A photostable AIE luminogen for specific mitochondrial imaging and tracking.

Chris Wai Tung Leung1, Yuning Hong, Sijie Chen

  • 1Department of Chemistry, Institute for Advanced Study, Division of Biomedical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.

Summary

Researchers developed a new fluorescent probe, tetraphenylethene-triphenylphosphonium (TPE-TPP), for tracking mitochondrial changes. This probe offers superior photostability and specificity compared to existing options, aiding apoptosis and degenerative condition research.

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