A hydrophobic dye-encapsulated nano-hybrid as an efficient fluorescent probe for living cell imaging.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
Water-soluble hydrophobic-dye@nano-hybrids (DPN@NHs) with extraordinarily enhanced fluorescent performance were fabricated by encapsulating the hydrophobic dye molecules into the core of the hybrid nanospheres based on the self-assembly of amphiphilic block copolymers followed by shell cross-linking using 3-mercaptopropyltrimethoxy-silane. The DPN@NHs are 50 nm in size, are monodispersed in aqueous solution and have a quantum yield enhanced by 30 times.
Medical subject headings
- Fluorescent Dyes
- Microscopy, Fluorescence
- Nanoparticles