Incidence of the core composition on the stability, the ROS production and the toxicity of CdSe quantum dots

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 268, Issue , 2014, Pages 246-255

  Kauffer, Florence Anaïs ^a   Merlin, Christophe ^a   Balan, Lavinia ^b   Schneider, Raphaël ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE HAUTE ALSACE   (France)

Author keywords

Aqueous synthesis; CdSe quantum dots; Cytotoxicity; Photostability; Reactive oxygen species

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SYNTHESIS; CDSE QUANTUM DOTS; CYTOTOXICITY; PHOTOSTABILITY; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

ALLOYS; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; QUANTUM DOTS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLUBILITY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; THIOMALATES; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84893525207     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.01.029     Document Type: Article

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