Using Congo red to report intracellular hydrogelation resulted from self-assembly of small molecules.
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This communication reports the use of Congo red to stain the nanofibers of self-assembled small molecules for assaying intracellular supramolecular hydrogels, which provides a convenient method to explore molecular self-assembly inside cells.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Chemical communications
دوره 40 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007