Eu(III), Tb(III) complexes with novel ligands containing pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid unit: Synthesis, characterization, fluorescence properties and application in biological imaging

Improvement in fingerprint detection using Tb(III)-dipicolinic acid complex doped nanobeads and time resolved imaging

“…The combination of water content, elemental analysis, terbium content, MS analysis and IR demonstrates that the complex was successfully synthesised. Figure 6 shows the emission profile of Na3[Tb(DPA)3]·9H2O which shows the same signals as in the literature [15,28]. This additional information proves that the complex was successfully formed and has the expected optical behaviour and therefore the complex can now be incorporated into the silica nanobeads.…”

Progress with, and prospects for, metal complexes in cell imaging

“…3) although this work is at too early a stage to allow any general rules regarding patterns of uptake, localisation of toxicity to be deduced. Previous studies of the cytotoxicity of zirconocenes, 16 and the existence of a long-lived PET-active isotope 89 Zr 17 suggest potential for bimodal imaging or combined imaging and therapy with this group.…”

“…36. 89 A comparison between the luminescence intensity showed the influence of the para substituent of the ligand. The luminescence intensity trend found was -N(Ph) 2 > -N(CH 3 ) 2 > OCH 3 .…”

Synthesis, crystal structure, and quantum mechanical studies regarding a new metal–organic complex based on Cd (II)

“…H 2 dipic is one of the most suitable organic ligands with a recognized biological function for modeling potential pharmacologically active compounds due to the low toxicity, water-soluble, amphiphilic nature, and diverse biological activities [7,10,11]. On the other hand, carboxylic acids can adopt varied coordination modes such as bridging or chelating ligands, monodentate and multidentate, which could provide many coordination motifs to form discrete or in nite inorganic complexes [12]. 1,10-Phenanthroline (phen) has been used as a secondary ligand in the present work.…”