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Interactions of nitroxide radicals with dendrimer-entrapped Au<sub>8</sub>-clusters: a fluorescent nanosensor for intracellular imaging of ascorbic acid

Ching‐Ping Liu, Te‐Haw Wu, Chia‐Yeh Liu, Hsien‐Jen Cheng, Shu‐Yi Lin

Journal of Materials Chemistry B · 2014 · 31 citations · 45 references

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Abstract

The fluorescence of the dendrimer-entrapped Au<sub>8</sub>-cluster is quenched by the paramagnetic nitroxide radical and then restored by AA, which can be applied for intracellular imaging of AA in living cells.

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