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

• DOI: 10.1039/c5tc00849b
• Publication Date: 2015-05-22T11:01:25Z
• Authors: Tingchun Ma; Yun Ma; Shujuan Liu; Lili Zhang; Tianshe Yang; Hui-Ran Yang; Wen Lv; Qi Yu; Wenjuan Xu; Qiang Zhao; Wei Huang
• Keywords: Photon Upconversion; Nanoprobe; Xylenol orange; Organic dye

An xylenol orange-functionalized upconversion nanoprobe has been developed, which can be used for ratiometric luminescence bioimaging of intracellular pH changes.