Electrospinning of fluorescent fibers from CdSe/ZnS quantum dots in cellulose triacetate

Fluorescent cellulose triacetate (CTA) fibers were prepared by electrospinning solutions of CTA dissolved in an 8 : 2 v/v cosolvent system of methylene chloride (MC) and methanol (MeOH) which contained CdSe/ZnS quantum dots (QDs). The relatively low loading of colloidal nanoparticles was sufficient to impart fluorescence to the fibers but did not significantly alter fiber morphologies, which tended toward smooth surfaces with the occasional longitudinal feature. The fibers were birefringent due to the alignment of the polymer chains which occurred during electrospinning and had widths on the order of a hundred nanometers. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2011     

Mn掺杂ZnS量子点荧光猝灭法测定双酚A

本文采用水热法分别制备了Mn2+掺杂ZnS量子点和聚苯乙烯-甲基丙烯酸聚合物,超声辅助包裹法制备双酚A印迹型量子点纳米微球复合物。通过量子点荧光猝灭效应对双酚A进行定量分析。本实验考察了量子点共聚物与双酚A在不同pH值的缓冲溶液中作用及不同反应时间对量子点荧光猝灭效率的影响。实验结果表明,在pH10.5的碱性介质及反应时间30min条件下,方法的线性范围为60～820 ng.mL-1,检出限为0.02μg.mL-1。该方法用于环境水样中双酚A的测定,结果满意。     

水性CdTe量子点在肝癌细胞标记中的应用

采用一种简单的合成方法,用空气中稳定性良好的亚碲酸钠为前体,合成了高质量的CdTe量子点,发射范围从520～620 nm可调,最佳实验条件下发光效率达40%以上。用叶酸修饰的CdTe量子点作为荧光探针,成功标记肝癌细胞,实验结果表明,通过叶酸偶联的CdTe量子点,能有效进入肿瘤细胞内部。     

In situ preparation of fluorescent CdTe quantum dots with small thiols and hyperbranched polymers as co-stabilizers

A new strategy for in situ preparation of highly fluorescent CdTe quantum dots (QDs) with 3-mercaptopropionic acid (MPA) and hyperbranched poly(amidoamine)s (HPAMAM) as co-stabilizers was proposed in this paper. MPA and HPAMAM were added in turn to coordinate Cd²⁺. After adding NaHTe and further microwave irradiation, fluorescent CdTe QDs stabilized by MPA and HPAMAM were obtained. Such a strategy avoids the aftertreatment of thiol-stabilized QDs in their bioapplication and provides an opportunity for direct biomedical use of QDs due to the existence of biocompatible HPAMAM. The resulting CdTe QDs combine the mechanical, biocompatibility properties of HPAMAM and the optical, electrical properties of CdTe QDs together.     

Deep tissue bio-imaging using two-photon excited CdTe fluorescent quantum dots working within the biological window

A new approach to deep tissue imaging is presented based on 8 nm CdTe semiconductor quantum dots (QDs). The characteristic 800 nm emission was found to be efficiently excited via two-photon absorption of 900 nm photons. The fact that both excitation and emission wavelengths lie within the "biological window" allows for high resolution fluorescence imaging at depths close to 2 mm. These penetration depths have been used to obtain the first deep tissue multiphoton excited fluorescence image based on CdTe-QDs. Due to the large thermal sensitivity of CdTe-QDs, one may envisage, in the near future, their use in high resolution deep-tissue thermal imaging.     

CdTe/CdS量子点荧光猝灭法测定十六烷基三甲基溴化铵

以巯基乙酸为稳定剂,在水溶液中合成了CdTe/CdS量子点,基于十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(CTAB)与CdTe/CdS量子点的荧光猝灭作用,建立了用CdTe/CdS量子点作为荧光探针测定水中微量十六烷基三甲基溴化铵的新方法。考察了缓冲溶液、pH和量子点浓度等因素对体系荧光强度的影响。结果表明,在pH为6.8的磷酸二氢钾-硼砂缓冲溶液中,当CdTe/CdS量子点浓度为3.75×10-4mol/L时,体系的相对荧光强度与十六烷基三甲基溴化铵的浓度在5.49×10-7~4.12×10-5mol/L范围内呈现良好的线性关系,相关系数为0.999 7,检出限为5.43×10-8mol/L。方法应用于水中微量十六烷基三甲基溴化铵测定,回收率在96.7%~101.7%。     

A controlled approach for synthesizing CdTe quantum dots polyamidoamine nanocomposites

We develop a controllable approach to prepare ordered–CdTe quantum dots (QDs) polyamidoamine (PAMAM) nanocomposites (NCPs) by self-assembly growth of simple CdTe– PAMAM in aqueous solution. The sphere and network CdTe NCPs were obtained at pH 4.7 for growing 15 h and 79 h respectively. As the NCPs ceased growing over pH 8 immediately, we can conveniently control their size and morphology by adjusting pH of the solution to tune the growth time. The morphology change of CdTe-PAMAM nanocomposites was characterized by TEM images. The fluorescent intensity and photostability of ordered–CdTe–PAMAM have been improved significantly.     

Preparation and characterization of silicone resin nanocomposite containing CdSe/ZnS quantum dots

We report the preparation of the core/shell cadmium selenide/Zinc sulfide quantum dots (CdSe/ZnS QDs)‐silicone resin nanocomposite through the solution‐mixing method, followed by thermal hydrosilylation. After dispersing QDs into Dow Corning two‐component silicone resins (OE6630A and OE6630B at 1:4 mixing ratio by weight), the resins were cured at 150°C for 1.5 h to produce QD‐silicone resin nanocomposites. The curing behavior of the silicone resins resulting from the thermal hydrosilylation was studied using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The properties of the QD‐silicone resin nanocomposites were investigated by ultraviolet–visible (UV–vis), fluorescence, confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) measurements. The QDs that contain trioctylamine (TOA) as the original ligand can poison the Pt catalyst in the resins and inhibit the curing process by increasing the exothermic peak temperature, at which a lower heat of hydrosilylation is observed. Incorporating a small amount of CdSe/ZnS QDs (0.1 wt%) can greatly improve the thermal stability of the silicone resins. Moreover, CdSe/ZnS QDs tend to form clusters that are relatively homogeneously distributed in a cured silicone resin, offering good optical properties of 11.2 lm W⁻¹ luminous efficiency and 14.6% photoluminescence conversion efficiency (PCE) in light emitting device (LED) test. POLYM. COMPOS., 2012. © 2012 Society of Plastics Engineers     

谷胱甘肽修饰的CdTe量子点共振光散射法测定溶菌酶及其分析应用

以谷胱甘肽(GSH)为稳定剂,在水溶液中制备稳定的CdTe纳米量子点.基于溶菌酶在pH 7.4的磷酸盐缓冲液中对该量子点的共振散射有增强作用,建立一种简便灵敏的测定溶菌酶的方法.考察了缓冲液pH、量子点的浓度和反应时间等对溶菌酶测定的影响.结果表明,量子点在波长422 nm处的散射光强度的增强与溶菌酶浓度呈线性关系,线性范围为1.4～28 mg/L,检出限0.027 mg/L(3σ).此方法应用于溶菌酶含片中溶菌酶含量的检测,回收率在98.7％～98.9％之间,相对标准偏差＜4.2％.     

Biocompatibility of hydrophilic silica-coated CdTe quantum dots and magnetic nanoparticles

Fluorescent magnetic nanoparticles exhibit great application prospects in biomedical engineering. Herein, we reported the effects of hydrophilic silica-coated CdTe quantum dots and magnetic nanoparticles (FMNPs) on human embryonic kidney 293 (HEK293) cells and mice with the aim of investigating their biocompatibility. FMNPs with 150 nm in diameter were prepared, and characterized by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy and photoluminescence (PL) spectra and magnetometer. HEK293 cells were cultured with different doses of FMNPs (20, 50, and 100μ g/ml) for 1-4 days. Cell viability and adhesion ability were analyzed by CCK8 method and Western blotting. 30 mice were randomly divided into three groups, and were, respectively, injected via tail vein with 20, 60, and 100 μg FMNPs, and then were, respectively, raised for 1, 7, and 30 days, then their lifespan, important organs, and blood biochemical parameters were analyzed. Results show that the prepared water-soluble FMNPs had high fluorescent and magnetic properties, less than 50 μg/ml of FMNPs exhibited good biocompatibility to HEK293 cells, the cell viability, and adhesion ability were similar to the control HEK293 cells. FMNPs primarily accumulated in those organs such as lung, liver, and spleen. Lung exposed to FMNPs displayed a dose-dependent inflammatory response, blood biochemical parameters such as white blood cell count (WBC), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and aspartate aminotransferase (AST), displayed significant increase when the FMNPs were injected into mice at dose of 100μg. In conclusion, FMNPs exhibit good biocompatibility to cells under the dose of less than 50 μg/ml, and to mice under the dose of less than 2mg/kg body weight. The FMNPs' biocompatibility must be considered when FMNPs are used for in vivo diagnosis and therapy.     

Microwave-assisted synthesis of water-dispersed CdTe/CdSe core/shell type II quantum dots

A facile synthesis of mercaptanacid-capped CdTe/CdSe (core/shell) type II quantum dots in aqueous solution by means of a microwave-assisted approach is reported. The results of X-ray diffraction and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy revealed that the as-prepared CdTe/CdSe quantum dots had a core/shell structure with high crystallinity. The core/shell quantum dots exhibit tunable fluorescence emissions by controlling the thickness of the CdSe shell. The photoluminescent properties were dramatically improved through UV-illuminated treatment, and the time-resolved fluorescence spectra showed that there is a gradual increase of decay lifetime with the thickness of CdSe shell.     

海藻酸钠荧光多孔支架的制备

采用乳化剂交联法,以海藻酸钠(SA)为原料,Ca Cl2为物理交联剂,制备了海藻酸钠多孔支架;然后分别以0.2 mol/L Zn(Ac)2、Zn Cl2和Zn(NO3)2为交联剂,在海藻酸钠溶液质量浓度为15 g/L,温度为8℃的条件下,制备了竖直贯通的多孔支架;冷冻干燥后,将支架浸泡在KOH/甲醇/无水乙醇混合溶液中(Zn O量子点原位合成法),制备了荧光竖直定向多孔支架。研究了海藻酸钠的质量浓度(5 g/L、10 g/L、15 g/L)及不同干燥方法(冷冻干燥和乙醇逐级脱水法)对制备海藻酸钠多孔支架的影响;将成纤维细胞与海藻酸钠多孔支架共培养,考察海藻酸钠多孔支架的生物相容性,采用Cy3(Cy–N–羟基琥珀酰亚胺酯)与DAPI(4,6–二脒基–2–苯基吲哚)双荧光染色法观察细胞生长情况及采用MTT(3–(4,5–二甲基噻唑–2)–2,5–二苯基四氢唑溴盐)法定量检测了海藻酸钠多孔支架的细胞毒性;对荧光多孔支架的形貌和荧光性能进行了表征。     

CdS quantum dots sensitized ZnO spheres via ZnS overlayer to improve efficiency for quantum dots sensitized solar cells

This paper reports the preparation of three-dimensional ZnO spheres by using a hydrothermal method and their application to quantum dots sensitized solar cells (QDSSCs). After achieving the desired thickness of sensitized CdS quantum dots (QDs) for ZnO spheres, ZnS overlayer was deposited on the surface of CdS/ZnO photo-anodes to further improve the photoelectric properties. CdS QDs and ZnS overlayer were deposited by successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR) method. The surface morphology and crystal structure of the samples were verified by field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The CdS QDs sensitized solar cells were ameliorated via using ZnS as a protection-layer between quantum dots and electrolyte. As a result, the power conversion efficiency (η) has been increased from 0.60 to 1.43% after being treated by ZnS overlayer for CdS/ZnO photo-anodes.     

Hybrid light-emitting diodes from anthracene-contained polymer and CdSe/ZnS core/shell quantum dots

In this paper, we added CdSe/ZnS core/shell quantum dots (QDs) into anthracene-contained polymer. The photoluminescent (PL) characteristic of polymer/QD composite film could identify the energy transitions of anthracene-contained polymer and QDs. Furthermore, the electroluminescent (EL) characteristic of hybrid LED also identifies emission peaks of blue polymer and QDs. The maximum luminescence of the device is 970 cd/m² with 9.1 wt.% QD hybrid emitter. The maximum luminous efficiency is 2.08 cd/A for the same device.     

Multi-colored type-I Ag-doped ZnCdS/ZnS core/shell quantum dots with intense emission

Although doped quantum dots (d-dots) with intense and tunable emission have been studied for long time, there are still great efforts to prepare new ones with promising characteristics. In the present work, we used a mild/effective strategy for preparing high quality and aqueous-soluble Ag:ZnCdS/ZnS core/shell quantum dots (QDs) with N-acetyl-l-cysteine as the capping agent. Through investigating the experimental variables, the impurity-related emission intensity of the as-prepared samples was optimized. The capability of the present work on creating quantum structures with tunable emission across the entire visible spectrum was approved through simple but effective variation in Zn-to-Cd molar ratio. Indeed, as the Zn:Cd molar ratio changed from 2:0 to 0:2, the emission color was changed significantly from blue to red color with a satisfactory photoluminescence quantum yield. The quantum yield value reached ～41% for the as-prepared core/shell d-dots without any pre/post-treatment, which is a remarkable result for such aqueous-soluble structures. XRD, EDX, ICP, and TEM measurements were applied to determine the structural features of the QDs in a strong quantum confinement regime. The generality of preparation route, its biocompatibility, along with a multi-color emission, can create new opportunities especially for the white light emitting technologies, or multi-color bioimaging for theranostics.     

Cytotoxicity of InP/ZnS quantum dots related to reactive oxygen species generation

Indium phosphide (InP) quantum dots (QDs) have emerged as a presumably less hazardous alternative to cadmium-based particles, but their cytotoxicity has not been well examined. Although their constituent elements are of very low toxicity to cells in culture, they nonetheless exhibit phototoxicity related to generation of reactive oxygen species by excited electrons and/or holes interacting with water and molecular oxygen. Using spin-trap electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy and reporter assays, we find a considerable amount of superoxide and a small amount of hydroxyl radical formed under visible illumination of biocompatible InP QDs with a single ZnS shell, comparable to what is seen with CdTe. A double thickness shell reduces the reactive oxygen species concentration approximately two-fold. Survival assays in five cell lines correspondingly indicate a distinct reduction in toxicity with the double-shell InP QDs. Toxicity varies significantly across cell lines according to the efficiency of uptake, being overall significantly less than what is seen with CdTe or CdSe/ZnS. This indicates that InP QDs are a useful alternative to cadmium-containing QDs, while remaining capable of electron-transfer processes that may be undesirable or which may be exploited for photosensitization applications.     

Time-dependent pH sensing phenomena using CdSe/ZnS quantum dots in EIS structure

Time-dependent pH sensing phenomena of the core-shell CdSe/ZnS quantum dot (QD) sensors in EIS (electrolyte insulator semiconductor) structure have been investigated for the first time. The quantum dots are immobilized by chaperonin GroEL protein, which are observed by both atomic force microscope and scanning electron microscope. The diameter of one QD is approximately 6.5 nm. The QDs are not oxidized over a long time and core-shell CdSe/ZnS are confirmed by X-ray photon spectroscopy. The sensors are studied for sensing of hydrogen ions concentration in different buffer solutions at broad pH range of 2 to 12. The QD sensors show improved sensitivity (38 to 55 mV/pH) as compared to bare SiO₂ sensor (36 to 23 mV/pH) with time period of 0 to 24 months, owing to the reduction of defects in the QDs. Therefore, the differential sensitivity of the QD sensors with respect to the bare SiO₂ sensors is improved from 2 to 32 mV/pH for the time period of 0 to 24 months. After 24 months, the sensitivity of the QD sensors is close to ideal Nernstian response with good linearity of 99.96%. Stability and repeatability of the QD sensors show low drift (10 mV for 10 cycles) as well as small hysteresis characteristics (<10 mV). This QD sensor is very useful for future human disease diagnostics.     

Synthesis and characterisation of functional manganese doped ZnS quantum dots for bio-imaging application

Fluorescent quantum dots (QDs) are potential candidates for bio-imaging but major problems in using them for bio-imaging applications are either bandgap lying in UV region or the cytotoxicity of the visible light-excited cadmium-based QDs. Keeping these things in mind, glutathione (GLT) functionalised Mn-doped ZnS QDs has been studied to make a desired fluorescent system for bioimaging application. XRD measurements show that grain size decreases at higher concentration of GLT capping on Mn-doped quantum dots. UV–visible studies show that the band gap shows a blue shift at higher GLT concentration. FTIR studies confirm GLT functionalisation on the surface of ZnS QDs. Both UV excited and IR excited photoluminescence spectrum of samples exhibited a tunable orange emission intensity with increase in GLT concentration however multiphoton infrared excited spectra was used to show the feasibility of GLT functionalised ZnS:Mn quantum dots for a real application in a biological window of 650–950?nm.     

ZnS量子点/纤维素复合材料的制备及光催化性能

采用硝酸锌和硫化钠为原料,通过水热法制备ZnS量子点的过程中同步负载于纤维素纤维上,得到具有优良性能的光催化纤维素纤维。探究了前驱体溶液浓度、水热温度、水热时间等对量子点纤维素材料的荧光强度、量子点负载率及光催化性能的影响。结果表明,最佳反应条件为:Zn⁽²⁺⁾浓度为75 mmol/L,反应温度180℃,反应时间12 h。在此条件下,ZnS量子点的负载率为9.4%。浓度10 mg/L的甲基橙(MO)模型污染物,量子点纤维素材料添加量2.5 g/L,以紫外灯(λ=365 nm)为光源,30 min内其光催化降解效率可达到83%。量子点纤维素材料具有良好的循环使用性能,经循环使用5次后,30 min内甲基橙的光催化降解率仍可达到59%。     

CdTe量子点/聚乳酸纳米纤维荧光探针的制备及其对氯霉素的检测

用巯基乙酸为稳定剂,碲粉和硼氢化钠为前驱体,与氯化镉的水溶液在无氧的条件下反应,合成了碲化镉量子点。基于荧光共振能量转移机理,建立了一种灵敏、简单、快捷的对氯霉素进行检测的新方法。结果表明,将碲化镉量子点和聚乳酸以一定的比例在特定的条件下进行静电纺丝,可将量子点固着在聚乳酸纤维上,起到稳定了量子点的作用,且在最佳实验条件下,体系的荧光猝灭强度与氯霉素浓度在10~80μg/m L范围内呈良好线性关系,相关系数为0.998 5,检测限为0.814μg/m L,该检测方法简便快捷,有很好的应用前景。