Electrochemiluminescence of [Ru(bpy)3]2+/tri-n-propylamine to visualize different lipid compositions in supported lipid membranes

Kaoru Hiramoto; Ayumi Hirano-Iwata; Kosuke Ino; Hitoshi Shiku

doi:10.1039/D4CC06245K

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Electrochemiluminescence of [Ru(bpy)₃]²⁺/tri-n-propylamine to visualize different lipid compositions in supported lipid membranes†

Kaoru Hiramoto,

*^ab Ayumi Hirano-Iwata,

^bc Kosuke Ino

^d and Hitoshi Shiku

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^a Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Tohoku University, 980-8578, Aramaki-aza-Aoba, Sendai, Japan
E-mail: kaoru.hiramoto.b4@tohoku.ac.jp

^b Research Institute of Electrical Communications, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

^c Advanced Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

^d School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

Abstract

We report the direct imaging of supported lipid membranes using electrochemiluminescence (ECL) of [Ru(bpy)₃]²⁺ and tri-n-propylamine (TPrA). Lipid membranes with different compositions exhibited inherent ECL emissions due to electrostatic interactions and altered permeability of the luminophores, demonstrating the promising use of ECL microscopy for lipid membrane studies.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D4CC06245K
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 24 Nov. 2024
Accepted: 31 Janv. 2025
First published: 02 Febr. 2025
This article is Open Access

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Chem. Commun., 2025, Advance Article

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Electrochemiluminescence of [Ru(bpy)₃]²⁺/tri-n-propylamine to visualize different lipid compositions in supported lipid membranes

K. Hiramoto, A. Hirano-Iwata, K. Ino and H. Shiku, Chem. Commun., 2025, Advance Article , DOI: 10.1039/D4CC06245K

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