Quantum dots assisted in vivo two-photon microscopy with NIR-II emission

Huwei Ni; Yalun Wang; Tao Tang; Wenbin Yu; Dongyu Li; Mubin He; Runze Chen; Mingxi Zhang; Jun Qian

doi:10.1364/PRJ.441471

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