A Dual-Mode Near-Infrared Optical and Photoacoustic Imaging Agent Based on a Low Energy Absorbing Ytterbium Complex
Résumé
Near-infrared (NIR) luminescence and photoacoustic (PA) imaging have attracted an increasing attention for the real-time monitoring of biological samples due to high sensitivity, resolution and pronounced signal detection depth, respectively. For improved contrast, both techniques require imaging agents possessing high absorption in the red-NIR range. Herein, we took advantage of a ternary complex formed with the anionic ytterbium(III) tetrakis(2-thenoyltrifluoroacetonate) ([Yb(tta)4]-) and the cationic NIR-absorbing chromophore, 1,1′-diethyl-2,2′-dicarbocyanine (Cy+) to evaluate its potential to act as a dual-mode NIR luminescence and PA imaging agent. We demonstrated that, upon excitation with red-NIR light, Cy[Yb(tta)4] encapsulated into polystyrene nanoparticles is able to generate both NIR Yb3+ emission and PA signal in an imaging experiment performed in a tissue-mimicking phantom.
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