Molecular probes for two-photon excited fluorescence and second harmonic generation imaging of biological membranes

Laurent Porres; Olivier Mongin; Bharath K. G. Bhatthula; Mireille H. Blanchard-Desce; Lionel Ventelon; Laurent Moreaux; T. Pons; Jerome Mertz

doi:10.1117/12.451378

1 November 2002 Molecular probes for two-photon excited fluorescence and second harmonic generation imaging of biological membranes

Laurent Porres, Olivier Mongin, Bharath K. G. Bhatthula, Mireille H. Blanchard-Desce, Lionel Ventelon, Laurent Moreaux, T. Pons, Jerome Mertz

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Proceedings Volume 4812, Nonlinear Spectroscopy; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.451378
Event: International Symposium on Optical Science and Technology, 2002, Seattle, WA, United States

Abstract

Novel microscopies based on nonlinear optical (NLO) phenomena are attracting increasing interest in the biology community owing to their potentialities in the area of real-time, non-damaging imaging of biological systems. In particular, second-harmonic generation (SHG) and two-photon excited fluorescence (TPEF) are NLO phenomena that scale with excitation intensity squared, and thus give rise to an intrinsic 3-dimensional resolution when used in microscopic imaging. In this perspective, we have implemented a molecular engineering approach toward NLO-probes specifically designed for SHG and/or TPEF imaging of cellular membranes. We have designed nanoscale rod-like fluorophores showing very large TPEF cross-sections in the visible red, outperforming standard fluorophores such as fluorescein by up to two orders of magnitude. Bolaamphiphilic derivatives combining high TPEF cross-sections and affinity for cellular membranes were prepared. Their incorporation into model or cell membranes can be monitored by TPEF microscopy. Amphiphilic push-pull chromophores showing both high TPA and SHG cross-sections in the near-IR region were designed as NLO-probes for imaging of biological membranes by simultaneous SHG and TPEF microscopy. These NLO-phores offer intriguing potentialities for imaging of fundamental biological processes such as adhesion, fusion or for reporting of membrane electrical potentials.

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Laurent Porres, Olivier Mongin, Bharath K. G. Bhatthula, Mireille H. Blanchard-Desce, Lionel Ventelon, Laurent Moreaux, T. Pons, and Jerome Mertz "Molecular probes for two-photon excited fluorescence and second harmonic generation imaging of biological membranes", Proc. SPIE 4812, Nonlinear Spectroscopy, (1 November 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.451378

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