of <i>ca</i>. 330-335 K. In fact, the heating/annealing process can be exploited to reduce aggregation disorder. The aggregates are biocompatible and have broad potential in in vivo fluorescence and photoacoustic imaging and more.</p>

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A stable and biocompatible shortwave infrared nanoribbon for dual-channel in vivo imaging

  • Cheng Yao,
  • Ruwei Wei,
  • Xiao Luo,
  • Jie Zhou,
  • Xiaodong Zhang,
  • Xicun Lu,
  • Yan Dong,
  • Ruofan Chu,
  • Yuxin Sun,
  • Yu Wang,
  • Wencheng Xia,
  • Dahui Qu,
  • Cong Liu,
  • Jun Ren,
  • Guangbo Ge,
  • Jinquan Chen,
  • Xuhong Qian,
  • Youjun Yang

摘要

The shortwave infrared (SWIR) region is an ideal spectral window for next-generation bioimaging to harness improved penetration and reduced phototoxicity. SWIR spectral activity may also be accessed via supramolecular dye aggregation. Unfortunately, development of dye aggregation remains challenging. We propose a crystal-aided aggregate synthesis (CAASH) approach to introduce a layer of rationality for the development of J-aggregate and the successful development of a water-soluble SWIR JV-aggregate with a bisbenzannulated silicon rhodamine scaffold (ESi5). The resulting SWIR-aggregates exhibit excellent stabilities toward organic solvents, pH, sonication, photobleaching, thiols, and endogenous oxidative species. Notably, the aggregates have a high structure-dependent melting temperature of ca. 330-335 K. In fact, the heating/annealing process can be exploited to reduce aggregation disorder. The aggregates are biocompatible and have broad potential in in vivo fluorescence and photoacoustic imaging and more.