scholarly journals Highly sensitive transient absorption imaging of graphene and graphene oxide in living cells and circulating blood

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Junjie Li ◽  
Weixia Zhang ◽  
Ting-Fung Chung ◽  
Mikhail N. Slipchenko ◽  
Yong P. Chen ◽  
...  
Author(s):  
R. Y. Tsien ◽  
A. Minta ◽  
M. Poenie ◽  
J.P.Y. Kao ◽  
A. Harootunian

Recent technical advances now enable the continuous imaging of important ionic signals inside individual living cells with micron spatial resolution and subsecond time resolution. This methodology relies on the molecular engineering of indicator dyes whose fluorescence is strong and highly sensitive to ions such as Ca2+, H+, or Na+, or Mg2+. The Ca2+ indicators, exemplified by fura-2 and indo-1, derive their high affinity (Kd near 200 nM) and selectivity for Ca2+ to a versatile tetracarboxylate binding site3 modeled on and isosteric with the well known chelator EGTA. The most commonly used pH indicators are fluorescein dyes (such as BCECF) modified to adjust their pKa's and improve their retention inside cells. Na+ indicators are crown ethers with cavity sizes chosen to select Na+ over K+: Mg2+ indicators use tricarboxylate binding sites truncated from those of the Ca2+ chelators, resulting in a more compact arrangement of carboxylates to suit the smaller ion.


Author(s):  
Rui Chen ◽  
Guang-Jin Shi ◽  
Jia-Jia Wang ◽  
Hai-Feng Qin ◽  
Qi Zhang ◽  
...  

The Analyst ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lu Gao ◽  
Jiadi Sun ◽  
Liping Wang ◽  
Qigao Fan ◽  
Gaowen Zhu ◽  
...  

Single-cell electrochemical sensor is used in the local selective detection of living cells because of its high spatial–temporal resolution and sensitivity, as well as its ability to obtain comprehensive cellular physiological states and processes.


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