Dyes and PigmentsPub Date : 2024-12-24DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2024.112618
Jinting Shang , Lufang Su , Liping Li , Xin Yu , Yan Yang , Chen Wang , Jingran Wang , Xuannan Zhang , Yuran Gui , Wei Liu , Yiyuan Xia , Xiji Shu , Yibin Zhang
{"title":"A novel xanthene-based NIR fluorescent probe for the high-sensitivity detection of UO₂2⁺ in the blood from mice eyeballs","authors":"Jinting Shang , Lufang Su , Liping Li , Xin Yu , Yan Yang , Chen Wang , Jingran Wang , Xuannan Zhang , Yuran Gui , Wei Liu , Yiyuan Xia , Xiji Shu , Yibin Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.dyepig.2024.112618","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.dyepig.2024.112618","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The radiotoxicity and chemical toxicity of UO₂<sup>2</sup>⁺ pose a long-term threat to ecosystems and human health through bioaccumulation and biomagnification. Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop highly sensitive and selective detection methods for UO₂<sup>2</sup>⁺. Here, we developed a near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent probe <strong>RU</strong>, built on a xanthene core structure. Upon binding with UO₂<sup>2</sup>⁺, <strong>RU</strong> undergoes ring-opening, triggering fluorescence turn on. <strong>RU</strong> exhibited high selectivity, sensitivity, and rapid response toward UO₂<sup>2</sup>⁺. Besides, we have successfully employed <strong>RU</strong> to visualize UO₂<sup>2</sup>⁺ in the blood of mice's eyeballs for the first time, providing a valuable method to investigate its biological behavior and toxicity in living system.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":302,"journal":{"name":"Dyes and Pigments","volume":"235 ","pages":"Article 112618"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143135218","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dyes and PigmentsPub Date : 2024-12-24DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2024.112615
Ting Qi , Shuai Guo , Dongjiao Wang , Linkuo Li , Yanwei Liu , Yunqi Liu
{"title":"Double helix-like assembly of axially chiral 3,3′-Bi(benzo[b]thiophene-S,S-dioxide) Derivative in crystals and circularly polarized luminescence","authors":"Ting Qi , Shuai Guo , Dongjiao Wang , Linkuo Li , Yanwei Liu , Yunqi Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.dyepig.2024.112615","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.dyepig.2024.112615","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The assembly behavior and the development in circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) materials of axially chiral molecules have become an attractive research topic in material chemistry. This study reports the facile syntheses of 3,3′-bibenzo[<em>b</em>]thiophene and its thienyl-<em>S</em>,<em>S</em>-dioxidized derivatives modified with <em>N</em>-phenylcarbazole and triphenylamine, respectively. The obtained four compounds display blue-to-red luminescence with large Stokes shifts. Single-crystal structure analysis showed the first example of a double helix-like assembly of axially chiral molecules for triphenylamine-modified bis-<em>S</em>,<em>S</em>-dioxide (<em>rac</em>)-<strong>DBTOTPA</strong>. <strong>DBTOTPA</strong> also exhibited excellent optical properties, with the maximum quantum yield (<em>Φ</em><sub>PL</sub>) reaching 50 % in solution, which could be attributed to the enhanced intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) interactions due to the synergistic action of sulfur oxidation and triphenylamine donor. 1 % <strong>DBTOTPA</strong>-doped PMMA film also showed a quite high <em>Φ</em><sub>PL</sub> value up to 97 %. The (<em>P</em>)- and (<em>M</em>)-enantiomers of <strong>DBTOTPA</strong> exhibited remarkable orange and deep-red CPL performance in toluene/PMMA film and neat film, respectively, with the luminescence dissymmetry factor (|<em>g</em><sub>lum</sub>|) of over 1 × 10<sup>−3</sup>. This work opens a new avenue for designing and synthesizing novel organic CPL emitters with new assembly forms and intensively chiroptical activities.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":302,"journal":{"name":"Dyes and Pigments","volume":"235 ","pages":"Article 112615"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143135402","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dyes and PigmentsPub Date : 2024-12-21DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2024.112613
Jie Xie , Gang Song , Fengting Lv
{"title":"One-step synthesis of novel phaeosphaerin derivatives for photocytotoxicity","authors":"Jie Xie , Gang Song , Fengting Lv","doi":"10.1016/j.dyepig.2024.112613","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.dyepig.2024.112613","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Natural products have good potential in the photodynamic therapy (PDT) of clinical diseases such as cancer. As a photosensitizer with excellent properties, natural hypocrellins have attracted more and more attention. In this work, a novel one-step strategy for efficient synthesis of three phaeosphaerin derivatives (PHDs) based on natural hypocrellins has been reported. Single crystal structure analysis results indicate all PHDs retained the key structural skeleton of perylenequinone except that the twisted seven-membered side ring is altered by a planar five-membered ring. PHDs exhibit strong singlet oxygen generation ability (PH446 up to 100 %). The prepared PH446 nanoparticle is highly biocompatible without irradiation and can generate abundant reactive oxygen species in HeLa cells after 20-min white light irradiation, which cause more than 90 % cell death. Therefore, this synthesis strategy demonstrates a new perspective on the development of new generation of perylenequinones for photodynamic therapy agents.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":302,"journal":{"name":"Dyes and Pigments","volume":"235 ","pages":"Article 112613"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143134940","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dyes and PigmentsPub Date : 2024-12-21DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2024.112612
Nicolas Mast, Ludmilla Verrieux, William Erb, Nicolas Richy, Olivier Mongin, Jean Pierre Hurvois, Thierry Roisnel, Arnaud Fihey, Boris Le Guennic, Florence Mongin
{"title":"Indole-, benzofuran- and benzothiophene-containing analogues of ceramidonines and fused 3,9-diazaperylenes: Synthesis and physicochemical properties of these new polycyclic azaarenes","authors":"Nicolas Mast, Ludmilla Verrieux, William Erb, Nicolas Richy, Olivier Mongin, Jean Pierre Hurvois, Thierry Roisnel, Arnaud Fihey, Boris Le Guennic, Florence Mongin","doi":"10.1016/j.dyepig.2024.112612","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.dyepig.2024.112612","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Ceramidonine analogues and fused 3,9-diazaperylenes were synthesised from aminoanthraquinones and 2-iodinated heteroaromatics by a copper-promoted <em>N</em>-arylation-cyclisation sequence. Their photophysical properties, determined experimentally and analysed through computation, revealed either efficient photosensitisers or fluorescent compounds, respectively.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":302,"journal":{"name":"Dyes and Pigments","volume":"235 ","pages":"Article 112612"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143135219","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dyes and PigmentsPub Date : 2024-12-21DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2024.112610
MeiTing Luo , JiangXue Pei , BoHua Zhang , ZhiQiang Wang , Yi Chen , QingYu Jia , XiPing Lei , Zhaoxin Wu , XinWen Zhang , DongDong Wang
{"title":"Benzo[b]furan-based host materials for blue fluorescent emitter to achieve an external quantum efficiency of 6.6 % in organic light-emitting device","authors":"MeiTing Luo , JiangXue Pei , BoHua Zhang , ZhiQiang Wang , Yi Chen , QingYu Jia , XiPing Lei , Zhaoxin Wu , XinWen Zhang , DongDong Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.dyepig.2024.112610","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.dyepig.2024.112610","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Recently, much research effort has been devoted to design emitter molecules with high horizontal dipole ratios to enhance optical coupling output efficiency of organic light-emitting devices (OLEDs), while less attention focused on designing host material to endow it with favorable horizontal dipole orientation. Five host materials <strong>dBF-Ph</strong>, <strong>4</strong><strong>dB</strong><strong>F-Cz</strong>, <strong>dBF-dCz</strong>, <strong>3</strong><strong>dB</strong><strong>F-Cz</strong> and <strong>tBF-Ph</strong> have been developed for blue emitters employing benzo [<em>b</em>]furan as key constructing unit. The benzo [<em>b</em>]furan could endow the resulting host materials with bipolar charge transport characteristics, high singlet and triplet energy level due to its electron-withdrawing property and small conjugate length. When using our developed <strong>2356fTPA-BF</strong> as blue fluorescent emitter (λ<sub>em</sub> = 446 nm, Φ<sub>PL</sub> = 98 %), the host materials <strong>3</strong><strong>dB</strong><strong>F-Cz</strong> could adjust horizontal dipole ratios of blue emitter to be as high as 96 %. This enables blue fluorescent OLED to achieve an external quantum efficiency of 6.6 % and current efficiency of 5.9 cd A<sup>−1</sup>, respectively. This research highlights the important role of the host molecular design for improving molecular horizontal dipole orientation, as well as promising potential of benzofuran as important building unit for realizing bipolar host materials.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":302,"journal":{"name":"Dyes and Pigments","volume":"235 ","pages":"Article 112610"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143135411","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dyes and PigmentsPub Date : 2024-12-19DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2024.112611
Xiaona Zhai , Song Yang , Shuai Wang , Pengcheng Wang , Debin Ji
{"title":"Hair dyeing based on DNAzyme-catalyzed oxidation of dopamine and natural pigments","authors":"Xiaona Zhai , Song Yang , Shuai Wang , Pengcheng Wang , Debin Ji","doi":"10.1016/j.dyepig.2024.112611","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.dyepig.2024.112611","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>DNAzymes have gained various applications in scientific fields, but their practical uses in everyday life are still being investigated. Hair dyeing, a popular cosmetic practice, still poses potential health risks, owing to the toxicity of commercial hair dyes. In this study, we assessed the feasibility of DNAzyme-catalyzed hair dyeing using natural pigments. We found that DNAzymes of peroxidase activity can expedite dopamine polymerization, resulting in the black coloration of human hair in around half an hour. This process can be achieved by using the milder Tris buffer to substitute the NH<sub>4</sub>OH with 0.1 mM H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>. In addition, these DNAzymes can catalyze the polymerization of other natural pigments. Thus, our mild and rapid hair dyeing approach has the potential to substitute traditional harsh hair dyeing conditions and also provides new insights into the field of DNAzyme applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":302,"journal":{"name":"Dyes and Pigments","volume":"235 ","pages":"Article 112611"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143135410","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dyes and PigmentsPub Date : 2024-12-18DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2024.112608
Petra Maleš, Zlatko Brkljača , Tomislav Portada, Danijela Bakarić, Ivo Crnolatac
{"title":"9,10-Diphenylanthracene based fluorescent probes as reporters of lipid membrane phase transitions","authors":"Petra Maleš, Zlatko Brkljača , Tomislav Portada, Danijela Bakarić, Ivo Crnolatac","doi":"10.1016/j.dyepig.2024.112608","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.dyepig.2024.112608","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The two fluorescent probes 2-(2-bromoethoxy)-9,10-diphenylanthracene and 9,10-diphenylanthracene were evaluated for their suitability to report temperature-induced phase transitions in phospholipid formulations. Multilamellar liposomes were formed from two different lipids, 1,2-dipalmitoyl-<em>sn</em>-glycero-3-phosphocholine and 1,2-dipalmitoyl-<em>sn</em>-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine and the probes were embedded in the bilayers. The fluorescence spectra of the embedded probes were collected over the temperature range of the lipid phase transitions. The transition temperatures were determined by differential scanning calorimetry and temperature-dependent fluorescence spectroscopy. The fluorescence lifetimes of the emitting species were calculated by time-resolved fluorescent spectroscopy in gel and fluid phases. The molecular dynamics simulations were employed to describe the impact of the probe positioning within the bilayer on their emitting properties. The probes did not significantly impact the physicochemical characteristics of the vesicles. Both probes can report on main lipid phase transitions in the two types of liposomes. However, upon transition from gel to fluid phase, the emitting species show longer-lived fluorescence.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":302,"journal":{"name":"Dyes and Pigments","volume":"235 ","pages":"Article 112608"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143135404","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dyes and PigmentsPub Date : 2024-12-17DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2024.112605
Ning Li , Haina Qi , Ping Wu , Chen Liang , Shoufeng Zhang , Junjian Zhang , Zhenqi Ma , Yixiao Li , Xiangting Dong
{"title":"Facile synthesis and multicolor up-conversion luminescence of BaF2:Yb3+, Ho3+ nano-fibers","authors":"Ning Li , Haina Qi , Ping Wu , Chen Liang , Shoufeng Zhang , Junjian Zhang , Zhenqi Ma , Yixiao Li , Xiangting Dong","doi":"10.1016/j.dyepig.2024.112605","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.dyepig.2024.112605","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In order to enrich the morphology of alkaline earth metal fluoride family, BaF<sub>2</sub>:Yb<sup>3+</sup>, Ho<sup>3+</sup> nano-fibers are innovatively designed and constructed by applying single-axis electrospinning combined with twi-crucible fluorination technology without applying protective gas. All specimens display obvious fiber-like morphology and exhibit excellent up-conversion luminescence (UCL) performance. The higher emission peak of BaF<sub>2</sub>:Yb<sup>3+</sup>, Ho<sup>3+</sup> nano-fibers at 544 nm is attributed to <sup>5</sup>S<sub>2</sub>/<sup>2</sup>F<sub>4</sub>→<sup>5</sup>I<sub>8</sub> and the lower peak at 656 nm comes from <sup>5</sup>F<sub>5</sub>→<sup>5</sup>I<sub>8</sub> when excited with 980 nm laser excitation. It is found that the luminescent colors of all the specimens fall within the green-light zone via controlling the concentration of Ho<sup>3+</sup> ions. The correlated color temperature range of the BaF<sub>2</sub>:Yb<sup>3+</sup>, Ho<sup>3+</sup> nano-fibers is 6514–6574 K. More notably, all specimens exhibit high color purity (the highest color purity can reach 99.8 %). In summary, we designed and prepared BaF<sub>2</sub>:Yb<sup>3+</sup>, Ho<sup>3+</sup> nano-fibers by applying single-axis electrospinning combined with twi-crucible fluorination technology. The luminescence mechanism and formational mechanism of BaF<sub>2</sub>:Yb<sup>3+</sup>, Ho<sup>3+</sup> nano-fibers are systematically studied, and the fabrication technique is founded. These new findings are helpful for the design and preparation of novel alkaline earth metal fluoride-based one-dimensional luminescent nanomaterials. The prepared BaF<sub>2</sub>:Yb<sup>3+</sup>, Ho<sup>3+</sup> nano-fibers have promising applications in fields such as dynamic colorful display, biological imaging, sensing, optical probes and catalysis.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":302,"journal":{"name":"Dyes and Pigments","volume":"235 ","pages":"Article 112605"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143135413","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dyes and PigmentsPub Date : 2024-12-17DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2024.112607
Seungho Baek, Ho Seok Heo, Seungmin Han, Kangtaek Lee
{"title":"Highly stable and flexible quantum dot/polyimide nanocomposite film for display applications","authors":"Seungho Baek, Ho Seok Heo, Seungmin Han, Kangtaek Lee","doi":"10.1016/j.dyepig.2024.112607","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.dyepig.2024.112607","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We present the development of flexible quantum dot (QD)/hydrothermal polyimide (HPI) films with high stability and mechanical performance for display applications. This was achieved by acrylation of both the QDs and HPI, followed by UV curing, which effectively minimized QD aggregation in the films while preserving excellent fluorescence properties. Optimizing the QD content resulted in a quantum efficiency of 57.4 % and a color-conversion efficiency of 45.3 %. Mechanical tests demonstrated that the QD/HPI films exhibited exceptional durability, maintaining their fluorescence even after 10,000 cycles of bending, torsion, and folding. Furthermore, the films displayed excellent stability against heat and humidity, retaining their fluorescence after 30 days of exposure to high temperature and humidity (85 °C/85 % relative humidity). These films were successfully utilized as color conversion layers in the fabrication of flexible white light-emitting diode devices.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":302,"journal":{"name":"Dyes and Pigments","volume":"235 ","pages":"Article 112607"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143135390","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dyes and PigmentsPub Date : 2024-12-17DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2024.112599
Xiao Wang, Ziwei Huang, Chunhong Sui, Mengran Xu, Xin Sun
{"title":"Advances in small-molecule fluorescent probes for cellular senescence diagnosis and therapy: A review","authors":"Xiao Wang, Ziwei Huang, Chunhong Sui, Mengran Xu, Xin Sun","doi":"10.1016/j.dyepig.2024.112599","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.dyepig.2024.112599","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Cellular senescence is not only a key component of the natural aging process driven by multiple factors but is also closely linked to the development of age-related diseases such as Alzheimer's, cardiovascular diseases, and cancer. Investigating the application of small-molecule fluorescent probes for non-invasive monitoring and treatment of senescence-related diseases holds significant potential. Accurate detection of senescence biomarkers using these probes offers promising opportunities for early diagnosis. Thoughtful design of these probes with therapeutic capabilities may provide new strategies for disease intervention, potentially slowing the senescence process and addressing the challenges posed by a senescence population. In this review, we highlight recent advancements in the use of small-molecule fluorescent probes for detecting senescence biomarkers and exploring therapeutic strategies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":302,"journal":{"name":"Dyes and Pigments","volume":"235 ","pages":"Article 112599"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143135213","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}