The development of ruthenium (II) polypyridyl complexes and conjugates for in vitro cellular and in vivo applications

FE Poynton, SA Bright, S Blasco, DC Williams… - Chemical Society …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Ruthenium (II)[Ru (II)] polypyridyl complexes have been the focus of intense investigations
since work began exploring their supramolecular interactions with DNA. In recent years …

Chemical sensors based on metal–organic frameworks

FY Yi, D Chen, MK Wu, L Han, HL Jiang - ChemPlusChem, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) as chemical sensors have developed rapidly in recent
years. There have been many papers concerning this field and interest is still growing. The …

Shining new light on biological systems: luminescent transition metal complexes for bioimaging and biosensing applications

LCC Lee, KKW Lo - Chemical Reviews, 2024 - ACS Publications
Luminescence imaging is a powerful and versatile technique for investigating cell
physiology and pathology in living systems, making significant contributions to life science …

Dinuclear metal complexes: multifunctional properties and applications

G Li, D Zhu, X Wang, Z Su, MR Bryce - Chemical Society Reviews, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of metal complexes for optoelectronic applications is a fertile area of
research. In contrast to the rigorous development of mononuclear metal complexes …

An Eu 3+ post-functionalized nanosized metal–organic framework for cation exchange-based Fe 3+-sensing in an aqueous environment

Y Zhou, HH Chen, B Yan - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
A novel strategy was demonstrated to fabricate a luminescent lanthanide functionalized
MOF by encapsulating Eu3+ cations in the pores of MIL-53–COOH (Al) nanocrystals. The …

Two-photon luminescent metal complexes for bioimaging and cancer phototherapy

Y Chen, R Guan, C Zhang, J Huang, L Ji… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2016 - Elsevier
Possessing important advantages over conventional one-photon excited emission such as
great depth discrimination and reduced photo-damage, two-photon excited emission (TPE) …

Noncovalent ruthenium (II) complexes–single-walled carbon nanotube composites for bimodal photothermal and photodynamic therapy with near-infrared irradiation

P Zhang, H Huang, J Huang, H Chen… - … applied materials & …, 2015 - ACS Publications
To enhance the efficacy and optimize the treatment of cancers, the integration of multimodal
treatment strategies leading to synergistic effects is a promising approach. The coassembly …

Determination and imaging of small biomolecules and ions using ruthenium (II) complex-based chemosensors

M Wu, Z Zhang, J Yong, PM Schenk, D Tian… - Metal Ligand …, 2022 - Springer
Luminescence chemosensors are one of the most useful tools for the determination and
imaging of small biomolecules and ions in situ in real time. Based on the unique photo …

Recent developments on optical and electrochemical sensing of copper (II) ion based on transition metal complexes

A Ramdass, V Sathish, E Babu, M Velayudham… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Copper (II), Cu 2+, ion plays not only a fundamental role to sustain important
physiological processes in living organisms, but also an important environmental pollutant …

A ruthenium (II) complex-based lysosome-targetable multisignal chemosensor for in vivo detection of hypochlorous acid

L Cao, R Zhang, W Zhang, Z Du, C Liu, Z Ye, B Song… - Biomaterials, 2015 - Elsevier
Although considerable efforts have been made for the development of ruthenium (II)
complex-based chemosensors and bioimaging reagents, the multisignal chemosensor …