Luminescent iridium (III) complexes exhibit high phosphorescence quantum yields and
photostability, good cell membrane permeability, rich and sensitive photophysical …

Highlights•Phosphorescence with long emission lifetimes and tunable emission spectra can
serve as a unique modality for bioimaging.•Cyclometalated Ir (III) complexes can be …

Phosphorescent Ir (III) complexes have attracted abundant attention in biomedical research
due to their wide ranging properties and organelle specific intracellular imaging. Various …

Two cationic iridium (III) complexes with bright green and red emissions were demonstrated
as phosphorescent dyes for living cell imaging. In particular, their exclusive staining in …

Luminescent metal complexes are increasingly being investigated as emissive probes and
sensors for cell imaging using what is traditionally termed fluorescence microscopy. The …

This paper presents synthesis and photophysical investigation of cyclometalated water-
soluble Pt (II) and Ir (III) complexes containing auxiliary sulfonated diphosphine (bis …

Many luminescent probes have been developed for intracellular imaging and sensing.
During cellular luminescence sensing, it is difficult to distinguish species generated inside …

A series of nine luminescent cyclometalated octahedral iridium (III) tris (2-phenylpyridine)
complexes has been synthesized, functionalized with three different amino acids (glycine …

Phosphorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (PLIM) combined with an oxygen (O2)-
sensitive luminescent probe allows for high-resolution O2 imaging of living tissues. Herein …

Phosphorescent heavy-metal complexes exhibit relatively long lifetimes and significant
Stokes shifts for easy separation of excitation and emission and could be used as promising …