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- Title
Spatiotemporal Measurement of Osmotic Pressures by FRET Imaging.
- Authors
Zhang, Wenbo; Bertinetti, Luca; Blank, Kerstin G.; Dimova, Rumiana; Gao, Changyou; Schneck, Emanuel; Fratzl, Peter
- Abstract
Osmotic pressures (OPs) play essential roles in biological processes and numerous technological applications. However, the measurement of OP in situ with spatiotemporal resolution has not been achieved so far. Herein, we introduce a novel kind of OP sensor based on liposomes loaded with water‐soluble fluorescent dyes exhibiting resonance energy transfer (FRET). The liposomes experience volume changes in response to OP due to water outflux. The FRET efficiency depends on the average distance between the entrapped dyes and thus provides a direct measure of the OP surrounding each liposome. The sensors exhibit high sensitivity to OP in the biologically relevant range of 0–0.3 MPa in aqueous solutions of salt, small organic molecules, and macromolecules. With the help of FRET microscopy, we demonstrate the feasibility of spatiotemporal OP imaging, which can be a promising new tool to investigate phenomena involving OPs and their dynamics in biology and technology.
- Publication
Angewandte Chemie, 2021, Vol 133, Issue 12, p6562
- ISSN
0044-8249
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ange.202011983