An adhesive 19F MRI chemical probe allows signal off-to-on-type molecular sensing in a biological environment†
Abstract
We report a new strategy for designing a signal off-to-on-type 19F MRI chemical probe that operates in biological environments. The present strategy is based on the control of adherence of a 19F MRI chemical probe to certain blood proteins, accompanied by a change in transverse relaxation time of 19F nuclei.