Nucleus-staining with biomolecule-mimicking nitrogen-doped carbon dots prepared by a fast neutralization heat strategy

被引:70
作者
Kang, Yan-Fei [1 ]
Fang, Yang-Wu [2 ]
Li, Yu-Hao [2 ]
Li, Wen [2 ]
Yin, Xue-Bo [1 ]
机构
[1] Nankai Univ, Collaborat Innovat Ctr Chem Sci & Engn Tianjin, Coll Chem,State Key Lab Med Chem Biol, Res Ctr Analyt Sci,Tianjin Key Lab Biosensing & M, Tianjin 300071, Peoples R China
[2] Nankai Univ, Sch Med, Tianjin Key Lab Tumor Microenvirom & Neurovasc Re, Tianjin 300071, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
FLUORESCENT-PROBES; CELLULAR UPTAKE; QUANTUM DOTS; POLYDOPAMINE; COMPLEX; FACILE; LOCALIZATION; PLATFORM; DNA;
D O I
10.1039/c5cc06304c
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
Biomolecule-mimicking nitrogen-doped carbon dots (N-Cdots) were synthesized from dopamine by a neutralization heat strategy. Fluorescence imaging of various cells validated their nucleus-staining efficiency. The dopamine-mimicking N-Cdots "trick'' nuclear membranes to achieve nuclear localization and imaging.
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页码:16956 / 16959
页数:4
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