Nano-Bio Interaction between Blood Plasma Proteins and Water-Soluble Silicon Quantum Dots with Enabled Cellular Uptake and Minimal Cytotoxicity

Nano-Bio Interaction between Blood Plasma Proteins and Water-Soluble Silicon Quantum Dots with Enabled Cellular Uptake and Minimal Cytotoxicity

A better understanding of the compatibility of water-soluble semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) upon contact with the bloodstream is important for biological applications, including biomarkers working in the first therapeutic spectral window for deep tissue imaging. Herein, we investigated the conform...

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Main Authors: Shanmugavel Chinnathambi, Nobutaka Hanagata, Tomohiko Yamazaki, Naoto Shirahata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:Nanomaterials
Subjects:
silicon
quantum dots
plasma proteins
conformational changes
cell imaging
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/10/11/2250

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