Er‐Based Luminescent Nanothermometer to Explore the Real‐Time Temperature of Cells under External Stimuli. Issue 14 (19th February 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wu, Na; Sun, Yishuo; Kong, Mengya; Lin, Xue; Cao, Cong; Li, Zhanxian; Feng, Wei; Li, Fuyou
• Is Part Of: Small. Volume 18:Issue 14(2022)
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• Publication Date: 2022-02-19
• Subjects: heat resistance -- intracellular temperatures -- luminescence -- nanothermometers -- real‐time monitoring; Nanotechnology -- Periodicals; Nanoparticles -- Periodicals; Microtechnology -- Periodicals; 620.5
• DOI: 10.1002/smll.202107963
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1613-6810

Abstract

Abstract: Temperature as a typical parameter, which influences the status of living creatures, is essential to life activities and indicates the initial cellular activities. In recent years, the rapid development of nanotechnology provides a new tool for studying temperature variation at the micro‐ or nano‐scales. In this study, an important phenomenon is observed at the cell level using luminescent probes to explore intracellular temperature changes, based on Yb‐Er doping nanoparticles with special upconversion readout mode and intensity ratio signals ( I 525 and I 545 ). Further optimization of this four‐layer core‐shell ratio nanothermometer endows it with remarkable characteristics: super photostability, sensitivity, and protection owing to the shell. Thus this kind of thermal probe has the property of anti‐interference to the complex chemical environment, responding exclusively to temperature, when it is used in liquid and cells to reflect external temperature changes at the nanoscale. The intracellular temperature of living RAW and CAOV3 cells are observed to have a resistance mechanism to external stimuli and approach a more favorable temperature, especially for CAOV3 cells with good heat resistance, with the intracellular temperature 4.8 °C higher than incubated medium under 5 °C environment, and 4.4 °C lower than the medium under 60 °C environment. Abstract : A four‐layer Er 3+ ‐based nanothermometer is designed with sufficient luminescence intensity and the anti‐interference ability, owing to the protection of an inert shell, to track the temperature differences in cells. A new phenomenon is observed that living RAW and CAOV3 cells can respond to external temperature changes at the nanoscale: a resistance mechanism to external stimuli and approach a more favorable temperature.