scholarly journals Synthesis, Characterization and Biological Applications of Water-Soluble ZnO Quantum Dots

Nanomaterials ◽  
10.5772/27238 ◽  
2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raphael Schneider ◽  
Lavinia Balan ◽  
Fadi Aldeek
2008 ◽  
Vol 32 (8) ◽  
pp. 1388 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ralph-Olivier Moussodia ◽  
Lavinia Balan ◽  
Raphaël Schneider

Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaiying Lei ◽  
Shu Yang ◽  
Ranran Cao ◽  
Peng Zhou ◽  
Han Peng ◽  
...  

A new strategy for preparing amphibious ZnO quantum dots (QDs) with blue fluorescence within hyper-branched poly(ethylenimine)s (HPEI) was proposed in this paper. By changing [Zn2+]/[OH−] molar ratio and heating time, ZnO QDs with a quantum yields (QY) of 30% in ethanol were obtained. Benefiting from the amphibious property of HPEI, the ZnO/HPEI nanocomposites in ethanol could be dissolved in chloroform and water, acquiring a QY of 53%, chloroform and 11% in water. By this strategy, the ZnO/HPEI nano-composites could be applied in not only in optoelectronics, but also biomedical fields (such as bio-imaging and gene transfection). The bio-imaging application of water-soluble ZnO/HPEI nanocomposites was investigated and it was found that they could easily be endocytosed by the COS-7 cells, without transfection reagent, and they exhibited excellent biological imaging behavior.


2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne S. Schulze ◽  
Isabella Tavernaro ◽  
Friederike Machka ◽  
Olga Dakischew ◽  
Katrin S. Lips ◽  
...  

RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (89) ◽  
pp. 86061-86067 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuo Geng ◽  
Shu Min Lin ◽  
Shi Gang Liu ◽  
Nian Bing Li ◽  
Hong Qun Luo

Water-soluble fluorescent β-cyclodextrin-capped ZnO QDs were synthesized and used to detect p-NP, and the quenching mechanism was discussed.


Author(s):  
Viet Ha Chu ◽  
Thi Ha Lien Nghiem ◽  
Tien Ha Le ◽  
Dinh Lam Vu ◽  
Hong Nhung Tran ◽  
...  

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valérie A. Gérard ◽  
Mark Freeley ◽  
Eric Defrancq ◽  
Anatoly V. Fedorov ◽  
Yurii K. Gun’ko

Water-soluble semiconducting nanocrystals or quantum dots (QDs) have attracted much interest in recent years due to their tuneable emission and potential applications in photonics and biological imaging. Fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) processes are very important for elucidating biochemical mechanismsin vitro, and QDs constitute an excellent substrate for this purpose. In this work, new oligonucleotide-functionalised CdTe-based QDs were prepared, characterised and biologically tested. These QDs demonstrated interesting optical properties as well as remarkablein vitrobehaviour and potential for a range of biological applications.


2011 ◽  
Vol 365 ◽  
pp. 18-22
Author(s):  
Jun Lin Wen ◽  
Dai Gui He ◽  
Su Qing Zhao

Influenza is a common acute viral disease that has caused massive harm to human, so a rapid pathogen-detecting method is required for monitoring the status of the disease. Quantum dots are promising emerging fluorescent probe for diagnostic assay. In this work, water soluble ZnO quantum dots were covalently conjugated to rabbit anti-chicken IgY antibody to prepare the quantum dots-linked secondary antibody. The conjugate was characterized by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and fluorescence spectrophotometer. Fluorescent quantum dots-based immunosorbent assay was conducted to determine the concentration of influenza B virus. We found that rabbit anti-chicken IgY antibody augmented its molecular weight while coupled to ZnO quantum dots, but the emission spectrum didn’t change. More importantly, the luminescence intensity of QDs correlated to viral concentration in a linear relationship. These results may suggest a potential new approach for quantifying virus, pathogenic bacteria and toxic molecule.


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