A unique self-assembly-driven probe for sensing a lipid bilayer: ratiometric probing of vesicle to micelle transition

Gulyani, Akash and Dey, Nilanjan and Bhattacharya, Santanu (2018) A unique self-assembly-driven probe for sensing a lipid bilayer: ratiometric probing of vesicle to micelle transition. In: CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS, 54 (40). pp. 5122-5125.

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Abstract

An amphiphilic pyrene-terpyridine (Pytpy) probe forms novel, fluorescent nanoaggregates in phospholipid membranes. This unique membrane-driven self-assembly of Pytpy shows large Stokes shifts and long-lived fluorescent states and efficiently reports on vesicle-micelle transition through ratiometric changes. Strikingly, Pytpy can even distinguish between bilayer-like domains and more-dynamic micelle-like `rim' phases that co-exist in mixed assemblies (bicelles).

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
Publisher:	ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY, THOMAS GRAHAM HOUSE, SCIENCE PARK, MILTON RD, CAMBRIDGE CB4 0WF, CAMBS, ENGLAND
Additional Information:	Copy right for this article belong toROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY, THOMAS GRAHAM HOUSE, SCIENCE PARK, MILTON RD, CAMBRIDGE CB4 0WF, CAMBS, ENGLAND
Department/Centre:	Division of Chemical Sciences > Organic Chemistry
Date Deposited:	05 Jun 2018 15:47
Last Modified:	05 Jun 2018 15:47
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/59952

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