The development of new carbon dots (CDs) for fluorescence-based cancer diagnosis has recently attracted extensive attention. Diagnosis methods based on ligand-receptor fluorescence suffer from the heterogeneity of receptor expression. Changes in the microenvironments of cancer cells provide opportunities for accurate and broad-spectrum cancer diagnosis. The lysosomes in cancer cells have lower polarity and higher viscosity than normal cells. Based on these two key microenvironmental parameters, dual-responsive CDs with inherent lysosome-targeting ability were synthesized via one-step hydrothermal treatment. The CDs exhibit many advantageous properties including facile synthesis, good water solubility, pH-independent emission, excellent photostability, good biocompatibility, and wash-free imaging ability. The CDs were successfully employed in the fluorescence-based discrimination of a broad spectrum of cancer cells from normal cells with high contrast. The CDs are promising candidates for use in the field of cancer diagnosis.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |