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Surface‐Active Fluorinated Quantum Dots for Enhanced Cellular Uptake
Author(s) -
Argudo Pablo G.,
Carril Mónica,
MartínRomero María T.,
GinerCasares Juan J.,
CarrilloCarrión Carolina
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201804704
Subject(s) - quantum dot , surface modification , nanotechnology , fluorescence , nanoparticle , surface (topology) , materials science , chemistry , biophysics , physics , biology , quantum mechanics , geometry , mathematics
Fluorescent nanoparticles, such as quantum dots, hold great potential for biomedical applications, mainly sensing and bioimaging. However, the inefficient cell uptake of some nanoparticles hampers their application in clinical practice. Here, the effect of the modification of the quantum dot surface with fluorinated ligands to increase their surface activity and, thus, enhance their cellular uptake was explored.