PbS/CdS/ZnS Quantum Dots: A Multifunctional Platform for In Vivo Near-Infrared Low-Dose Fluorescence Imaging

• Published in: Advanced functional materials Vol. 25; no. 42; pp. 6650 - 6659
• Main Authors: Benayas, Antonio, Ren, Fuqiang, Carrasco, Elisa, Marzal, Vicente, del Rosal, Blanca, Gonfa, Belete A., Juarranz, Ángeles, Sanz-Rodríguez, Francisco, Jaque, Daniel, García-Solé, José, Ma, Dongling, Vetrone, Fiorenzo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 11.11.2015
• Subjects: Biocompatibility; Biomedical materials; Fluorescence; fluorescent nanothermometry; Imaging; In vitro testing; in vivo bioimaging; near-infrared quantum dots; Quantum dots; second biological window; subtissue penetration depth; Surgical implants; Zinc sulfides

Over the past decade, near‐infrared (NIR)‐emitting nanoparticles have increasingly been investigated in biomedical research for use as fluorescent imaging probes. Here, high‐quality water‐dispersible core/shell/shell PbS/CdS/ZnS quantum dots (hereafter QDs) as NIR imaging probes fabricated through a...