# BODIPY-Based Nanomaterials--Sensing and Biomedical Applications
## 3 Conclusions
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**BODIPY Core** & **Metallic Nanoparticle** & **Type of Connection** & **Application** & **Ref.** \\ \hline Pentafluorophenyl-substituted BODIPY & Ferrite/polystyrene & Physical deposition/adsorption & Determination of tacrolimus & [59] \\ Styryl-substituted BODIPY & & & & \\ \hline _Meso_-phenyl-substituted & & & & \\ BODIPY & Ni/silica & Covalent attachment via amide bonding & Pb\({}^{2+}\) sensing & [60] \\ \hline _Meso_-phenyl- and & & & & \\ styryl-substituted BODIPY & Fe\({}_{3}\)O\({}_{4}\)/silica & Covalent attachment via amide bonding & Pb\({}^{2+}\) sensing & [61] \\ \hline _Meso_-phenyl-substituted & & & & \\ BODIPY & Fe\({}_{3}\)O\({}_{4}\)/silica & Covalent attachment via amine bonding & Cr\({}^{6+}\) sensing & [62] \\ \hline _Meso_-phenyl- and & & & & \\ styryl-substituted BODIPY & Au nanoparticles & Covalent attachment via & & \\ styryl-substituted BODIPY & Au nanoparticles & Covalent attachment via & & \\ \hline _Meso_-pyridyl-substituted & & & & \\ BODIPY & Au nanoparticles & Electrostatic interactions & Aminoacids sensing & [66] \\ \hline _Meso_-bromohydroyphenyl- & & & & \\ substituted BODIPY & NaYF\({}_{4}\):Yb\({}^{3+}\), Tm\({}^{3+}\) & Physical deposition/adsorption & ratiometric pH-nanosensor & [67] \\ \hline Unsubstituted BODIPY & CeO\({}_{2}\) nanowires & Covalent attachment via amide bonding & Arsenates sensing & [68] \\ \hline Aromatic amino & & & & \\ aza-BODIPY & Au nanoparticles & Electrostatic interactions & Nanoprobe for cancer cells & [69] \\ \hline _Meso_-methyl-substituted & & & & \\ BODIPY & Au nanoparticles & Physical deposition/adsorption & Cancer diagnosis & [70] \\ \hline _Meso_-methyl-substituted & & & & \\ BODIPY & Au nanoparticles & Physical deposition/adsorption & Photodynamic therapy & [72] \\ \hline Ethyl-substituted BODIPY & Carbon-coated Co & Covalent attachment via & & \\ nanoparticles & & & (triazole) & \\ \hline _Meso_-phenyl- and & Iron oxide nanoparticles & Covalent attachment via & & \\ ethyl-substituted BODIPY & (SPIONs) & & & \\ \hline _Meso_-phenyl- and & & & & \\ iodide-substituted BODIPY & & & & \\ \hline _Meso_-alkyl- and & & & & \\ iodide-substituted BODIPY & nanoparticles & & & \\ \hline _Meso_-phenyl- and & & & & \\ iodide-substituted BODIPY & & & & \\ \hline _Meso_-phenyl- and & & & & \\ iodide-substituted BODIPY & & & & \\ \hline _Meso_-phenyl- and & & & & \\ iodide-substituted BODIPY & & & & \\ \hline _Meso_-phenyl- and & & & & \\ iodide-substituted BODIPY & & & & \\ \hline _Meso_-phenyl- and & & & & \\ \hline _Meso_-phenyl-1, iodide-, and & Zinc-germanogalate- & Covalent attachment via & & \\ styryl-substituted BODIPY & & & & \\ nanoparticles & & & & \\ \hline _Meso_-phenyl- and & & & & \\ iodide-substituted BODIPY & Silver nanoparticles & Covalent attachment via & Photodynamic inactivation & [82] \\ \hline Aromatic aza-BODIPY & Titanium oxide & Physical deposition/adsorption & Photodynamic therapy & [83] \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}
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Table 1: A tabular summary of the data described in this review. **Funding:** The authors gratefully acknowledge National Science Centre Poland for financial support (Grant no. 2016/21/B/NZ9/00783). **Institutional Review Board Statement:** Not applicable. **Informed Consent Statement:** Not applicable. **Data Availability Statement:** Not applicable. **Acknowledgments:** [PERSON] is a participant of the STER Internationalisation of Doctoral Schools Programme from NAWA Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange No. PPI/STE/2020/1/00014/DEC/02. **Conflicts of Interest:** The authors declare no conflict of interest.