title: Iridium doped silica-PEG nanoparticles: enabling electrochemiluminescence of neutral complexes in aqueous media.
abstract: We report for the first time the stable electrochemiluminescence of a completely insoluble neutral Ir(III) complex in aqueous media. The strategy adopted is the encapsulation of emitting dye into silica-PEG nanoparticles. This nanoassembly by limiting water and oxygen quenching and allowing solubilization makes the electrogeneration of the excited state feasible under typical bioassay conditions.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Chimica G. Ciamician, Universita di Bologna, Via Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy. simone.zanarini@unibo.it
authors.forename: Simone
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zanarini
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rampazzo
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bonacchi
authors.forename: Riccardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Juris
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marcaccio
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Montalti
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Paolucci
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Prodi