Phosphorescent Imaging of Living Cells Using a Cyclometalated Iridium(III) Complex

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Ma, Dik Lung ^a   Zhong, Hai Jing ^b   Fu, Wai Chung ^a   Chan, Daniel Shiu Hin ^a   Kwan, Hiu Yee ^a   Fong, Wang Fun ^a   Chung, Lai Hon ^c   Wong, Chun Yuen ^c   Leung, Chung Hang ^b  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b University of Macau   (Macao)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOMETALATED RIDIUM COMPLEX; IRIDIUM COMPLEX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELL STRAIN; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; ISOTOPE LABELING; MOLECULAR IMAGING; MOLECULAR PROBE; PHOSPHORESCENCE; STAINING;

EID: 84874008820     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0055751     Document Type: Article

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