Catalytic route electrochemiluminescence microscopy of cell membranes with nitrogen-doped carbon dots as nano-coreactants

Catalytic route electrochemiluminescence (ECL) microscopy enables imaging upper cell membranes with freely diffusing Ru(bpy)(3)(2+) as the emitter and nitrogen-doped carbon dots as the nano-coreactants and labels. This strategy provides a vertical resolution when studying the ECL profiles at different heights and realizes the ECL imaging of the externalized phosphatidylserine.

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Catalytic route electrochemiluminescence (ECL) microscopy allows imaging of upper cell membranes, providing vertical resolution for studying ECL profiles at different heights and enabling imaging of externalized phosphatidylserine.