Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Glutathione-Capped CdTe/CdSe Near-Infrared Quantum Dots for Cell Imaging

These glutathione (GSH)-conjugated CdTe/CdSe core/shell quantum dot (QD) nanoparticles in aqueous solution were synthesized using a microwave-assisted approach. The prepared type II core/shell QD nanoparticles were characterized by UV–Vis absorption, photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy, X-ray powder...

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Autores principales: Chen, Xiaogang, Li, Liang, Lai, Yongxian, Yan, Jianna, Tang, Yichen, Wang, Xiuli
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4463713/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25997004
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms160511500
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Sumario:These glutathione (GSH)-conjugated CdTe/CdSe core/shell quantum dot (QD) nanoparticles in aqueous solution were synthesized using a microwave-assisted approach. The prepared type II core/shell QD nanoparticles were characterized by UV–Vis absorption, photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy, X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM). Results revealed that the QD nanoparticles exhibited good dispersity, a uniform size distribution and tunable fluorescence emission in the near-infrared (NIR) region. In addition, these nanoparticles exhibited good biocompatibility and photoluminescence in cell imaging. In particular, this type of core/shell NIR QDs may have potential applications in molecular imaging.

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