19F magnetic resonance (MR) based detection coupled with well‐designed inorganic systems shows promise in biological investigations. Two proof‐of‐concept inorganic probes that exploit a novel mechanism for19F MR sensing based on converting from low‐spin (
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- Award ID(s):
- 1956323
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10471078
- Publisher / Repository:
- American Chemical Society
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Langmuir
- Volume:
- 39
- Issue:
- 22
- ISSN:
- 0743-7463
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 7811 to 7819
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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