Carbon‐Dot‐Based Dual‐Emission Nanohybrid Produces a Ratiometric Fluorescent Sensor for In Vivo Imaging of Cellular Copper Ions

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.