Construction of pH-mutation responsive NIR-II fluorophore for imaging of tumor cells
摘要
The pH-responsive second near infrared window (NIR-II) probes, used at the subcellular range, are unfrequent. Here, we designed and synthesized the NIR-II fluorescence probes ETN and mPE-NPS with significant pH response property and unique fluorescence mutation range (pH 4.5–5.0). It was worth noting that the mPE-NPS probe exhibited favorable biocompatibility and excellent NIR-II tumor cellular imaging capability, which is expected to be used for specific NIR-II fluorescence imaging of subcellular structures.
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