Synthesis of Zn-Cu-In-S/ZnS Core/Shell quantum dots with inhibited blue-shift photoluminescence and applications for tumor targeted bioimaging

Theranostics

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 99-108

  Guo, Weisheng ^a   chen, Na ^b   Tu, Yu ^b   Dong, Chunhong ^a   Zhang, Bingbo ^c   Hu, Chunhong ^d   Chang, Jin ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c TONGJI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^d THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Blue shift; CuInS2; In vivo imaging; Near infrared; Tumor targeting

Indexed keywords

QUANTUM DOT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC COPPER INDIUM SULFIDE QUANTUM DOT; ZINC SULFIDE QUANTUM DOT; ALLOY; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CATION EXCHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG TARGETING; DRUG UPTAKE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; IN VIVO STUDY; MATERIAL COATING; MOUSE; NANOANALYSIS; NANOFABRICATION; NANOIMAGING; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NEOPLASM; NONHUMAN; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; TOXICITY TESTING; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS; TUMOR VOLUME; ANIMAL; BLUE SHIFT; CELL LINE; CUINS; IN VIVO IMAGING; INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION; LUMINESCENCE; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR IMAGING; NEAR-INFRARED; NUDE MOUSE; TUMOR TARGETING.;

BLUE SHIFT; CUINS; IN VIVO IMAGING; NEAR-INFRARED; TUMOR TARGETING.;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVENOUS; ALLOYS; ANIMALS; CELL LINE; FEMALE; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; MICE; MICE, NUDE; MOLECULAR IMAGING; NEOPLASMS; QUANTUM DOTS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84880963188     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18387640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7150/thno.5361     Document Type: Article

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