Painting Supramolecular Polymers in Organic Solvents by Super-resolution Microscopy.

ABSTRACT: Despite the rapid development of complex functional supramolecular systems, visualization of these architectures under native conditions at high resolution has remained a challenging endeavor. Super-resolution microscopy was recently proposed as an effective tool to unveil one-dimensional nanoscale structures in aqueous media upon chemical functionalization with suitable fluorescent probes. Building upon our previous work, which enabled photoactivation localization microscopy in organic solvents, herein, we present the imaging of one-dimensional supramolecular polymers in their native environment by interface point accumulation for imaging in nanoscale topography (iPAINT). The noncovalent staining, typical of iPAINT, allows the investigation of supramolecular polymers' structure in situ wi

SUBMITTER: Adelizzi B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5968428 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature