A novel Mn(2+)-doped core/shell quantum dot-based intracellular probe for fluoride anions sensing in MC3T3-E1 osteoblastic cells

• Published in: Talanta (Oxford) Vol. 149; pp. 285 - 289
• Main Authors: Wang, Huan, Hu, Tian-Yu, Zhao, Zhi-Tao, Zhang, Xiu-Yun, Wang, Ying, Duan, Xiao-Qin, Liu, Da-Wei, Jing, Ling, Ma, Qiang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands 2016
• Subjects: Animals; Boronic Acids - chemistry; Cell Line; Fluorides - analysis; Fluorides - chemistry; Manganese - chemistry; Mice; Osteoblasts; Quantum Dots - chemistry; Selenium Compounds - chemistry; Tellurium - chemistry; Zinc Compounds - chemistry; F(–) sensing; Intracellular sensor; MC3T3-E1 osteoblastic cells; Quantum dots
• ISSN: 1873-3573
• DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2015.12.001

In this paper, 3-aminobenzeneboronic acid functionalized Mn(2+)-doped ZnTe/ZnSe quantum dots (APBA-dQDs) were prepared. The APBA functional groups had strong binding ability with F(-), resulting in the quenchment of dQDs photoluminescence (PL). Under the optimal condition, the fluorescence intensity of APBA-dQDs was related linearly to the concentration of F(-) in the range of 0.25-1.5µmol/L with a detection limit of 0.1µmol/L. The selectivity of fluorescence quenching of APBA-dQDs for F(-) was enhanced. Moreover, the proposed methodology for the sensing of F(-) at EM 560nm in MC3T3-E1 osteoblastic cells was demonstrated and got a satisfactory results. The results indicate that the APBA-dQDs are promising candidates for intracellular in MC3T3-E1 osteoblastic cells. To the best of our knowledge, it was the first report of F(-) sensing by using the quenched fluorescence of APBA-dQDs in non-cancerous cells.