Lanthanide complexes bioprobes

Some examples are emphasized in the next chapter Lanthanides Luminescence Applications). The luminescence spectra of various lanthanide ions will be given and several applications using luminescent lanthanide complexes will be presented. Luminescent Bioprobes, some practical data and a case of study will be presented. The properties of a series of lanthanide complexes (i.e., with ligands that share a common architectme) will be expUcated both from a physicochemical and from a photophysical point of view. It will be demonstrated that these complexes are highly stable and present interesting photophysical properties, so that their application as bioprobe can be imdertaken. 

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The chromophore is directly coordinated to the lanthanide ion (see Figure 10a). Chromophores are thus designed to ensure an efficient positioning of the triplet energy, which would allow the photosensitization of the lanthanide ion, and enclose adequate coordination sites to guarantee a stable complexation of the cation. For further details, Lanthanides Luminescence Applications and Luminescent Bioprobes. 

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