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Inside Cover: Ultrastable, Highly Fluorescent, and Water‐Dispersed Silicon‐Based Nanospheres as Cellular Probes (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 1/2009)
Author(s) -
He Yao,
Kang ZhenHui,
Li QuanSong,
Tsang Chi Him A.,
Fan ChunHai,
Lee ShuitTong
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200890277
Subject(s) - biocompatibility , fluorescence , nanotechnology , cover (algebra) , silicon , materials science , photoluminescence , biological imaging , optoelectronics , optics , engineering , mechanical engineering , physics , metallurgy
Silicon nanospheres are promising as fluorescent biological probes because of their excellent water dispersibility, high photoluminescence, robust photostability, and favorable biocompatibility. In their Communication on page 128 ff., C.‐H. Fan, S.‐T. Lee, and co‐workers describe how the nanospheres, which are remarkably effective in real‐time and long‐term imaging, have significant advantages over traditional dyes in biological applications.