Reverse microemulsion-mediated synthesis of Bi2S3-QD@SiO2-PEG for dual modal CT-fluorescence imaging in vitro and in vivo

Jun Chen; Xiao-Quan Yang; Yuan-Zheng Meng; Meng-Yao Qin; Dong-Mei Yan; Yuan Qian; Guo-Qiang Xu; Yong Yu; Zhi-Ya Ma; Yuan-Di Zhao

doi:10.1039/c3cc47710j

Reverse microemulsion-mediated synthesis of Bi2S3-QD@SiO2-PEG for dual modal CT-fluorescence imaging in vitro and in vivo

Chem Commun (Camb). 2013 Dec 28;49(100):11800-2. doi: 10.1039/c3cc47710j.

Authors

Jun Chen¹, Xiao-Quan Yang, Yuan-Zheng Meng, Meng-Yao Qin, Dong-Mei Yan, Yuan Qian, Guo-Qiang Xu, Yong Yu, Zhi-Ya Ma, Yuan-Di Zhao

Affiliation

¹ Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics at Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics - Hubei Bioinformatics & Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, P. R. China. zydi@mail.hust.edu.cn.

PMID: 24213076
DOI: 10.1039/c3cc47710j

Abstract

Monodispersed Bi2S3-QD@SiO2-PEG nanoparticles are prepared by a one-pot method in a reverse microemulsion system, which exhibited remarkable performances in CT and fluorescence imaging in vitro and in vivo.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Bismuth / analysis*
Bismuth / pharmacokinetics*
Cell Line
Emulsions / chemistry
Mice
Polyethylene Glycols / analysis*
Polyethylene Glycols / chemical synthesis
Polyethylene Glycols / pharmacokinetics*
Quantum Dots / analysis*
Silicon Dioxide / analysis*
Silicon Dioxide / chemical synthesis
Silicon Dioxide / pharmacokinetics*
Spectrometry, Fluorescence
Sulfides / analysis*
Sulfides / chemical synthesis
Sulfides / pharmacokinetics*
Tissue Distribution
Tomography, X-Ray Computed*

Substances

Emulsions
Sulfides
Polyethylene Glycols
Silicon Dioxide
Bismuth