Open AccessPolymeric Nanocarriers with Luminescent Colloidal Nanoplatelets as Hydrophilic and Non-Toxic Two-Photon Bioimaging Agents
Author(s) -
Katarzyna C. Nawrot,
Jan K. Zaręba,
Monika Toporkiewicz,
Grzegorz Chodaczek,
Dominika Wawrzyńczyk,
Julita Kulbacka,
Urszula Bazylińska,
Marcin Nyk
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of nanomedicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.245
H-Index - 128
eISSN - 1178-2013
pISSN - 1176-9114
DOI - 10.2147/ijn.s298300
Subject(s) - nanocarriers , nanotechnology , materials science , colloid , luminescence , nanoparticle , chemical engineering , optoelectronics , engineering
Semiconductor nanoplatelets (NPLs) are promising materials for nonlinear optical microscopy since they feature good two-photon absorption (TPA) properties, narrow photoluminescence spectra and high quantum yields of luminescence. Nevertheless, the use of semiconductor NPLs is inevitably connected with concerns about heavy metal ion toxicity and their intrinsically hydrophobic character.