Luminescent Zn (II)-Based Nanoprobes: A Highly Symmetric Supramolecular Platform for Sensing of Biological Targets and Living Cell Imaging
Zinc (II) cation is an environmentally friendly metal, less expensive, easy to dispose of, and managed. Highly engineered symmetric systems can be built using zinc (II) atoms as the metal nodes of hybrid organic-inorganic supramolecular structures. In biological contexts, luminescent zinc-based nano...
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| author | Rosita Diana Lucia Sessa Simona Concilio Simona Concilio Stefano Piotto Stefano Piotto Barbara Panunzi |
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| description | Zinc (II) cation is an environmentally friendly metal, less expensive, easy to dispose of, and managed. Highly engineered symmetric systems can be built using zinc (II) atoms as the metal nodes of hybrid organic-inorganic supramolecular structures. In biological contexts, luminescent zinc-based nanoprobes are in growing demand. Specifically, they are currently employed to detect biologically and environmentally relevant analytes, in therapeutic drug delivery, and for bioimaging and diagnostic techniques monitoring aspects of cellular functions. This review will provide a systematic and consequential approach to zinc-based nanoprobes, including zinc-based MOFs and other zinc-based organized nanoparticles. A progression from detecting the biological target to the intracellular sensing/marking/carriage has been followed. A selection of significant cutting-edge articles collected in the last five years has been discussed, based on the structural pattern and sensing performance, with special notice to living cell bioimaging as the most targeted and desirable application. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2f5da439f11244dd8f736f3ec161febd2022-12-21T21:24:27ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Materials2296-80162021-10-01810.3389/fmats.2021.750247750247Luminescent Zn (II)-Based Nanoprobes: A Highly Symmetric Supramolecular Platform for Sensing of Biological Targets and Living Cell ImagingRosita Diana0Lucia Sessa1Simona Concilio2Simona Concilio3Stefano Piotto4Stefano Piotto5Barbara Panunzi6Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Portici, ItalyDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Fisciano, ItalyDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Fisciano, ItalyInterdepartmental Research Center for Biomaterials at the University of Salerno, Fisciano, ItalyDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Fisciano, ItalyInterdepartmental Research Center for Biomaterials at the University of Salerno, Fisciano, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Portici, ItalyZinc (II) cation is an environmentally friendly metal, less expensive, easy to dispose of, and managed. Highly engineered symmetric systems can be built using zinc (II) atoms as the metal nodes of hybrid organic-inorganic supramolecular structures. In biological contexts, luminescent zinc-based nanoprobes are in growing demand. Specifically, they are currently employed to detect biologically and environmentally relevant analytes, in therapeutic drug delivery, and for bioimaging and diagnostic techniques monitoring aspects of cellular functions. This review will provide a systematic and consequential approach to zinc-based nanoprobes, including zinc-based MOFs and other zinc-based organized nanoparticles. A progression from detecting the biological target to the intracellular sensing/marking/carriage has been followed. A selection of significant cutting-edge articles collected in the last five years has been discussed, based on the structural pattern and sensing performance, with special notice to living cell bioimaging as the most targeted and desirable application.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmats.2021.750247/fullzinc (II) ionfluorescencenanoprobessensingsupramolecular structures |
| spellingShingle | Rosita Diana Lucia Sessa Simona Concilio Simona Concilio Stefano Piotto Stefano Piotto Barbara Panunzi Luminescent Zn (II)-Based Nanoprobes: A Highly Symmetric Supramolecular Platform for Sensing of Biological Targets and Living Cell Imaging Frontiers in Materials zinc (II) ion fluorescence nanoprobes sensing supramolecular structures |
| title | Luminescent Zn (II)-Based Nanoprobes: A Highly Symmetric Supramolecular Platform for Sensing of Biological Targets and Living Cell Imaging |
| title_full | Luminescent Zn (II)-Based Nanoprobes: A Highly Symmetric Supramolecular Platform for Sensing of Biological Targets and Living Cell Imaging |
| title_fullStr | Luminescent Zn (II)-Based Nanoprobes: A Highly Symmetric Supramolecular Platform for Sensing of Biological Targets and Living Cell Imaging |
| title_full_unstemmed | Luminescent Zn (II)-Based Nanoprobes: A Highly Symmetric Supramolecular Platform for Sensing of Biological Targets and Living Cell Imaging |
| title_short | Luminescent Zn (II)-Based Nanoprobes: A Highly Symmetric Supramolecular Platform for Sensing of Biological Targets and Living Cell Imaging |
| title_sort | luminescent zn ii based nanoprobes a highly symmetric supramolecular platform for sensing of biological targets and living cell imaging |
| topic | zinc (II) ion fluorescence nanoprobes sensing supramolecular structures |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmats.2021.750247/full |
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