Department of Biomedical Science, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 7TN, UK.
Abstract:
Mitochondria in live cells can be imaged with a ruthenium(II) complex that usually binds and images nuclear DNA. The cellular uptake mechanism of this probe was changed by using a biocompatible pH-sensitive polymersome vector. This change in delivery route, determines the final cellular location of the probe and thus modulates its imaging properties.