biostudies-literatureBiswas ACouncil of Scientific and Industrial ResearchDepartment of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology5417-5425https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC6044964biostudies-literatureUnknown3(5)Manipulating gelation properties of the isomeric zinc-terpyridine complexes C-1 (nongelator) and C-2 (gelator) using three different luminescent dyes, viz., acridine yellow (AY), ethidium bromide (EB), and azido-boron dipyrromethene, have been described. Hybrid gels created by the combination of C-1, C-2, and above-mentioned dyes have been termed complex-luminogen mixed gels (CLMGs). Ensuing CLMGs have been thoroughly characterized by spectral, morphological, and rheological studies. Cytotoxicity measurements and imaging against breast cancer cell line MDA-MB-231 unveiled that three out of the five CLMGs can be effectively used for cell imaging. Interestingly, direct use of the metal-containing hybrid gels for live cell imaging which is a distinctive approach, has been successfully achieveACS omegaManipulating Metallogel Properties by Luminogens and Their Applications in Cell Imaging.PMC6044964SR/S1/IC-25/2011Chem.09/013(0335)/2010-EMR-IRana NKSingh RSPandey DSMukhopadhyay SBiswas AKumar AKoch BfalseManipulating Metallogel Properties by Luminogens and Their Applications in Cell Imaging.Manipulating gelation properties of the isomeric zinc-terpyridine complexes C-1 (nongelator) and C-2 (gelator) using three different luminescent dyes, viz., acridine yellow (AY), ethidium bromide (EB), and azido-boron dipyrromethene, have been described. Hybrid gels created by the combination of C-1, C-2, and above-mentioned dyes have been termed complex-luminogen mixed gels (CLMGs). Ensuing CLMGs have been thoroughly characterized by spectral, morphological, and rheological studies. Cytotoxicity measurements and imaging against breast cancer cell line MDA-MB-231 unveiled that three out of the five CLMGs can be effectively used for cell imaging. Interestingly, direct use of the metal-containing hybrid gels for live cell imaging which is a distinctive approach, has been successfully achieve2018-01-01T00:00:00Z2018 May2025-04-19T07:53:14.38Z2019-03-26T23:47:02ZS-EPMC60449643002391810.1021/acsomega.7b01837