TCO-RGD was synthesized according to our previous study
43 (link). High-resolution mass spectra (HRMS) were performed on a Bruker OTOF-Q II mass spectrometer.
1H NMR spectra were recorded with a Varian
600 MHz NMR with trimethylchlorosilane as an internal standard. The fluorescence spectra were measured in an Edinburgh Instruments’
FLS1000. The imaging experiments in vitro were recorded on an Olympus
FV 10i confocal fluorescent microscope, and the fluorescent signals of DAPI were recorded by blue channel (excitation 405 nm, emission 461 nm) and NIR dyes by red channel (excitation 640 nm, emission 665 nm). In vivo fluorescence imaging analysis was carried out in an IVIS Kinetic imaging system (Living Image Software version 4.5, excitation 660 nm, emission 710 nm). FACS analysis was detected with a BD Accuri C6 flow cytometry (BD CFlow Plus Software version 1.0.264.21), and fluorescent signals were recorded by FL4 channel (excitation 640 nm, emission 675 nm).
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