학술논문

Tracking Fluorescent Polyoxometalates within Cells.
Document Type
Article
Source
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry. 12/13/2018, Vol. 2018 Issue 46, p4955-4961. 7p.
Subject
*POLYOXOMETALATES
*CONFOCAL fluorescence microscopy
*NANOSTRUCTURES
*CELL membranes
*COORDINATION compounds
Language
ISSN
1434-1948
Abstract
Novel organic‐inorganic polyoxometalates (POMs) decorated with covalent fluorescent tags have been designed for cell internalization. Their localization within model HEK cells is readily accomplished by confocal fluorescence microscopy. While cell internalization is dictated by the formation of the amphiphilic POM‐based nanostructures, their cytoplasmic‐nuclear trafficking appears to be regulated by a subtle interplay of the organic‐inorganic domains of the nanoassemblies which, in turn, impacts their dynamic behavior and capability to interact with cell membranes. Polyoxometalates with appended fluorescent tags form nanoparticles that can internalize into cells, with a localization depending on their composition. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]