Biospecies such as hydrogen sulfide, hydrogen peroxide, and enzymes, play vital roles in regulating physiological and pathological processes. Thus, imaging of intracellular biospecies is beneficial for early diagnosis and prognosis evaluation of diseases including cancers. Fluorescent probe technology has been paid more attention by virtue of its merits of high sensitivity, non-invasive, spatiotemporal control, and good biocompatibility. Many elegant works focusing on imaging live species in living organisms have been reported, which can guide the direction for designing smarter fluorescent probes. Therefore, it is timely to collect the latest advances of fluorescent probes for the detection and imaging of biological species.
This Research Topic aims to show the last advances of fluorescent probes for imaging biospecies in live cells and in vivo. Readers can learn the design principles, work mechanisms, and bio-applications of fluorescent probes from this collection. Some excellent fluorescent tools from the research topic can be provided for chemical biologists and biomedical researchers to complete their respective research work. Studies based on the insights and fundamentals of photochemistry, especially molecular design of fluorescent materials, are welcome. We welcome Original Research, Review, Mini-review, and Perspective articles on the themes including, but not limited to:
• Fluorescent probes for imaging small active biomolecules
• Fluorescent probes for tracking the activity of enzymes in cells or in vivo
• Fluorescent probes for the diagnosis and prognosis evaluation of diseases
• Imaging biomarkers used by fluorescent probes
• Drugs/inhibitors screening
• AIE bioprobes for the detection of biospecies
• Molecular design of fluorescent materials
Biospecies such as hydrogen sulfide, hydrogen peroxide, and enzymes, play vital roles in regulating physiological and pathological processes. Thus, imaging of intracellular biospecies is beneficial for early diagnosis and prognosis evaluation of diseases including cancers. Fluorescent probe technology has been paid more attention by virtue of its merits of high sensitivity, non-invasive, spatiotemporal control, and good biocompatibility. Many elegant works focusing on imaging live species in living organisms have been reported, which can guide the direction for designing smarter fluorescent probes. Therefore, it is timely to collect the latest advances of fluorescent probes for the detection and imaging of biological species.
This Research Topic aims to show the last advances of fluorescent probes for imaging biospecies in live cells and in vivo. Readers can learn the design principles, work mechanisms, and bio-applications of fluorescent probes from this collection. Some excellent fluorescent tools from the research topic can be provided for chemical biologists and biomedical researchers to complete their respective research work. Studies based on the insights and fundamentals of photochemistry, especially molecular design of fluorescent materials, are welcome. We welcome Original Research, Review, Mini-review, and Perspective articles on the themes including, but not limited to:
• Fluorescent probes for imaging small active biomolecules
• Fluorescent probes for tracking the activity of enzymes in cells or in vivo
• Fluorescent probes for the diagnosis and prognosis evaluation of diseases
• Imaging biomarkers used by fluorescent probes
• Drugs/inhibitors screening
• AIE bioprobes for the detection of biospecies
• Molecular design of fluorescent materials