In vitro cytotoxicity of fluorescent silica nanoparticles hybridized with aggregation-induced emission luminogens for living cell imaging

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1080-1092

  Xia, Yun ^a   Li, Min ^a   Peng, Tao ^a   Zhang, Weijie ^a   Xiong, Jun ^a   Hu, Qinggang ^a   Song, Zifang ^a   Zheng, Qichang ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Aggregation induced emission; Cell imaging; Cytotoxicity; Fluorescent silica nanoparticles; Silole

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT SILICA NANOPARTICLE; NANOPARTICLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; AMINO-PROPYL-TRIETHOXYSILANE; BIOMATERIAL; FLUORESCENT DYE; PROPYLAMINE; SILANE DERIVATIVE; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL TRACKING; CELL VACUOLE; CELL VIABILITY; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; IN VITRO STUDY; MOUSE; NANOANALYSIS; NANOFABRICATION; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; 3T3 CELL LINE; ANIMAL; CELL SHAPE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HELA CELL LINE; HUMAN; MOLECULAR IMAGING; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CELL SHAPE; CELL SURVIVAL; FLUORESCENT DYES; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MICROSCOPY, PHASE-CONTRAST; MOLECULAR IMAGING; NANOPARTICLES; NIH 3T3 CELLS; PROPYLAMINES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SILANES; SILICON DIOXIDE; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 84872197218     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms14011080     Document Type: Article

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