个人简介

Ph.D., University of Birmingham ( UK ), 1996 Postdoctorate, University of Birmingham ( UK ), 1996–1997 Postdoctorate, University of California , Los Angeles, 1997–1999

研究领域

Luminescent probes, photochromic switches, quantum dots

Research within the Laboratory for Molecular Photonics is aimed at the identification of valuable strategies to manipulate molecules with photons and photons with molecules on the basis of absorption and emission processes. The ultimate goal of these fundamental studies is the development of new phenomena and innovative materials for possible applications in biomedical research and information technology. This experimental program demands the design and synthesis of inorganic nanoparticles, organic compounds and macromolecular constructs, their structural characterization and the investigation of their electrochemical, photochemical and photophysical properties. In this context, the Laboratory for Molecular Photonics has already developed mechanisms to: · perform logic operations with photochromic compounds; · sense analytes with chromogenic and luminescent assemblies of inorganic nanoparticles and organic compounds; · self-assemble films of electrochromic building blocks on metallic electrodes; · design photochromic compounds with fast switching speeds and excellent fatigue resistances. · activate the luminescence of biocompatible quantum dots with optical stimulations. Current research efforts are directed to the design of molecular strategies to overcome diffraction and permit the acquisition of fluorescence images with resolution at the nanometer level. These fundamental investigations can ultimately lead to valuable analytical tools for the visualization of biological samples at the nanoscale with far-field optics and, therefore, can have a significant impact on biomedical research. Specifically, the Laboratory for Molecular Photonics is in the process of developing experimental protocols to: · switch the emission of fluorescent probes under optical control.

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"Bimolecular Photoactivation of NBD Fluorescence": S. Shaban Ragab, S. Swaminathan, J. Garcia-Amorós, B. Captain and F. M. Raymo, New J. Chem. 2015, 39, doi:10.1039/C4NJ01983K "Plasmonic Acceleration of a Photochemical Replicator": E. R. Thapaliya, B. Captain and F. M. Raymo, Asian J. Org. Chem. 2015, 4, doi:10.1002/ajoc.201402211 "Autocatalytic Fluorescence Photoactivation": E. R. Thapaliya, S. Swaminathan, B. Captain and F. M. Raymo, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 13798–13804 "Plasmonic Activation of a Fluorescent Carbazole–Oxazine Switch": J. Garcia-Amorós, S. Swaminathan, S. Sortino, F. M. Raymo, Chem. Eur. J., 2014, 20, 10276–10284 "Intracellular Guest Exchange Between Dynamic Supramolecular Hosts": S. Swaminathan, C. Fowley, B. McCaughan, J. Cusido, J. F. Callan, F. M. Raymo, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 7907–7913 "Photoactivatable Anthracenes": E. R. Thapaliya, B. Captain, F. M. Raymo, J. Org. Chem. 2014, 79, 3973−3981 "On-the-Fly Decoding Luminescence Lifetimes in the Microsecond Region for Lanthanide-Encoded Suspension Arrays": Y. Lu, J. Lu, J. Zhao, J. Cusido, F. M. Raymo, J. Yuan, S. Yang, R. C. Leif, Y. Huo, J. A. Piper, J. P. Robinson, E. M. Goldys, D. Jin, Nat. Commun. 2014, 5, 3741-1–8 "Photoresponsive Polymer Nanocarriers with Multifunctional Cargo": S. Swaminathan, J. Garcia-Amorós, A. Fraix, N. Kandoth, S. Sortino, F. M. Raymo, Chem. Soc. Rev. 2014, 43, 4167–4178 "Saving Paper with Switchable Ink": J. Garcia-Amorós, S. Swaminathan, F. M. Raymo, Dyes Pigments 2014, 106, 71–73 "Strategies to Switch Fluorescence with Photochromic Oxazines": E. Deniz, J. Cusido, M. Tomasulo, M. Battal, I. Yildiz, M. Petriella, M. L. Bossi, S. Sortino, F. M. Raymo, Organic Synthesis and Molecular Engineering, Ed.: M. Brøndsted Nielsen, Wiley–VCH, Weinheim, 2014, 197–212 "Super-Resolution Imaging with Switchable Fluorophores Based on Oxazine Auxochromes": M. Petriella, E. Deniz, S. Swaminathan, M. J. Roberti, F. M. Raymo, M. L. Bossi, Photochem. Photobiol., 2013, 89, 1391–1398 "Activation of BODIPY Fluorescence by the Photoinduced Dealkylation of a Pyridinium Quencher ": S. Shaban Ragab, S. Swaminathan, J. D. Baker, F. M. Raymo, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2013, 15, 14851–14855 "Photoactivatable Synthetic Fluorophores": F. M. Raymo, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2013, 15, 14840–14850 "Fluorescence Photoactivation by Ligand Exchange around the Boron Center of a BODIPY Chromophore": S. Shaban Ragab, S. Swaminathan, E. Deniz, B. Captain, F. M. Raymo, Org. Lett., 2013, 15, 3153–3157 "Fluorescence Activation with Photochromic Auxochromes": F. M. Raymo, Isr. J. Chem., 2013, 53, 247–255 "Computational Insights on the Isomerization of Photochromic Oxazines": Raymo, F. M. J. Phys. Chem. A, 2012, 116, 11888–11895 "Photoinduced Fluorescence Activation and Nitric Oxide Release with Biocompatible Polymer Nanoparticles": E. Deniz, N. Kandoth, A. Fraix, V. Cardile, A. C. E. Graziano, D. Lo Furno, R. Gref, F. M. Raymo, S. Sortino, Chem. Eur. J., 2012, 18, 15782–15787 "Fluorescence Photoactivation by Intermolecular Proton Transfer": S. Swaminathan, M. Petriella, E. Deniz, J. Cusido, J. D. Baker, M. L. Bossi, F. M. Raymo, J. Phys. Chem. A, 2012, 116, 9928–9933 "Photoactivatable Fluorophores": F. M. Raymo, ISRN Phys. Chem. 2012, 619251-1–15 "Highly Luminescent Biocompatible Carbon Quantum Dots by Encapsulation with an Amphiphilic Polymer": C. Fowley, B. McCaughan, A. Devlin, I. Yildiz, F. M. Raymo, J. F. Callan, Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 9361–9363