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By virtue of high affinity of Gadolinium(III) with fluoride, a novel MRI/fluorescence bimodal probe was prepared by self-assembly of Gd(III) based contrast agent with the coumarin-based fluorophore (CL). Upon addition of fluoride ion (F-) to the aqueous solution of EDTA-Gd(III)-CL, the replacement of coordination CL occurs, realizing switch-on both the longitudinal relaxivity (r(1)) and fluorescence responses, simultaneously. The fluorescence detection limit for fluoride ions was established at 0.15 mu M. EDTA-Gd(III)-CL features of favorable selectivity towards F- for both relaxivity and fluorescence, reliability at physiological pH allow its potential application in biomedical diagnosis fields. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.