Correction: Targeted imaging of the lysosome and endoplasmic reticulum and their pH monitoring with surface regulated carbon dots.
Luminescent carbon dots target organelles, monitor pH in cells. Breakthrough imaging tool sheds light on cellular processes, holds promise for disease diagnosis and treatment.
This study presents a correction to a previous work on the use of surface-regulated carbon dots for targeted imaging and pH monitoring of the lysosome and endoplasmic reticulum in living cells. The carbon dots were designed to selectively localize in these organelles and report on their pH levels. The findings demonstrate the potential of this approach for studying cellular processes and could have applications in disease diagnosis and therapeutic monitoring. Limitations include the need for further optimization and validation in more complex biological systems.