Carbon-dot-based dual-emission nanohybrid produces a ratiometric fluorescent sensor for in vivo imaging of cellular copper ions

  • Anwei Zhu*
  • , Qiang Qu
  • , Xiangling Shao
  • , Biao Kong
  • , Yang Tian
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A sensitive biosensor: A strategy for the intracellular imaging of Cu 2+ ions has been developed by integrating a recognition molecule, N-(2-aminoethyl)-N,N,N'tris(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)ethane-1,2-diamine (AE-TPEA), into a hybrid system composed of carbon and CdSe/ZnS quantum dots.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7185-7189
Number of pages5
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume51
Issue number29
DOIs
StatePublished - 16 Jul 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Analytical methods
  • Carbon
  • Copper
  • Fluorescence spectroscopy
  • Imaging agents

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