Nonblinking carbon dots for imaging and tracking receptors on a live cell membrane

Blinking occurs with nearly all fluorophores including organic dyes, fluorescent proteins, semiconductor quantum dots and carbon dots (CDs). We developed non-blinking and photoresistant fluorescent CDs by introducing multiple aromatic domains onto a single carbon dot and demonstrated their great potential for imaging and tracking of receptors on a live cell membrane.

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The study introduces a method to develop non-blinking and photoresistant fluorescent carbon dots by introducing multiple aromatic domains onto a single carbon dot, demonstrating their great potential for imaging and tracking receptors on a live cell membrane.