Nanomaterial-Based Dual-Emission Ratiometric Fluorescent Sensors for Biosensing and Cell Imaging
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Principles for Designing Ratiometric Fluorescent Nanosensors
2.1. Ratiometric Fluorescence with One Response Signal
2.2. Ratiometric Fluorescence with Two Reversible Signal Changes
3. Nanomaterial-Based Ratiometric Fluorescent Biosensors
3.1. QDs-Based Ratiometric Fluorescent Biosensors
3.2. Silicon Nanomaterial-Based Ratiometric Fluorescent Biosensors
3.3. CDs-Based Ratiometric Fluorescent Biosensors
3.4. AuNPs-Based Ratiometric Fluorescent Biosensors
3.5. PNPs-Based Ratiometric Fluorescent Biosensors
4. Conclusions
5. Challenges and Future Outlooks
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Zhang, Y.; Hou, D.; Wang, Z.; Cai, N.; Au, C. Nanomaterial-Based Dual-Emission Ratiometric Fluorescent Sensors for Biosensing and Cell Imaging. Polymers 2021, 13, 2540. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13152540
Zhang Y, Hou D, Wang Z, Cai N, Au C. Nanomaterial-Based Dual-Emission Ratiometric Fluorescent Sensors for Biosensing and Cell Imaging. Polymers. 2021; 13(15):2540. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13152540
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhang, Yanan, Dajun Hou, Zelong Wang, Ning Cai, and Chaktong Au. 2021. "Nanomaterial-Based Dual-Emission Ratiometric Fluorescent Sensors for Biosensing and Cell Imaging" Polymers 13, no. 15: 2540. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13152540