Nanowires: Quantitative Probing of Cu(2+) Ions Naturally Present in Single Living Cells (Adv. Mater. 21/2016).
Junho Lee, Hwa-Rim Lee, Jaeyeon Pyo, Youngseob Jung, Ji-Young Seo, Hye Guk Ryu, Kyong-Tai Kim, Jung Ho Je
Author Information
Junho Lee: X-Ray Imaging Center, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, 790-784, Korea.
Hwa-Rim Lee: School of Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Bioengineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, 790-784, Korea.
Jaeyeon Pyo: X-Ray Imaging Center, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, 790-784, Korea.
Youngseob Jung: Division of Integrative Biosciences and Biotechnology, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, 790-784, Korea.
Ji-Young Seo: Division of Integrative Biosciences and Biotechnology, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, 790-784, Korea.
Hye Guk Ryu: Department of Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, 790-784, Korea.
Kyong-Tai Kim: School of Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Bioengineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, 790-784, Korea.
Jung Ho Je: X-Ray Imaging Center, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, 790-784, Korea.
Quantitative probing of the Cu(2+) ions naturally present in single living cells is accomplished by a probe made from a quantum-dot-embedded-nanowire waveguide. After inserting the active nanowire-based waveguide probe into single living cells, J. H. Je and co-workers directly observe photoluminescence (PL) quenching of the embedded quantum dots by the Cu(2+) ions diffused into the probe as described on page 4071. This results in quantitative measurement of intracellular Cu(2+) ions.
