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Silica nanoparticles with embedded fluorescent dyes represent an important class of markers for example in biological imaging. We systematically studied the various incorporation mechanisms of fluorescent xanthene dyes in 30–40 nm silica nanoparticles. An important parameter was the interaction of the dye with the matrix material, either by weak electrostatic or strong covalent interactions, which also has implications on the stability of fluorescence and brightness of the dyes. Factors that can influence leaching of dyes such as the position of the dyes in particles and the intensity of the particle-dye interaction were investigated by using the solvatochromic effect of xanthene dyes and by stationary fluorescence anisotropy measurements. We compared uranine and rhodamine B, which were physically embedded, with modified fluorescein isothiocyanate and rhodamine B isothiocyanate, which were covalently bound to the silica matrix within a usual Stöber synthesis. Systematic leaching studies of time spans up to 4 days revealed that covalent bonding of dyes like fluorescein isothiocyanate or rhodamine B isothiocyanate is necessary for fluorescence stability, since dyes bound by physical interaction tend to leach out of porous silica networks. Coverage of silica particles with hydrophobic protection layers of alkyltrialkoxysilanes or hydrophilic polyethylene glycol (PEG) groups resulted in a better retention of physisorbed dyes and provides the possibility to adapt the particles to the polarity of the medium. Best results were archived with PEG groups, but even small trimethylsilyl (TMS) groups already reduce leaching.

Hybrid inorganic-organic fluorescent silica nanoparticles—influence of dye binding modes on dye leaching