Imaging cellular trafficking processes in real time using lysosome targeted up-conversion nanoparticles.

β-NaYF4:Yb,Gd up-conversion nanoparticles, UCNPs, surface functionalized with suitable targetting peptides function as nontoxic lysosome-specific imaging probes.

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