TitleA unique self-assembly-driven probe for sensing a lipid bilayer: ratiometric probing of vesicle to micelle transition
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2018
AuthorsGulyani A, Dey N, Bhattacharya S
JournalChem. Commun.
Volume54
Pagination5122-5125
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).

URLhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C8CC01635F
DOI10.1039/C8CC01635F