The invention belongs to the field of nano-
biomedicine, and relates to a Cu-
amino acid composite up-conversion nano material capable of realizing chemical kinetic therapy and near-
infrared light-activated up-conversion
fluorescence imaging simultaneously and a preparation method of the Cu-
amino acid composite up-conversion nano material. The Cu-
amino acid composite up-conversion nano material cansimultaneously realize the chemical kinetic therapy and the near-
infrared light-activated up-conversion
fluorescence imaging, and has a uniform sphere shape and a clear core-shell structure; the innercore is
rare earth fluoride nanoparticles, and the outer shell is a Cu-L-
cysteine complex; the Cu-amino acid composite up-conversion nano material can be enriched in tumor sites through an EPR effect, and is specifically activated by the
tumor microenvironment without causing damage to normal tissues; the Cu-amino acid composite up-conversion nano material can consume reduced
glutathione over-expressed in cells and release cuprous ions with Fenton-like reactivity, and at the same time, an efficient
Fenton reaction is performed to produce .OH having strong
cytotoxicity; and under the
irradiation of near-
infrared light, the Cu-amino acid composite up-conversion nano material can emit
ultraviolet and visible light, and realize the imaging function that an ordinary chemical kinetic
reagent does not have.