配体对CdTe量子点与BSA的选择性相互作用的影响

以巯基乙酸(TGA)、巯基丙酸(MPA)、巯基甘油(TG)、L-半胱氨酸(L-cys)和谷胱甘肽(GSH)等5种巯基分子为稳定剂, 水相合成了5种CdTe量子点. 以牛血清白蛋白(BSA)作为靶分子, 通过吸收光谱、荧光光谱和时间分辨荧光动力学等手段研究了各种配体分子稳定的CdTe量子点与BSA的直接相互作用. 结果表明, 5种量子点均能有效猝灭BSA的荧光, 其猝灭程度按配体次序为GSH>L-cys>TGA>TG>MPA; 而BSA对不同配体稳定的CdTe量子点的荧光光谱的影响则具有明显的选择性. BSA对TGA-CdTe和MPA-CdTe量子点的荧光先敏化增强而后猝灭下降; L-cys分子由于同时具有氨基和羧基而与BSA的相互作用较强, 因此BSA能显著猝灭L-cys-CdTe量子点的荧光; 而BSA对TG-CdTe量子点的荧光猝灭程度较小; GSH分子的空间效应使GSH-CdTe量子点的荧光被BSA猝灭的程度最小. 吸收光谱和时间分辨荧光动力学研究表明, 5种量子点与BSA之间的相互作用均为静态过程. 探讨了量子点的配体分子结构与蛋白质的相互作用机理.     

量子点-卟啉纳米复合体系在肿瘤细胞成像中的应用

本文合成了高荧光量子产率、单分散性好的水溶性CdTe量子点(quantum dots,QDs),并与α,β,γ,δ-四(1-甲基吡啶嗡-4-基)卟吩对甲苯磺酸盐(TMPyP)组装成QDs-TMPyP纳米复合物,研究了该复合物检测DNA的机理以及肿瘤细胞成像。结果显示,QDs-TMPyP纳米复合物通过光致电子转移机制检测DNA,当CdTe QDs和CdTe QDs-TMPyP浓度低于1.0μmol/L时,HeLa肿瘤细胞存活率达92%以上,表现出低的细胞毒性。0.2μmol/L CdTe QDs-TMPyP作用于肿瘤细胞时,细胞生长状态良好,对细胞内能谱分析发现细胞内含有Cd和Te原子。CdTe QDs-TMPyP复合物比CdTe QDs更易被HeLa细胞摄取,利用量子点荧光成功实现了细胞核内成像,为宫颈癌细胞药物输送和细胞成像的深入研究打下基础。     

Studying the interaction between CdTe quantum dots and Nile blue by absorption,fluorescence and resonance Rayleigh scattering spectra

Thioglycolic acid (TGA) capped CdTe quantum dots (QDs) with the diameter of 2–3 nm were synthesized. The interaction between CdTe QDs and Nile blue (NB) was investigated by ultraviolet–visible (UV–vis) absorption, resonance Rayleigh scattering (RRS) and fluorescence spectroscopy. UV–vis absorption spectrum of CdTe QDs and NB obviously changed, showing that CdTe QDs could associate with NB to form a new complex. At pH 6.8, NB effectively quenched the fluorescence of CdTe QDs. It was proved that the fluorescence quenching of CdTe QDs by NB was mainly result of the formation of CdTe QDs–NB complex, electrostatic attraction and hydrophobic forces played a major role in stabilizing the complex. The binding molar ratio of CdTe QDs and NB was 5:1 by a mole-ratio method. The interaction between CdTe QDs and NB lead to the remarkable enhancement of RRS and the enchantments were in proportional to the concentration of NB in a certain range. The mechanism of the interaction between CdTe QDs and NB, reasons for the enhancement of RRS intensity were also discussed. The obtained results suggested the more satisfactory mechanism for the interaction between CdTe QDs and NB.     

Cytotoxicity and DNA Damage Effect of TGA-capped CdTe Quantum Dots

The cytotoxicity and DNA damage caused by thioglycolic acid(TGA)-capped cadmium telluride(CdTe)quantum dots(QDs)to hepatocyte line HL-7702 were investigated.Cell viability was measured by 3-(4,5-dimeth...     

Long-term exposure to CdTe quantum dots causes functional impairments in live cells

Several studies suggested that the cytotoxic effects of quantum dots (QDs) may be mediated by cadmium ions (Cd2+) released from the QDs cores. The objective of this work was to assess the intracellular Cd2+ concentration in human breast cancer MCF-7 cells treated with cadmium telluride (CdTe) and core/shell cadmium selenide/zinc sulfide (CdSe/ZnS) nanoparticles capped with mercaptopropionic acid (MPA), cysteamine (Cys), or N-acetylcysteine (NAC) conjugated to cysteamine. The Cd2+ concentration determined by a Cd2+-specific cellular assay was below the assay detection limit (<5 nM) in cells treated with CdSe/ZnS QDs, while in cells incubated with CdTe QDs, it ranged from approximately 30 to 150 nM, depending on the capping molecule. A cell viability assay revealed that CdSe/ZnS QDs were nontoxic, whereas the CdTe QDs were cytotoxic. However, for the various CdTe QD samples, there was no dose-dependent correlation between cell viability and intracellular [Cd2+], implying that their cytotoxicity cannot be attributed solely to the toxic effect of free Cd2+. Confocal laser scanning microscopy of CdTe QDs-treated cells imaged with organelle-specific dyes revealed significant lysosomal damage attributable to the presence of Cd2+ and of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which can be formed via Cd2+-specific cellular pathways and/or via CdTe-triggered photoxidative processes involving singlet oxygen or electron transfer from excited QDs to oxygen. In summary, CdTe QDs induce cell death via mechanisms involving both Cd2+ and ROS accompanied by lysosomal enlargement and intracellular redistribution.     

CdSe包覆层数对水溶性CdTe/CdSe (II型)核壳量子点的光学特性和微观结构的影响

在水相合成的CdTe量子点的体系中通过分批次加入新鲜配制的NaHSe和CdCl2溶液,制备出了CdSe包覆层数不同的CdTe/CdSe核壳量子点,并着重考察了CdSe包覆层数对CdTe/CdSe核壳量子点的光学特性以及微观结构的影响.与CdTe量子点相比,CdSe单层包覆的CdTe/CdSe核壳量子点的吸收峰和荧光发射峰出现明显红移;随着CdSe包覆层数的增多,CdTe/CdSe核壳量子点吸收光谱的覆盖范围向长波方向扩展,荧光发射峰强度逐步下降,荧光寿命大幅延长,体现出Ⅱ型核壳量子点的特征.X射线衍射(XRD)分析表明,随着CdSe包覆层数的增多,CdTe/CdSe核壳量子点的粉末衍射峰由CdTe衍射峰位置逐步向CdSe衍射峰位置靠近.CdTe/CdSe核壳量子点因其延伸到近红外区域的宽吸收特性致使其在太阳电池领域具有重要的应用前景.     

双靶向CdTe量子点的制备及其在细胞标记中的应用

以巯基乙酸和巯基乙酰肼为稳定剂,制备了酸度敏感型CdTe量子点。经与抗体链接,该量子点具备酸度敏感、免疫识别双重靶向功能。经荧光光谱分析、透射电镜图像及细胞免疫成像证明,抗体已成功链接于量子点表面,且该量子点具有酸度敏感及抗体识别的双重靶向功能,可以实现对肿瘤细胞的特异性标记。     

3-巯基异丁酸衍生物对碲化镉量子点水相合成的影响

为探索适宜制备粒径分布窄、荧光量子产率高、发光区域在红光至近红外光区段的量子点的巯基酸的条件, 我们研究了三类3-巯基异丁酸(MIBA)衍生物在以亚碲酸钠为碲源的水相法水热制备CdTe量子点中的影响. 这三类衍生物包括设计合成的主链亲水性衍生物3-巯基异丁酰甘氨酸(MIBGly)、3-巯基异丁酰-3-氨基丙酸(MIBAPA)和3-巯基异丁酰天冬氨酸(MIBAsp), 支链亲水性衍生物N-乙酰基半胱氨酸(ACys)和支链疏水性衍生物3-巯基-2-甲基丁酸(MMBA)和3-巯基-2,2-二甲基丙酸(MDMPA). 以这三类MIBA 衍生物为修饰剂时,CdTe量子点均能够保持MIBA体系较窄的荧光半峰宽. 采用亲水性的MIBA衍生物(MIBGly、MIBAPA、MIBAsp和ACys)比采用疏水性的MIBA衍生物(MMBA和MDMPA)更有利于制备发射波长较长的量子点. 采用支链亲水性的MIBA衍生物((ACys)比采用主链亲水性的MIBA衍生物(MIBGly、MIBAPA和MIBAsp)更容易获得高荧光量子产率的量子点.     

新型低毒AgInS2量子点的制备和表征以及对肿瘤细胞的成像

在水相中快速合成AgInS2( AIS)量子点,并对其紫外-可见吸收光谱及荧光发射光谱进行了表征,通过电感耦合等离子体发射光谱仪分析了其元素组成,采用高分辨透射电镜观察其形貌与分布,并验证了它相对于传统的CdTe量子点在光稳定性和细胞毒性方面的优势。在AgInS2表面连接了叶酸实现了对肿瘤细胞的靶向成像。     

紫外-可见吸收光谱和荧光光谱研究壳核型 CdTe/CdS量子点与盐酸巴马汀的相互作用及其分析应用

合成了巯基乙酸(TGA)修饰的壳核型CdTe/CdS量子点(TGA-CdTe/CdS QDs), 利用紫外-可见光谱和荧光光谱研究了TGA-CdTe/CdS QDs与盐酸巴马汀(PC)的相互作用机理. 结果表明, 在pH=7.4的Tris-HCl缓冲液中, QDs与PC相互作用后使QDs的荧光呈线性猝灭, 并有良好的线性关系(r=0.997), 线性范围为25~1×10⁴ ng/mL, 检出限(3σ)为7.7 ng/mL. 建立了一种快速简便、 可定量测定PC的新方法.     

Study the damage of DNA molecules induced by three kinds of aqueous nanoparticles

In this paper, the interaction of DNA molecules with aqueous CdTe quantum dots (CdTe QDs), CdTe/SiO₂ composite nanoparticles (CdTe/SiO₂ NPs), and Mn-doped ZnSe quantum dots (Mn:ZnSe d-dots) was studied with ethidium bromide as a probe. The purpose of this work was to study the damage of DNA molecules induced by these three kinds of water-soluble nanoparticles. It was found that ionic strength, pH value and UV irradiation influenced the PL emission properties of CdTe QDs, CdTe/SiO₂ NPs and Mn:ZnSe d-dots, and also influenced the interaction of DNA molecules with them. Among the three kinds of nanoparticles, DNA molecules were most easily damaged by CdTe QDs whether in the dark or under UV irradiation. The CdTe/SiO₂ NPs led to much less DNA damage when compared with CdTe QDs, as a silica overcoating layer could isolate the QDs from the external environment. Mn:ZnSe d-dots as a new class of non-cadmium doped QDs demonstrated almost no damage for DNA molecules, which have great potentials as fluorescent labels in the applications of biomedical assays, imaging of cells and tissues, even in vivo investigations.     

1-甲基-3-(2-甲基丙烯酰乙基)-咪唑氯离子液体/ 苯乙烯无规共聚物及其CdTe量子点复合物的合成

以偶氮二异丁腈(AIBN)为引发剂, 通过自由基聚合制备了1-甲基-3-(2-甲基丙烯酰乙基)-咪唑氯离子液体和苯乙烯的无规共聚物P(MMEIM⁺Cl^--co-St). 用红外光谱、核磁共振氢谱和凝胶渗透色谱表征了共聚物的结构. 共聚物的氯仿溶液与巯基乙酸稳定的CdTe量子点水溶液混合, 通过静电相互作用复合组装, 得到澄清透明且稳定的CdTe/P(MMEIM⁺Cl^--co-St)纳米复合物的氯仿溶液. 复合物的紫外吸收光谱、荧光发射光谱和透射电子显微镜的表征结果表明, 量子点均匀分散于共聚物中, 无团聚, 且保持了量子点的荧光性能.     

An alternative aqueous synthetic route to preparing CdTe quantum dots with tunable photoluminescence

An aqueous synthetic route has been developed for the preparation of mercaptosuccinic acid（MSA）-capped CdTe quantum dots （QDs） using TeO₂ as tellurium source and sodium borohydride as reductant.The size and the emission color of CdTe QDs can be tuned by varying the reflux time.The obtained QDs were characterized by photoluminescence（PL） spectroscopy,X-ray powder diffraction（XRD） and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy（HRTEM）.The results show that the CdTe QDs were of zinc-blende crystal structure in a sphere-like shape.     

Ultrafast synthesis of near-infrared-emitting aqueous CdTe/CdS quantum dots with high fluorescence

The traditional aqueous route to synthesis CdTe/CdS Core/shell (c/s) quantum dots (QDs) via decomposition of Cd-thiol complexes is usually time consuming. Herein, an ultrafast and facile aqueous synthetic approach under atmospheric pressure for CdTe/CdS c/s QDs with emission from the green to the near-infrared window (535–820 nm) is reported. With purified CdTe core QDs diluted in solution of Cd-3-mercaptopropionic acid (MPA) complexes, CdTe/CdS c/s QDs with emission wavelengths at 700 and 800 nm can be obtained within 20- and 45-min refluxing under the optimized experimental conditions, respectively. This is the most rapid way to prepare CdTe/CdS c/s QDs in aqueous phase, and the obtained QDs were highly luminescent without postsynthesis treatment. The influences of various experimental factors, including Cd²⁺ concentration, MPA-to-Cd ratio, pH value, and dilution ratio on the growth rate and luminescent properties of the obtained CdTe/CdS c/s QDs, have been taken into consideration. The three processes “purification-dilution-addition” ensure the synthesis environment with high pH value and low core concentration and have a marked impact on the rapid synthesis rate and the resulting high fluorescence of CdTe/CdS c/s QDs.     

高灵敏CdTe量子点探针的构建及与金属离子的作用

采用变性的牛血清白蛋白(dBSA)对水相合成的CdTe量子点进行修饰, 构建了高灵敏金属离子探针, 研究了其对重金属离子的检测性能并对机理进行了探讨. 通过优化反应条件, 合成了具有高量子产率的以巯基乙酸为稳定剂的水溶性CdTe量子点, 并采用变性的牛血清白蛋白分别对不同粒径的CdTe量子点进行修饰, 确定变性的牛血清白蛋白与不同粒径量子点之间的最佳比例. 在纯化变性的牛血清白蛋白修饰的量子点(dBSA-QDs)的基础上, 研究了该量子点与不同金属离子的作用. 结果表明, 量子点经修饰后, 其量子产率、 抗光漂白性及稳定性得到显著提高; 而且dBSA-QDs的荧光可被重金属离子有效猝灭, 与巯基乙酸稳定的量子点(TGA-QDs)相比, 检测灵敏度显著提高.     

CdTe量子点与蛋白质相互作用的荧光猝灭效应

本文在水热法合成水溶性CdTe及核壳结构CdTe/CdS量子点的基础上,分别研究了细胞色素c对CdTe量子点及CdTe/CdS核壳量子点荧光的猝灭效应和CdTe量子点对牛血清白蛋白荧光的猝灭效应,并阐述了猝灭机理。结果显示,细胞色素c对CdTe量子点的荧光猝灭效应具有一定的粒径依赖性,粒径越小,猝灭效应越强;细胞色素c对CdTe/CdS核壳量子点的猝灭效应比对CdTe量子点的更强,揭示了受激电子的表面传递机理。CdTe量子点通过松散牛血清白蛋白的螺旋结构而猝灭其荧光。     

CdTe量子点荧光猝灭法测定奥沙利铂中微量银

以谷胱甘肽作为稳定剂,100℃恒温回流,直接合成水溶性CdTe量子点。基于Ag+对合成的CdTe量子点的荧光猝灭效应,建立了测定抗癌药物奥沙利铂中微量银的方法。考察了量子点浓度、缓冲液种类、缓冲液浓度、缓冲液pH和反应时间对银离子测定的影响。当量子点浓度为0.004 g/L时,在0.10 mmol/LpH7.4的磷酸缓冲溶液中,反应时间为5 min,体系的相对荧光强度与Ag+的质量浓度呈良好的线性关系,其线性范围为16.42～98.50μg/L,线性相关系数为0.9975,检出限为0.12μg/L。     

Study of the bioeffects of CdTe quantum dots on Escherichia coli cells

Quantum dots (QDs) hold great potential for applications in nanomedicine, however, only a few studies investigate their toxic- and bio-effects. Using Escherichia coli (E. coli) cells as model, we found that CdTe QDs exhibited a dose-dependent inhibitory effect on cell growth by microcalorimetric technique and optical density (OD(600)). The growth rate constants (k) were determined, which showed that they were related to the concentration of QDs. The mechanism of cytotoxicity of QDs was also studied through the attenuated total reflection-fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectra, fluorescence (FL) polarization, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). It was clear that the cell out membrane was changed or damaged by the addition of QDs. Taken together, the results indicated that CdTe QDs have cytotoxic effects on E. coli cells, and this effects might attribute to the damaged structure of the cell out membrane, thus QDs and by-products (free radicals, reactive oxygen species (ROS), and free Cd(2+)) which might enter the cells.     

Electrochemiluminescence Enhancement of CdTe Quantum Dots by the Addition of Silver(I) Ions

Water-soluble CdTe quantum dots (QDs) were synthesized by using a 3-mercaptopropionic acid (MPA) capped method. Stable electrochemiluminescence (ECL) was obtained when the CdTe QDs were immobilized onto a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) by Layer-By-Layer (LBL) assembly of CdTe QDs and polydiallyldimethylam-monium chloride (PDDA) by using 2-(dibutylamino)-ethanol (DBAE) as a co-reactant. The ECL enhancement of CdTe QDs by the addition of silver(I) ions was also investigated. The maximum enhancement factor about 4 was obtained on a GCE in the presence and absence of the co-reactant. The enhancement was observed in phosphate-citric acid and phosphate buffer solutions (PBS), but not in borate buffer solution (BBS). This was newly formed Ag nanoparticles or silver(I) complex with large surface area and high catalytic activity in the phosphate-citric acid and phosphate buffer solutions, thus resulting in ECL enhancement.     

水溶性量子点的制备及其与壳聚糖衍生物的自组装

以3-巯基丙酸(HS-CH2CH2COOH)为稳定剂, 制备了水溶性的碲化镉(CdTe)量子点(QDs), 考察了制备条件对QDs荧光性能的影响及CdTe QDs与壳聚糖及叶酸和聚乙二醇改性的壳聚糖的自组装. 研究发现, 壳聚糖及改性壳聚糖与QDs的复合物荧光强度相对纯的CdTe QDs明显增强, 且QDs被包裹在内核, 复合粒子呈明显的核/壳结构. 改性壳聚糖/QDs复合物较小且尺寸分布更为均一.