Aqueous red-emitting silicon nanoparticles for cellular imaging: Consequences of protecting against surface passivation by hydroxide and water for stable red emission

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 216-230

  Chiu, Sheng Kuei ^a   Manhat, Beth A ^a   De Benedetti, William J I ^a   Brown, Anna L ^a   Fichter, Katye ^b   Vu, Tania ^b   Eastman, Micah ^a   Jiao, Jun ^a   Goforth, Andrea M ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Oregon Health and Science University Department of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

aqueous colloid; cell uptake study; fluorescent imaging agent; PMT detector sensitivity; red fluorescence; semiconductor nanoparticle; silicon nanoparticle

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS COLLOIDS; CELL UPTAKE; FLUORESCENT IMAGING AGENTS; PMT DETECTORS; RED FLUORESCENCE; SEMICONDUCTOR NANOPARTICLES; SILICON NANOPARTICLES;

FLUORESCENCE; HYDROPHOBICITY; HYDROSILYLATION; NANOPARTICLES; SILICON;

SEMICONDUCTING SILICON;

EID: 84873866125     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: 20445326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2012.377     Document Type: Article

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