Abstract
Patch work: Through attachment of chromatic polydiacetylene (PDA) nanopatches onto the plasma membrane, real-time visualization of surface processes in living cells is possible (see picture; scale bar: 10 μm). The membrane-incorporated polymer patches did not adversely affect cell vitality for several hours and responded to structural perturbations of the plasma membrane both through induction of fluorescence as well as by undergoing blue-red color changes.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1092-1096 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
Volume | 44 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 4 Feb 2005 |
Keywords
- Cell imaging
- Fluorescent probes
- Membrane processes
- Scanning probe microscopy
- Vesicles
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- General Chemistry