Visualization of Fluoride Ions In Vivo Using a Gadolinium(III)-Coumarin Complex-Based Fluorescence/MRI Dual-Modal Probe

A new Gadolinium(III)–coumarin complex, DO3A-Gd-CA, was designed and prepared as a dual-modal probe for simultaneous fluorescence and relaxivity responses to fluoride ions (F−) in aqueous media and mice. DO3A-Gd-CA was designed by using Gd(III) center as an MRI signal output unit and fluoride bindin...

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Main Authors: Yue Wang, Renfeng Song, Huan Feng, Ke Guo, Qingtao Meng, Haijun Chi, Run Zhang, Zhiqiang Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-12-01
Series:Sensors
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/16/12/2165