ZIF-based carbon dots with lysosome-Golgi transport property as visualization platform for deep tumour therapy <i>via</i> hierarchical size/charge dual-transform and transcytosis

Abstract

the direct carbonization of ZIF-8 simultaneously exhibited enhanced deep penetration into solid tumours and fluorescence, which could be monitored, and that the carbonization of functional materials is effective to enhance their fluorescence, and further broaden their applications.