Aqueous synthesis of glutathione-coated PbS quantum dots with tunable emission for non-invasive fluorescence imaging in the second near-infrared biological window (1000-1400 nm)

Chem Commun (Camb). 2013 Sep 7;49(69):7584-6. doi: 10.1039/c3cc44000a. Epub 2013 Jul 18.

Abstract

Glutathione-coated PbS quantum dots with tunable emission were synthesized in the aqueous phase and used for non-invasive tissue imaging in the second near-infrared biological window.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Blood Vessels / pathology
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Glutathione / chemistry*
  • Humans
  • Lead / chemistry*
  • Lymph Nodes / blood supply
  • Lymph Nodes / pathology
  • Mice
  • Quantum Dots*
  • Receptor, ErbB-2 / metabolism
  • Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared
  • Sulfides / chemistry*
  • Water / chemistry

Substances

  • Sulfides
  • Water
  • lead sulfide
  • Lead
  • Receptor, ErbB-2
  • Glutathione