Generation of a library of non-toxic quantum dots for cellular imaging and siRNA delivery.

Subramaniam, Prasad; Lee, Seung Jae; Shah, Shreyas; Patel, Sahishnu; Starovoytov, Valentin; Lee, Ki-Bum · Adv Mater · 2012

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

The development of non-toxic quantum dots and further investigation of their composition-dependent cytotoxicity in a high-throughput manner have been critical challenges for biomedical imaging and gene delivery. Herein, we report a rapid sonochemical synthetic methodology for generating a library of highly biocompatible ZnS-AgInS(2) (ZAIS) quantum dots for cellular imaging and siRNA delivery.

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