title: Aggregation-induced emission of a novel conjugated phosphonium salt and its application in mitochondrial imaging.
abstract: A new conjugated phosphonium salt TPP was synthesized readily from phosphine-triggered ring-opening of 2,4,5-triphenylpyrylium salt. In aqueous solution, it exhibited interesting AIEE properties and self-assembled into fluorescent nanoparticles, which can be used as a fluorescence probe to image mitochondria in cells.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, No. 2 Ling Gong Road, High Technology Zone, Dalian 116024, PR China.
authors.forename: Wen-dan
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Da-wei
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Wei-tao
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Gong
authors.forename: Yuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Gui-ling
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Ning
mesh_terms: D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000032:analysis*; D057809:HEK293 Cells; D006801:Humans; D018613:Microscopy, Confocal; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000032:analysis* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010720:Phosphines / Q000032:analysis*; D012492:Salts / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D010720:Phosphines; D012492:Salts