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Carboxylic Acid Enriched Nanospheres of Semiconductor Nanorods for Cell Imaging
Author(s) -
Wang Leyu,
Li Peng,
Zhuang Jie,
Bai Feng,
Feng Jing,
Yan Xiyun,
Li Yadong
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200703720
Subject(s) - nanorod , dispersity , nanocrystal , polymer , nanotechnology , semiconductor , carboxylic acid , materials science , chemistry , chemical engineering , polymer chemistry , organic chemistry , optoelectronics , engineering
A cure for hydrophobia : Monodisperse semiconductor nanorods are synthesized using nitrates as precursors. The surface modification of these hydrophobic nanocrystals is accomplished through encapsulation with a carboxylic acid enriched polymer (see TEM images), which leads to hydrophilic, bioconjugatable nanospheres for use in multicolor biolabeling applications.