BARC/PUB/2023/0376

 
 

pH tolerant metal ion controlled luminescence behaviour of supramolecular assembly and its application in bioimaging and supramolecular logic gate

 
     
 
Author(s)

Prasad, N.; Shelar, S.; Sayed, M.
(RPCD;ChD)

Source

Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2023. Vol. 369: Article no. 120834

ABSTRACT

Developing intelligent supramolecular assemblies endowed with highly tunable optical properties has been a challenge. Herein, we demonstrate pH tolerant metal ion controlled highly tunable optical properties of a fluorescence quenched supramolecular assembly composed of sulfated-β-cyclodextrin (SβCD) templated acridine orange (AO+) aggregates by using an external stimulus, aluminium (Al3+), a well-known neurotoxic metal ion. The addition of Al3+ ion to the AO+-SβCD complex provides a strong screening effect, resisting the electrostatic interaction between the AO+ and SβCD host, which triggers significant changes in the absorption and fluorescence characteristics of the AO+-SβCD complex along with a favorable fluorescence turn-On response. Additionally, the fluorescence On-Off-On switching of AO+ activated by SβCD and Al3+ ion was successfully utilised to construct an uncommon supramolecular-based two-input IMPLICATION logic gate. Finally, we could also monitor the fluorescence On-Off-On switching events of AO+ in more complex live MCF-7 cancer cells, suggesting the potential of the current system in real-time monitoring of in-vivo biosensing and drug delivery applications.

 
 
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