Many of the key questions facing cellular biology concern the location and concentration of
chemical species, from signalling molecules to metabolites to exogenous toxins. Fluorescent …

Luminescence bioimaging offers a unique approach for visualizing morphological details of
tissues with subcellular resolution and has become a powerful tool for the manipulation and …

The recognition and sensing of biologically and environmentally important species has
emerged as a significant goal in the field of chemical sensors in recent years. 1Ā10 Several …

After a brief introduction on the main transduction mechanisms for metal ion detection by
fluorescence, this paper reviews ligand molecules containing fluorophores synthesized and …

Remarkably versatile chemistry of Bodipy dyes allows the design and straightforward
synthesis of multivalent-multitopic derivatives, which, with judicious selection of metal ion …

Mitochondria and lipid droplets (LDs) are organelles involved in intracellular lipid and
energy metabolism, and their complicated interplays are critical for maintaining cellular …

Chemists can now use molecules to mimic the concepts and equipment of mathematics and
computer science. Recently, there has been growth in the integration of logic gates onto tiny …

Cooperation between organelles is essential to maintain the normal operation of the cell. A
lipid droplet (LD), a dynamic organelle, is specialized in lipid storage and can interact …

1, 3, 5, 7-Tetramethyl-Bodipy derivatives undergo Knoevenagel-type condensations with
aromatic aldehydes to ultimately yield tetrastyryl-Bodipy derivatives. The resulting dyes …

Fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) strategy has been widely applied in
designing ratiometric probes for bioimaging applications. Unfortunately, for FRET systems …