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Müller, M.* ; Liu, N. ; Gujrati, V. ; Valavalkar, A.* ; Hartmann, S.* ; Anzenhofer,P. ; Klemm, U. ; Telek, A.* ; Dietzek-Ivanšić, B.* ; Hartschuh, A.* ; Ntziachristos, V. ; Thorn-Seshold, O.*

Merged molecular switches excel as optoacoustic dyes: Azobenzene-cyanines are loud and photostable NIR imaging agents.

Angew. Chem.-Int. Edit.:e202405636 (2024)
Verlagsversion DOI PMC
Open Access Gold (Paid Option)
Creative Commons Lizenzvertrag
Optoacoustic (or photoacoustic) imaging promises micron-resolution noninvasive bioimaging with much deeper penetration (>cm) than fluorescence. However, optoacoustic imaging of enzyme activity would require loud, photostable, NIR-absorbing molecular contrast agents: which remain unknown. Most organic molecular contrast agents are repurposed fluorophores, with severe shortcomings of photoinstability or phototoxicity under optoacoustic imaging, as consequences of their slow S1→S0 electronic relaxation. We now report that known fluorophores can be rationally modified to reach ultrafast S1→S0 rates, without much extra molecular complexity, simply by merging them with molecular switches. Here, we merge azobenzene switches to cyanine dyes to give ultrafast relaxation (<10 ps, >100-fold faster). Without even adapting instrument settings, these azohemicyanines display outstanding improvements in signal longevity (>1000-fold increase of photostability) and signal loudness (here: >3-fold even at time zero). We show why this simple but unexplored design strategy can still offer stronger performance in the future, and can also increase the spatial resolution and the quantitative linearity of photoacoustic response over extended longitudinal imaging. By bringing the world of molecular switches and rotors to bear on problems facing optoacoustic agents, this practical strategy will help to unleash the full potential of optoacoustic imaging in fundamental studies and translational uses.
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Publikationstyp Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
Korrespondenzautor
Schlagwörter Azobenzenes ; Fluorescence Quenchers ; Optoacoustics ; Photoacoustics ; Photoswitches; Optical-properties; Contrast Agents; Design; Tomography; Therapy; Light
ISSN (print) / ISBN 1433-7851
e-ISSN 1521-3773
Zeitschrift Angewandte Chemie - Internationale Edition
Quellenangaben Band: , Heft: , Seiten: , Artikelnummer: e202405636 Supplement: ,
Verlag Wiley
Verlagsort Weinheim
Nichtpatentliteratur Publikationen
Begutachtungsstatus Peer reviewed
Institut(e) Institute of Biological and Medical Imaging (IBMI)
Förderungen Projekt DEAL
Joachim Herz Foundation
German Research Foundation (DFG)
Boehringer Ingelheim Stiftung