Responsive fluorinated nanoemulsions for 19F magnetic resonance detection of cellular hypoxia

Rahul T. Kadakia, Da Xie, Hongyu Guo, Bailey Bouley, Meng Yu, Emily L. Que*

*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

12 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

We report two highly fluorinated Cu-based imaging agents, CuL1 and CuL2, for detecting cellular hypoxia as nanoemulsion formulations. Both complexes retained their initial quenched 19F MR signals due to paramagnetic Cu2+; however, both complexes displayed a large signal increase when the complex was reduced. DLS studies showed that the CuL1 nanoemulsion (NECuL1) had a hydrodiameter of approximately 100 nm and that it was stable for four weeks post-preparation. Hypoxic cells incubated with NECuL1 showed that 40% of the Cu2+ taken up was reduced in low oxygen environments.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)16419-16424
Number of pages6
JournalDalton Transactions
Volume49
Issue number45
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 7 Dec 2020
Externally publishedYes

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Responsive fluorinated nanoemulsions for 19F magnetic resonance detection of cellular hypoxia'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this