Dye-conjugated upconversion nanoparticles for ratiometric imaging of intracellular pH values

作者:Ma Tingchun; Ma Yun; Liu Shujuan; Zhang Lili; Yang Tianshe; Yang Hui Ran; Lv Wen; Yu Qi; Xu Wenjuan; Zhao Qiang*; Huang Wei
来源:Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2015, 3(26): 6616-6620.
DOI:10.1039/c5tc00849b

摘要

A ratiometric pH probe based on Tm3+ doped UCNPs functionalized with dye xylenol orange on the surface was developed, which can realize ratiometric pH sensing and imaging under continuous-wave excitation at 980 nm through the quenching and recovery of upconversion luminescence at 450 nm from UCNPs.