Advanced optoelectronic nanodevices and nanomaterials for sensing inside single living cell

In recent years, much attention has been gained on the study of single living cell with the development of biology, physics, electrophysiology, and nanotechnology. Researchers from biological and medical sciences regard the cell as a basic unit of life and the work of quantifying, imaging, and modulating living cells has been studied for decades. The dynamic changes in single living cell can reflect the changes and abnormalities of the organism. As such, it is extremely important to analyze living cells on an individual basis so as to illustrate the roles they play in these systems as well as their changes. In addition, the development of highly sensitive measurements applied in the field of analyzing single living cells, may contribute to clinical diagnostics. We present a summary of nanotechnologies resulting from the advances of intracellular analysis based on optoelectronic nanodevices and nanomaterials.