title: Using Congo red to report intracellular hydrogelation resulted from self-assembly of small molecules.
abstract: This communication reports the use of Congo red to stain the nanofibers of self-assembled small molecules for assaying intracellular supramolecular hydrogels, which provides a convenient method to explore molecular self-assembly inside cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: Gaolin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Keming
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Lihua
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Ling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kuang
authors.forename: Zhimou
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Bing
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D003224:Congo Red / Q000032:analysis*; D004926:Escherichia coli; D006801:Humans; D020100:Hydrogels / Q000737:chemistry*; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000737:chemistry*; D042541:Intracellular Space / Q000737:chemistry*; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D015394:Molecular Structure
chemical_list: D020100:Hydrogels; D003224:Congo Red; D006859:Hydrogen