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Reactive oxygen species (ROS)‐induced mitophagy is associated with a variety of diseases. Therefore, visualizing and modulating the process of ROS‐induced mitophagy is essential for understanding the role of mitophagy in cellular homeostasis, physiological processes, and pathogenesis. Herein, using fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM), for the first time the complete dynamic process of PINK1/Parkin pathway‐mediated mitophagy is described. Induced by the photo‐controlled release of ROS, nitrogen‐doped multi‐functional carbon nanozymes (ENZ‐NCDs) is used as a probe to visualize and quantitatively study ROS‐induced mitophagy. The successful preparation of ENZ‐NCDs provides a potentially powerful tool and a new strategy for real‐time mitophagy monitoring and future quantification of mitochondrial damage caused by ROS and ROS‐induced mitophagy‐related diseases.

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Stimulated emission depletion (STED) nanoscopy is a promising super‐resolution imaging technique for microstructure imaging; however, the performance of super‐resolution techniques critically depends on the properties of the fluorophores (photostable fluorophores) used. In this study, a suitable probe for improving the resolution of STED nanoscopy was investigated. Quantum dots (QDs) typically exhibit good photobleaching resistance characteristics. In comparison with CdSe@ZnS QDs and CsPbBr3QDs, Cd‐free InP/ZnSeS QDs have a smaller size and exhibit an improved photobleaching resistance. Through imaging using InP/ZnSeS QDs, we achieved an ultrahigh resolution of 26.1 nm. Furthermore, we achieved a 31 nm resolution in cell experiments involving InP/ZnSeS QDs. These results indicate that Cd‐free InP/ZnSeS QDs have significant potential for application in fluorescent probes for STED nanoscopy.

The use of carbon dots (CDs) with dual emission based on ratiometric fluorescence has been attracting attention in recent times for more accurate ion detection since they help avoid interference from background noise, probe concentration, and complexity. Herein, novel dual-emission nitrogen-doped CDs (NCDs) were prepared by a simple method for Cu2+ and ClO- detection. The NCDs showed excellent anti-interference ability and selectivity for different emissions. In addition, a good linear relationship was observed between the fluorescence intensity (FI) of the NCD solutions in different emissions with Cu2+ (0–90 μM) and ClO- (0–75 μM). The limits of both Cu2+ detection and ClO- were very low, at 17.7 and 11.6 nM, respectively. The NCDs developed herein also showed a good recovery rate in water for Cu2+ and ClO− detection. Hence, they are expected to have a more extensive application prospect in real samples.

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