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Optical Sensing: Ratiometric pH Sensing in Living Cells Using Carbon Dots (Part. Part. Syst. Charact. 1/2020)
Author(s) -
Macairan JunRay,
Zhang Issan,
ClermontPaquette Adryanne,
Naccache Rafik,
Maysinger Dusica
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
particle and particle systems characterization
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.877
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1521-4117
pISSN - 0934-0866
DOI - 10.1002/ppsc.202070002
Subject(s) - fluorescence , carbon fibers , optical sensing , nanotechnology , materials science , chemistry , optoelectronics , optics , physics , composite number , composite material
In article number 1900430, Rafik Naccache, Dusica Maysinger, and co‐workers develop a carbon dot–based system for pH‐sensing. The dots can serve as an effective nano‐sized tool to monitor lysosomal pH through a ratiometric approach using two fluorescence peaks at 650 nm and 680 nm.