Abstract
In this study, a novel carbon dots (CDs) was prepared by using citric acid and 1,2-diaminobenzene as raw materials via hydrothermal reaction. The obtained CDs showed a fluorescence turn-off response to divalent copper ion (Cu2+) with high selectively and sensitively which can be observed by the naked eye. The distribution of CDs is spherical with an average diameter about 2.89 nm, as observed by scanning electron microscopy (TEM) which could easily pass through the cell membrane and can be successfully located in mitochondria. In addition, the CDs was successfully applied to imaging Cu2+ in HeLa cells and zebrafish owing to its excellent optical performance and low toxicity.
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