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Activatable Probes Based on Distance‐Dependent Luminescence Associated with Cerenkov Radiation
Author(s) -
Kotagiri Nalinikanth,
Niedzwiedzki Dariusz M.,
Ohara Kohtaro,
Achilefu Samuel
Publication year - 2013
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.201302564
Subject(s) - luminescence , radiation , linker , quantum dot , cherenkov radiation , photoluminescence , optically stimulated luminescence , irradiation , optoelectronics , luminescent measurements , materials science , physics , chemistry , optics , nanotechnology , nuclear physics , detector , computer science , operating system
Let me get my nanoruler : Activatable probes based on radionuclide and quantum dots (QDs) were constructed using DNA as a linker. Cerenkov radiation from 64 Cu was used to excite the QDs in a distance‐dependent manner. The luminescence was lowest nearest to the QD and increased with distance.