Bünzli, Jean-CLaude G.2015-02-192015-02-192015-02-19201310.1098/rsfs.2013.0032https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/111069WOS:000330292600004Lanthanide bioprobes and bioconjugates are ideal luminescent stains in view of their low propensity to photobleaching, sharp emission lines and long excited state lifetimes permitting time-resolved detection for enhanced sensitivity. We show here how the interplay between physical, chemical and biochemical properties allied to microfluidics engineering leads to self-assembled dinuclear lanthanide luminescent probes illuminating live cells and selectively detecting biomarkers expressed by cancerous human breast cellsLanthanidesLuminescenceBioprobeEuropiumTerbiumTime-resolved luminescence microscopytext::journal::journal article::research article