摘要
Fluorescent probes are intelligently designed molecules that transform the act of binding/reacting with a target analyte into an optical signal[1,2].Their high sensitivity and specificity coupled with high spatial and temporal resolution offers a non-invasive approach to observe a specific analyte within complex biological environments in real time with high precision[3].These"molecular tools"have the capability to interrogate the role of specific biomarkers that are associated with a particular disease state or can be used to improve our understanding of the role or certain species in a biological pathway[4,5].
