Energy transfer with semiconductor quantum dot bioconjugates: a versatile platform for biosensing, energy harvesting, and other developing applications

N Hildebrandt, CM Spillmann, WR Algar, T Pons… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Luminescent semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) are one of the more popular nanomaterials
currently utilized within biological applications. However, what is not widely appreciated is …

In vivo degeneration and the fate of inorganic nanoparticles

N Feliu, D Docter, M Heine, P Del Pino… - Chemical Society …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
What happens to inorganic nanoparticles (NPs), such as plasmonic gold or silver,
superparamagnetic iron oxide, or fluorescent quantum dot NPs after they have been …

Multifunctional Albumin–MnO2 Nanoparticles Modulate Solid Tumor Microenvironment by Attenuating Hypoxia, Acidosis, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and …

P Prasad, CR Gordijo, AZ Abbasi, A Maeda, A Ip… - ACS …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Insufficient oxygenation (hypoxia), acidic pH (acidosis), and elevated levels of reactive
oxygen species (ROS), such as H2O2, are characteristic abnormalities of the tumor …

Selected standard protocols for the synthesis, phase transfer, and characterization of inorganic colloidal nanoparticles

J Hühn, C Carrillo-Carrion, MG Soliman… - Chemistry of …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Synthesis, characterization, and applications of colloidal nanoparticles have been a
prominent topic of current research interests within the last two decades. Available reports in …

Cellular toxicity of inorganic nanoparticles: common aspects and guidelines for improved nanotoxicity evaluation

SJ Soenen, P Rivera-Gil, JM Montenegro, WJ Parak… - Nano today, 2011 - Elsevier
The safe use of inorganic nanoparticles (NPs) in biomedical applications remains an
unresolved issue. The present review presents an overview of the cytotoxic effects of …

X-ray-based techniques to study the nano–bio interface

C Sanchez-Cano, RA Alvarez-Puebla, JM Abendroth… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
X-ray-based analytics are routinely applied in many fields, including physics, chemistry,
materials science, and engineering. The full potential of such techniques in the life sciences …

Quantum-dot/dopamine bioconjugates function as redox coupled assemblies for in vitro and intracellular pH sensing

IL Medintz, MH Stewart, SA Trammell, K Susumu… - Nature materials, 2010 - nature.com
The use of semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) for bioimaging and sensing has
progressively matured over the past decade. QDs are highly sensitive to charge-transfer …

Quantum dot–fluorescent protein FRET probes for sensing intracellular pH

AM Dennis, WJ Rhee, D Sotto, SN Dublin, G Bao - ACS nano, 2012 - ACS Publications
Intracellular pH (pHi) plays a critical role in the physiological and pathophysiological
processes of cells, and fluorescence imaging using pH-sensitive indicators provides a …

Semicondutor quantum dots-based metal ion probes

P Wu, T Zhao, S Wang, X Hou - Nanoscale, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) exhibit unique optical and photophysical properties that
offer significant advantages over organic dyes as optical labels for chemo/bio-sensing. This …

Interaction of colloidal nanoparticles with their local environment: the (ionic) nanoenvironment around nanoparticles is different from bulk and determines the physico …

C Pfeiffer, C Rehbock, D Hühn… - Journal of The …, 2014 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The physico-chemical properties of colloidal nanoparticles (NPs) are influenced by their
local environment, as, in turn, the local environment influences the physico-chemical …