One-step synthesis of fluorescent smart thermo-responsive copper clusters: A potential nanothermometer in living cells

Nano Research

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1975-1986

  Wang, Chan ^a,c   Ling, Lin ^a,b   Yao, Yagang ^b   Song, Qijun ^a  

^a JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SUZHOU INSTITUTE OF NANO TECH AND NANO BIONICS   (China)

^c NANJING TECH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

cellular imaging; copper nanoclusters; fluorescence; nanothermometer

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937524025     PISSN: 19980124     EISSN: 19980000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-015-0707-0     Document Type: Article

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