A two-photon ratiometric fluorescence probe for cupric ions in live cells and tissues

Scientific Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Zhu, Anwei ^a   Ding, Changqin ^a   Tian, Yang ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATION; COPPER; FLUORESCENT DYE; GRAPHITE; QUANTUM DOT;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PHOTON; TUMOR CELL LINE;

CATIONS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; COPPER; FLUORESCENT DYES; GRAPHITE; HUMANS; OPTICAL IMAGING; PHOTONS; QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 84886934011     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep02933     Document Type: Article

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