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Esmaelpourfarkhani M, Ramezani M, Alibolandi M, Abnous K, Taghdisi SM. Time-resolved Fluorescence DNA-based Sensors for Reducing Background Fluorescence of Environment. J Fluoresc 2023; 33:2145-2160. [PMID: 37093332 DOI: 10.1007/s10895-023-03239-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 04/25/2023]
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The fluorescence assay is one of the popular methods that is applied for detection of different targets. However, this method may show low sensitivity and high background in biological samples due to the natural fluorescence of different compounds in complicated samples. In addition, it inevitably affects the detection results accuracy. A fundamental solution to this problem is the use of the time-resolved fluorescence technique (TRF). The main component of this technique is the use of long fluorescence lifetime reagents. In this review, various time-resolved fluorescent reagents such as complexes of lanthanide ions, lanthanide-doped inorganic nanoparticles; Mn-doped ZnS quantum dots (QDs) and pyrene excimer are introduced. Moreover, TRF sensors, especially TRF aptasensors (DNA-based sensors) are discussed. This review will give new ideas for researchers to develop novel high-sensitive TRF sensors that can remove or decrease background fluorescence and use them for the detection of various targets in complicated samples without treatment.
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- Masoomeh Esmaelpourfarkhani
- Targeted Drug Delivery Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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- Targeted Drug Delivery Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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Sreenan B, Lee B, Wan L, Zeng R, Zhao J, Zhu X. Review of Mn-Doped Semiconductor Nanocrystals for Time-Resolved Luminescence Biosensing/Imaging. ACS APPLIED NANO MATERIALS 2022; 5:17413-17435. [PMID: 36874078 PMCID: PMC9980291 DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.2c04337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) have been developed for decades and are widely applied in biosensing/imaging. However, their biosensing/imaging applications are mainly based on luminescence-intensity measurement, which suffers from autofluorescence in complex biological samples and thus limits the biosensing/imaging sensitivities. It is expected for these NCs to be further developed to gain luminescence features that can overcome sample autofluorescence. On the other hand, time-resolved luminescence measurement utilizing long-lived-luminescence probes is an efficient technique to eliminate short-lived autofluorescence of samples while recording time-resolved luminescence of the probes for signal measurement after pulsed excitation from a light source. Despite time-resolved measurement being very sensitive, the optical limitations of many of the current long-lived-luminescence probes cause time-resolved measurement to be generally performed in laboratories with bulky and costly instruments. In order to apply highly sensitive time-resolved measurement for in-field or point-of-care (POC) testing, it is essential to develop probes possessing high brightness, low-energy (visible-light) excitation, and long lifetimes of up to milliseconds. Such desired optical features can significantly simplify the design criteria of time-resolved measurement instruments and facilitate the development of low-cost, compact, sensitive instruments for in-field or POC testing. Mn-doped NCs have recently been in rapid development and provide a strategy to solve the challenges faced by both colloidal semiconductor NCs and time-resolved luminescence measurement. In this review, we outline the major achievements in the development of Mn-doped binary and multinary NCs, with emphasis on their synthesis approaches and luminescence mechanisms. Specifically, we demonstrate how researchers approached these obstacles to achieve the aforementioned desired optical properties on the basis of the progressive understanding of Mn emission mechanisms. Afterward, we review representative applications of Mn-doped NCs in time-resolved luminescence biosensing/imaging and present the potential of Mn-doped NCs in advancing time-resolved luminescence biosensing/imaging for in-field or POC testing.
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- Benjamin Sreenan
- Department of Electrical and Biomedical Engineering, University of Nevada-Reno, Reno, Nevada 89557, United States
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- Department of Electrical and Biomedical Engineering, University of Nevada-Reno, Reno, Nevada 89557, United States
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- Department of Physics, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- Department of Electrical and Biomedical Engineering, University of Nevada-Reno, Reno, Nevada 89557, United States
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Chen Q, Huang Z, Wang Q, Hu Y, Tang H, Wen R, Wang W. Novel synthesis of Mn: ZnSe@ZnS core-shell quantum dots based on photoinduced fluorescence enhancement. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2021; 248:119099. [PMID: 33214102 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2020.119099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Revised: 10/13/2020] [Accepted: 10/16/2020] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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A novel Type-I Mn: ZnSe@ZnS core-shell quantum dots (QDs) was reported through a two-step procedure by using low-cost inorganic salts and naturalbiomacromolecule as raw materials. Based on a designed structure of L-cysteine-capped Mn: ZnSe QDs in aqueous media with the controllable surface, Mn: ZnSe@ZnS core-shell QDs were formed due to photoactive ions and defect curing under continuous constant light. The influences of experimental variables, including synthesis conditions of Mn: ZnSe QDs, different types and affecting factors of photo irradiation had been systematically investigated. Under the effect of photoinduced fluorescence enhancement, the photoluminescence (PL) intensity increases significantly by about 5-10 times after 1-3 h of UV irradiation. The position of the fluorescence peak was red-shifted by about 17 nm, emitting orange-red fluorescence. The photoluminescence quantum yield (PL QY) was markedly improved (up to 35%). The structure and morphology of Mn: ZnSe@ZnS core-shell QDs were also confirmed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) in detail. The mechanism of photoinduced fluorescence enhancement was attributed to L-cysteine allowed to release S2- to form a ZnS shell, and the passivated surface non-radiative relaxation centers of Mn: ZnSe@ZnS QDs was successfully synthesized with highuniform size, excellent photoluminescence performance, and good stability, all ofwhichmakethemgood potential candidates for white LEDs, and biological labels.
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- Qiuju Chen
- College of Science, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China
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- College of Science, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China
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- College of Science, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China; Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China.
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- College of Science, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China
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- College of Science, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China
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- College of Science, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China
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FÖrster resonance energy transfer (FRET)-based biosensors for biological applications. Biosens Bioelectron 2019; 138:111314. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2019.05.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2019] [Accepted: 05/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Wang J, Wang X, Yao Y, Guo J, Ouyang X, Jia Z. Nonlinear electrical characteristics of core-satellite CaCu 3Ti 4O 12@ZnO doped silicone rubber composites. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra03873a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Core-satellite CaCu3Ti4O12@ZnO-doped silicone rubber composites exhibited both excellent nonlinear conductive and dielectric properties with nanofillers for the first time.
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- Jun Wang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Tsinghua University
- Beijing 100084
- P. R. China
- Advanced Materials Institute
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- Engineering Laboratory of Power Equipment Reliability in Complicated Coastal Environment
- Graduate School at Shenzhen
- Tsinghua University
- Shenzhen 518055
- P. R. China
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- Advanced Materials Institute
- Graduate School at Shenzhen
- Tsinghua University
- Shenzhen 518055
- P. R. China
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- Engineering Laboratory of Power Equipment Reliability in Complicated Coastal Environment
- Graduate School at Shenzhen
- Tsinghua University
- Shenzhen 518055
- P. R. China
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- Engineering Laboratory of Power Equipment Reliability in Complicated Coastal Environment
- Graduate School at Shenzhen
- Tsinghua University
- Shenzhen 518055
- P. R. China
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- Engineering Laboratory of Power Equipment Reliability in Complicated Coastal Environment
- Graduate School at Shenzhen
- Tsinghua University
- Shenzhen 518055
- P. R. China
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Zhu D, Miao ZY, Yang RX, Wen HM, Li W, Chen J, Kang A, Shan CX, Yu S, Hu Y. Layer-by-layer functionalized porous Zinc sulfide nanospheres-based solid-phase extraction combined with liquid chromatography time-of-flight/mass and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry for the specific enrichment and identification of alkaloids from Crinum asiaticum var. sinicum. Anal Chim Acta 2016; 932:60-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2016.05.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2016] [Revised: 05/17/2016] [Accepted: 05/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Zhu D, Li W, Wen HM, Yu S, Miao ZY, Kang A, Zhang A. Silver nanoparticles-enhanced time-resolved fluorescence sensor for VEGF(165) based on Mn-doped ZnS quantum dots. Biosens Bioelectron 2015; 74:1053-60. [PMID: 26276542 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2015.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2015] [Revised: 08/04/2015] [Accepted: 08/05/2015] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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A silver nanoparticles (AgNPs)-enhanced time-resolved fluorescence (TR-FL) sensor based on long-lived fluorescent Mn-doped ZnS quantum dots (QDs) is developed for the sensitive detection of vascular endothelial growth factor-165 (VEGF165), a predominant cancer biomarker in cancer angiogenesis. The aptamers bond with the Mn-doped ZnS QDs and the BHQ-2 quencher-labelling strands hybridized in duplex are coupled with streptavidin (SA)-functionalized AgNPs to form the AgNPs-enhanced TR-FL sensor, showing lower fluorescence intensity in the duplex state due to the fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) between the Mn-doped ZnS QDs and quenchers. Upon the addition of VEGF165, the BHQ-2 quencher-labelling strands of the duplex are displaced, leading to the disruption of the FRET. As a result, the fluorescence of the Mn-doped QDs within the proximity of the AgNPs is recovered. The FL signal can be measured free of the interference of short-lived background by setting appropriate delay time and gate time, which offers a signal with high signal-to-noise ratio in photoluminescent biodetection. Compared with the bare TR-FL sensor, the AgNPs-based TR-FL sensor showed a huge improvement in fluorescence based on metal-enhanced fluorescence (MEF) effect, and the sensitivity increased 11-fold with the detection limit of 0.08 nM. In addition, the sensor provided a wide range of linear detection from 0.1 nM to 16 nM.
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- Dong Zhu
- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, PR China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, PR China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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Wójcik M, Lewandowski W, Król M, Pawłowski K, Mieczkowski J, Lechowski R, Zabielska K. Enhancing anti-tumor efficacy of Doxorubicin by non-covalent conjugation to gold nanoparticles - in vitro studies on feline fibrosarcoma cell lines. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0124955. [PMID: 25928423 PMCID: PMC4415975 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0124955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2014] [Accepted: 03/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Background Feline injection-site sarcomas are malignant skin tumors of mesenchymal origin, the treatment of which is a challenge for veterinary practitioners. Methods of treatment include radical surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. The most commonly used cytostatic drugs are cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin and vincristine. However, the use of cytostatics as adjunctive treatment is limited due to their adverse side-effects, low biodistribution after intravenous administration and multidrug resistance. Colloid gold nanoparticles are promising drug delivery systems to overcome multidrug resistance, which is a main cause of ineffective chemotherapy treatment. The use of colloid gold nanoparticles as building blocks for drug delivery systems is preferred due to ease of surface functionalization with various molecules, chemical stability and their low toxicity. Methods Stability and structure of the glutathione-stabilized gold nanoparticles non-covalently modified with doxorubicin (Au-GSH-Dox) was confirmed using XPS, TEM, FT-IR, SAXRD and SAXS analyses. MTT assay, Annexin V and Propidium Iodide Apoptosis assay and Rhodamine 123 and Verapamil assay were performed on 4 feline fibrosarcoma cell lines (FFS1WAW, FFS1, FFS3, FFS5). Statistical analyses were performed using Graph Pad Prism 5.0 (USA). Results A novel approach, glutathione-stabilized gold nanoparticles (4.3 +/- 1.1 nm in diameter) non-covalently modified with doxorubicin (Au-GSH-Dox) was designed and synthesized. A higher cytotoxic effect (p<0.01) of Au-GSH-Dox than that of free doxorubicin has been observed in 3 (FFS1, FFS3, FFS1WAW) out of 4 feline fibrosarcoma cell lines. The effect has been correlated to the activity of glycoprotein P (main efflux pump responsible for multidrug resistance). Conclusions The results indicate that Au-GSH-Dox may be a potent new therapeutic agent to increase the efficacy of the drug by overcoming the resistance to doxorubicin in feline fibrosarcoma cell lines. Moreover, as doxorubicin is non-covalently attached to glutathione coated nanoparticles the synthesized system is potentially suitable to a wealth of different drug molecules.
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- Michał Wójcik
- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
- * E-mail: (KZ); (MW)
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
- * E-mail: (KZ); (MW)
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Zhu D, Li W, Wen HM, Hu Y, Wang J, Zhu JM, Ni WT, Gu CQ. Development of polyacrylic acid-functionalized porous zinc sulfide nanospheres for a non-aqueous solid phase extraction procedure toward alkaloids. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra02827b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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A non-aqueous solid phase extraction (SPE) procedure was developed and optimized utilizing novel polyacrylic acid-functionalized porous zinc sulfide nanospheres (PAA–PZNs) as the sorbents for the enrichment of alkaloids.
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- Dong Zhu
- School of Pharmacy
- Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine
- Nanjing 210023
- P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy
- Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine
- Nanjing 210023
- P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy
- Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine
- Nanjing 210023
- P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy
- Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine
- Nanjing 210023
- P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy
- Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine
- Nanjing 210023
- P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy
- Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine
- Nanjing 210023
- P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy
- Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine
- Nanjing 210023
- P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy
- Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine
- Nanjing 210023
- P. R. China
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Kolmykov O, Coulon J, Lalevée J, Alem H, Medjahdi G, Schneider R. Aqueous synthesis of highly luminescent glutathione-capped Mn²⁺-doped ZnS quantum dots. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2014; 44:17-23. [PMID: 25280675 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2014.07.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2014] [Revised: 07/10/2014] [Accepted: 07/26/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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In this paper, an aqueous-based route has been developed to prepare highly luminescent glutathione (GSH)-capped Mn-doped ZnS quantum dots (QDs). The dots obtained have an average diameter of 4.3 nm and exhibit the Mn(2+)-related orange luminescence with very low surface defect density. The highest photoluminescence was observed for a Mn(2+) to Zn(2+) molar ratio of 3%. Consecutive overcoating of the Mn:ZnS@GSH QDs by a ZnS shell was done, and the core/shell structured QDs exhibit a PL quantum yield of 23%. Transmission electron microscopy, X-ray powder diffraction, electron spin resonance, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, UV-visible spectroscopy and spectrofluorometry have been used to characterize the crystal structure, the doping status, and the optical properties of the doped-QDs. Our systematic investigation shows that Mn:ZnS/ZnS@GSH QDs are highly promising fluorescent labels in biological applications.
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- Oleksii Kolmykov
- Université de Lorraine, Laboratoire Réactions et Génie des Procédés (LRGP), UMR 7274, CNRS, 1 rue Grandville, BP 20451, 54001 Nancy Cedex, France
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- Université de Lorraine, Laboratoire de Chimie Physique et Microbiologie pour l'Environnement (LCPME), UMR 7564, CNRS, Faculté de Pharmacie, 5 rue Albert Lebrun, 54000 Nancy, France
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- Institut de Science des Matériaux de Mulhouse (IS2M), UMR 7361, CNRS, 15 rue Jean Starcky, 68093 Mulhouse, France
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- Université de Lorraine, Institut Jean Lamour (IJL), UMR 7198, CNRS, BP 70239, 54506 Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy Cedex, France
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- Université de Lorraine, Institut Jean Lamour (IJL), UMR 7198, CNRS, BP 70239, 54506 Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy Cedex, France
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- Université de Lorraine, Laboratoire Réactions et Génie des Procédés (LRGP), UMR 7274, CNRS, 1 rue Grandville, BP 20451, 54001 Nancy Cedex, France.
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Zhu D, Wen HM, Li W, Cui XB, Ma L, Kang A. pH-responsive drug release from porous zinc sulfide nanospheres based on coordination bonding. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra05277c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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A pH responsive system is reported based on the “COOH–Zn2+–drug” architecture via coordination bonding in ZnS nanospheres' mesopores.
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- Dong Zhu
- College of Pharmacy
- Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine
- Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- College of Pharmacy
- Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine
- Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- College of Pharmacy
- Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine
- Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- College of Pharmacy
- Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine
- Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- College of Pharmacy
- Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine
- Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- College of Pharmacy
- Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine
- Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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Athauda TJ, Madduma-Bandarage USK, Vasquez Y. Integration of ZnO/ZnS nanostructured materials into a cotton fabric platform. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra12074d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Inorganic semiconductor ZnO/ZnS nanostructures were coupled to flexible natural fibrous materials for potential applications that include wearable electronics, protective textiles, portable and flexible photovoltaic and solar cell devices.
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- Department of Chemistry
- Oklahoma State University
- Stillwater, USA
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