Synthesis of highly fluorescent and thio-linkers stabilize gold quantum dots and nano clusters in DMF for bio-labeling

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Rastogi, Shiva K ^a   Denn, Benjamin D ^a   Branen, A Larry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Fluorescence spectroscopy; Gold quantum dots; Nano clusters DMF; Nanomedicine; Thio linker; UV visible

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC AMINES; BIOSENSING; FLUORESCENCE EMISSION; FLUORESCENT EMISSION; FLUORESCENT LABELING; FORMATION MECHANISM; FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; FUNCTIONALIZED; GOLD PRECURSOR; GOOD WATER-SOLUBILITY; NANOMEDICINES; ORGANIC LINKERS; THIO-LINKER; TWO STEP METHOD; TWO-STEP APPROACH; TWO-STEP SYNTHESIS; UV-VIS ABSORPTION SPECTRA; UV-VIS LIGHT; UV-VISIBLE;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; GOLD; MEDICAL NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOCLUSTERS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

FLUORESCENCE;

AROMATIC AMINE; CARBOXYLIC ACID; FORMAMIDE DERIVATIVE; GOLD NANOPARTICLE; HYDROXYL GROUP; N,N' DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; QUANTUM DOT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BIOLABELING; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED PHOTOACOUSTIC SPECTROSCOPY; GENETIC PROCEDURES; LABELING INDEX; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUBILITY; SYNTHESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 84855507022     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-011-0673-8     Document Type: Article

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