Thiol antioxidant-functionalized CdSe/ZnS quantum dots: Synthesis, characterization, cytotoxicity

Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 382-392

  Zheng, Hong ^a   Mortensen, Luke J ^b   DeLouise, Lisa A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b University of Rochester   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytotoxicity; Ligand Exchange; Quantum Dot; Quantum Yield; Surface Charge

Indexed keywords

CDSE/ZNS QUANTUM DOTS; LIGAND EXCHANGES; MERCAPTOSUCCINIC ACIDS; PHYSIO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; QUANTUM DOT NANOPARTICLES; SYNTHETIC PROCEDURES; TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT; WIDE-RANGING APPLICATIONS;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; AMINO ACIDS; CHEMICAL STABILITY; CONSUMER PRODUCTS; LIGANDS; NANOPARTICLES; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; QUANTUM YIELD; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; STABILITY; SURFACE CHARGE; TUMORS;

CYTOTOXICITY;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; CADMIUM SELENIDE; DIHYDROLIPOATE; DITHIOTHREITOL; GLUTATHIONE; MERCAPTAMINE; NANOPARTICLE; OCTADECYLAMINE; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; QUANTUM DOT; THIOL DERIVATIVE; THIOMALIC ACID; TIOPRONIN; ZINC SULFIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CELL VIABILITY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR STABILITY; NUCLEOPHILICITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PH; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; QUANTUM YIELD; SURFACE CHARGE; ZETA POTENTIAL;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CELL DEATH; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; KERATINOCYTES; LIGANDS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARTICLE SIZE; QUANTUM DOTS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; SULFIDES; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84876517845     PISSN: 15507033     EISSN: 15507041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jbn.2013.1561     Document Type: Article

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