Aqueous synthesis of type-II core/shell CdTe/CdSe quantum dots for near-infrared fluorescent sensing of copper(II)

Type-II core/shell CdTe/CdSe quantum dots (QDs) were synthesized in aqueous medium by employing thiol-capped CdTe QDs as core template and CdCl(2) and Na(2)SeSO(3) as shell precursors, respectively. Compared with the original CdTe cores, the core/shell CdTe/CdSe QDs showed an obvious red-shifted emission with the color-tune capability to the near-infrared (NIR) wavelength, because of the formation of an indirect excitation. The prepared QDs exhibited high stability and moderate fluorescence quantum yields (10-20%), and their core/shell heterostructure was characterized by UV-vis absorption, steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence spectra, X-ray powder diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. The fluorescence of the core/shell QDs could be markedly quenched by Cu(II), and approximate concentrations of other physiologically important cations, such as Zn(II), Ca(II), Na(I) and K(I) etc., had no effect on the fluorescence. Based on this, a simple and rapid method for Cu(II) determination was proposed using the NIR CdTe/CdSe QDs as fluorescent probes. Under optimal conditions, the response was linearly proportional to the concentration of Cu(II) between 0.05 to 50.0 x 10(-6) mol L(-1), the limit of detection was 2.0 x 10(-8) mol L(-1). The developed method was successfully applied to the detection of trace Cu(II) in real samples.     

The application of amine-terminated silicon quantum dots on the imaging of human serum proteins after polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE)

Novel amine-terminated silicon (Si) quantum dots (QDs) were synthesized and applied for the detection of human serum proteins on gels directly after polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE). The diameter of these stable amine-terminated Si?QDs was in the range of 0.5-2.0 nm. In this study, the fluorescent imaging conditions, such as the buffer solution, pH value, buffer concentration and quantity of Si?QDs, were optimized and the possible mechanisms of Si?QDs-protein interaction were analyzed. The mode of Si?QDs and human serum albumin association was found to occur by hydrogen bond interactions; this was probably attributed to the interaction between the amino group of amine-terminated Si?QDs and the carboxyl group of proteins. Meanwhile, human serum proteins separated by native 1D and native 2D electrophoresis were detected by Si QD-based fluorescent imaging. Some proteins, such as isoform 1 of α-1-antitrypsin, complement C3 (Fragment) and hemopexin, which were identified by mass spectrometry (MS), were easily detected by using Si?QDs, but not with CBB-R250 staining. The Si?QDs-based fluorescent imaging technique with high resolution is a sensitive and dependable method for direct detection of human serum proteins, and has enormous potential in clinical diagnosis.     

碲化镉量子点作为探针研究核黄素与鲑鱼精DNA的相互作用

在水相中合成了巯基丙酸包覆的CdTe量子点（CdTe QDs）,以CdTe QDs作为探针,在pH 7.25 Britton-Robinson（B-R）缓冲溶液中,应用荧光光谱法、紫外吸收光谱法,对核黄素（RF）与鲑鱼精DNA作用方式进行了研究.RF与DNA作用时,使荧光强度降低,紫外吸收明显减色,通过盐效应实验和DN...     

How Quantum Dots Aggregation Enhances Förster Resonant Energy Transfer

As luminescent quantum dots (QDs) are known to aggregate themselves through their chemical activation by carbodiimide chemistry and their functionalization with biotin molecules, we investigate both effects on the fluorescence properties of CdTe QDs and their impact on Förster Resonant Energy Transfer (FRET) occurring with fluorescent streptavidin molecules (FA). First, the QDs fluorescence spectrum undergoes significant changes during the activation step which are explained thanks to an original analytical model based on QDs intra-aggregate screening and inter-QDs FRET. We also highlight the strong influence of biotin in solution on FRET efficiency, and define the experimental conditions maximizing the FRET. Finally, a free-QD-based system and an aggregated-QD-based system are studied in order to compare their detection threshold. The results show a minimum concentration limit of 80 nM in FA for the former while it is equal to 5 nM for the latter, favouring monitored aggregation in the design of QDs-based biosensors.     

水溶性的高荧光CdTe/CdSeⅡ型核壳量子点的合成与表征

用L-半胱氨酸(L-cysteine)作为稳定剂,以制备的CdTe量子点为核模板,水相合成了具有近红外发光的Ⅱ型核壳CdTe/CdSe半导体量子点。实验考察了合成温度,核模板的尺寸和组分比等因素对合成高质量的CdTe/CdSe量子点的影响。用紫外-可见吸收和荧光光谱研究了合成的量子点的光学性质。在优化的合成条件下,荧光发射光谱在586～753nm范围连续可调,荧光量子产率高达68%;通过X-射线衍射(XRD),X射线光电子能谱(XPS)和透射电镜(TEM)对合成的Ⅱ型核壳CdTe/CdSe量子点进行了结构和形貌表征。     

水溶性CdTe量子点的合成及其用于荧光猝灭法测定肌红蛋白

以3-巯基丙酸为稳定剂,合成了具有特殊光学性质的水溶性CdTe量子点,其最大发射波长位于544 nm.利用荧光光谱、紫外可见光谱及圆二色光谱法系统的研究了CdTe量子点与肌红蛋白(Mb)二者结合前后体系光谱的变化,从而证实了CdTe量子点与Mb之间静电结合反应的特征.在pH 7.0的PBS缓冲液中,用CdTe量子点作为荧光探针研究了肌红蛋白与量子点的相互作用,并基于肌红蛋白对CdTe量子点有显著的荧光猝灭作用,建立了肌红蛋白的快速检测方法.在最佳实验条件下,该体系荧光强度的猝灭程度(△F)与肌红蛋白质量浓度呈良好的线性关系,线性范围为0.3～24 μg/mL,检出限为0.13 μg/mL.该方法已对合成样品中肌红蛋白进行检测,并用于人体尿样中肌红蛋白的测定.     

量子点荧光探针检测抗坏血酸

以巯基丙酸（MPA）为稳定剂水相合成了高荧光CdTe量子点. 向量子点溶液中加入Mn2+,由于量子点表面状态发生改变而使其荧光淬灭,加入抗坏血酸后量子点荧光又得以恢复,且荧光恢复程度与抗坏血酸的浓度线性相关,从而建立了基于量子点的荧光“开关”探针检测抗坏血酸的新方法. 当CdTe量子点的浓度为1.67 uM（量子点的尺寸为1.91nm）,加入的Mn2+浓度为0.25 mM时,在优化的实验条件下,检测抗坏血酸的线性范围为0.25~16 uM,检出限为36 nM. 相对标准偏差为2.5%(10 uM, n=11). 该探针可用于维生素C药片和人血浆中抗坏血酸的快速、灵敏和选择性检测.     

Highly sensitive detection of lead(II) ion using multicolor CdTe quantum dots

Multicolor and water-soluble CdTe quantum dots (QDs) were synthesized with thioglycolic acid (TGA) as stabilizer. These QDs have a good size distribution, display high fluorescence quantum yield, and can be applied to the ultrasensitive detection of Pb(II) ion by virtue of their quenching effect. The size of the QDs exerts a strong effect on sensitivity, and quenching of luminescence is most effective for the smallest particles. The quenching mechanism is discussed. Fairly selective detection was accomplished by utilizing QDs with a diameter of 1.6?nm which resulted in a detection limit of 4.7?nmol?L^?1 concentration of Pb(II). The method was successfully applied to the determination of Pb(II) in spinach and citrus leaves, and the results are in good agreement with those obtained with atomic absorption spectrometry.

Fe_3O_4/CdTe/聚氨酯纳米复合物的制备及其性能研究

由共沉淀法和Stober法制备了伯胺基功能化SiO2稳定的Fe3O4磁性纳米粒子Fe3O4@SiO2-NH2;Fe3O4@SiO2-NH2与二异氰酸酯及咪唑阳离子二醇、聚乙二醇的反应使其表面形成阳离子型聚氨酯稳定层;通过阳离子型聚氨酯与CdTe量子点表面修饰的巯基乙酸间的电荷相互作用,制备得到了Fe3O4/CdTe/聚氨酯纳米复合物.用X射线衍射(XRD)、红外吸收光谱(FTIR)、热重分析(TGA)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、磁强计(VSM)、紫外吸收光谱(UV)、荧光发射光谱(PL)表征了该纳米复合物的结构与性能.结果表明,CdTe量子点均匀地分散在Fe3O4@SiO2磁性纳米粒子周围,所得纳米复合物在溶剂中分散均匀,不团聚,且具有超顺磁性,并保持了CdTe量子点的荧光性能.     

Highly fluorescent streptavidin-coated CdSe nanoparticles: preparation in water, characterization, and micropatterning

CdSe quantum dots (QDs) with a high fluorescence quantum yield of 25% and a narrow size distribution were synthesized in a single step in water using glutathione as a stabilizing molecule. The exceptional optical properties enabled for the first time the detection of in-water-prepared single quantum dots at room temperature. For application as fluorescent bioanalytical probes, the QDs were coated with streptavidin. These QDs self-assemble with high contrast on micropatterned biotin while preserving their optical properties and their capability to bind in addition biotinylated molecules, a prerequisite for the development of novel supramolecular structures and bioassays.     

Ratiometric Fluorescent Paper-Based Sensor Based on CdTe Quantum Dots and Graphite Carbon Nitride Hybrid for Visual and Rapid Determination of Cu2+ in Drinks

A simple and effective ratiometric fluorescence sensor of CdTe QDs/GCNNs for on-site and rapid analysis of Cu²⁺ has been established by mixing physically CdTe QDs and graphite carbon nitride (GCNNs). Two emissions peaks of CdTe QDs at 572 nm and GCNNs at 436 nm are both excitated at 340 nm. Under a UV lamp, fluorescent of traffic yellow CdTe QDs is linearly quenched by Cu²⁺ (as the detection signal), while blue GCNNs remains unchanged (as the reference), resulting in a distinguishable color change gradually from pink yellow to blue. The limit of detection (LOD) of this new sensor for Cu²⁺ is as low as 0.47 ng mL⁻¹ with 1.4 % RSD. The established method has been successfully applied to detection of Cu²⁺ in various drinks with satisfactory results. Moreover, a paper-based sensor, which has been prepared by soaking cellulose acetate membrane in CdTe QDs/GCNNs sensor solution, has a wide semiquantitative detection range for Cu²⁺ (0.01 ~ 5.0 μg mL⁻¹). It has realized successfully on-site and rapid determination of Cu²⁺ in red wine without any pretreatment procedure and is of great promotion and application value in determination of Cu²⁺ in liquid samples.     

Determination of Biotin in Pharmaceutical Formulations by Potassium Permanganate-luminol-CdTe Nanoparticles Chemiluminescence System

A sensitive flow-injection chemiluminescence method was developed for the determination of biotin in the pharmaceutical formulations. The affinity between avidin and biotin was used to adsorb biotin on the polystyrene, with subsequent quantification of biotin based on its ability to enhance the chemiluminescence(CL) signal generated by the redox reaction of potassium permanganate-luminol-CdTe nanoparticles CL system. The investigations prove that apart from 3-aminophthalate, the CdTe quantum dots(QDs) play both catalytic and emitter roles. Under optimum conditions, the linear range for the determination of biotin was 0.01-25ng/mL with a detection limit of 7.3?10^-3 ng/mL(S/N=3). The relative standard deviation of 5 ng/L biotin was 2.06%(n=7). The proposed method was used to determine the biotin concentration in the pharmaceutical formulations and the recovery was between 96.4% and 104%. The proposed method is simple, convenient, rapid and sensitive.     

CdTe/CdSe核壳量子点的合成及其在指纹显现中的应用

以CdCl2和Te粉为原料,在水相中合成了CdTe量子点核;通过外延生长在CdTe量子点核上包覆一层CdSe量子点,得到具有良好荧光性能的CdTe/CdSe核壳量子点;采用X射线衍射仪、透射电镜、高分辨透射电镜分析了不同反应条件下合成的CdTe/CdSe核壳量子点的晶体结构和微观结构,并对其进行了荧光光谱等测试和指纹显现分析.结果表明,合成的CdTe和CdTe/CdSe量子点粒径在3～5nm之间,粒径分布窄,水分散性良好;可以通过控制反应时间和Te/Se比等得到在500～700nm显示荧光发射峰的CdTe/CdSe核壳量子点.此外,核壳CdTe/CdSe量子点可以有效地和指纹物质结合,可应用于对铝合金油潜指纹的鉴别.     

Sizes of water-soluble luminescent quantum dots measured by fluorescence correlation spectroscopy

In this paper, fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS) was applied to measure the size of water-soluble quantum dots (QDs). The measurements were performed on a home-built FCS system based on the Stokes-Einstein equation. The obtained results showed that for bare CdTe QDs the sizes from FCS were larger than the ones from transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The brightness of QDs was also evaluated using FCS technique. It was found that the stability of the surface chemistry of QDs would be significantly improved by capping it with hard-core shell. Our data demonstrated that FCS is a simple, fast, and effective method for characterizing the fluorescent quantum dots, and is especially suitable for determining the fluorescent nanoparticles less than 10 nm in water solution.     

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.     

Nanoparticles as scaffolds for FRET-based ratiometric detection of mercury ions in water with QDs as donors

The quenching of quantum dots' emission by some analytes (Hg(2+), Pb(2+), etc.) has long been hindering the fabrication of QD-based 'turn-on' or ratiometric fluorescent sensors for these analytes. In this study, we demonstrate a facile solution for constructing a robust FRET-based ratiometric sensor for Hg(2+) detection in water with CdTe QDs as the donor. By using the reverse microemulsion approach, CdTe QDs were first embedded into nanosized silica particles, forming the QDs/silica cores, a positively charged ultrathin spacer layer was then deposited on each QDs/silica core, followed by the coating of a mercury ion probe on the particle surfaces. The resultant multilayered QDs/silica composite nanoparticles are dispersible in HEPES buffered water; and in the presence of mercury ions, the QDs inside the nanoparticles will not be quenched by mercury ions due to the existence of the positively charged spacer layer, but can transfer their excited energy to the acceptors (probe/Hg(2+) complex), thus achieving the FRET-based ratiometric sensing for mercury ions in totally aqueous media. With its detection limit of 260 nM, this QD-based sensor exhibits high selectivity toward mercury ion and can be used in a wide pH range. This strategy may be used to construct QDs-based ratiometric assays for other ions which quench the emission of QDs.     

水相合成CdX (X＝Te, Te/CdS, Te/ZnS)红色量子点及毒性效应

分别以巯基乙酸(Mercaptoacetic Acid, MA)、还原型谷胱甘肽(Glutathione, GSH)为稳定剂在水相中直接合成了巯基乙酸CdTe (CdTe-MA)、红色巯基乙酸CdTe/CdS (CdTe/CdS-MA)、巯基乙酸CdTe/ZnS (CdTe/ZnS-MA)及谷胱甘肽CdTe (CdTe-GSH)量子点. 其中, CdTe-GSH量子点的量子产率可达47.3%. 体外溶血实验证实CdTe/ZnS-MA和CdTe-GSH量子点的溶血率较CdTe-MA和CdTe/CdS-MA低, 浓度为0.05 mmol/L的量子点溶血率＜5%, 达到了生物医用材料的要求. 活体实验证实: 通过尾静脉方式把量子点注入小鼠体内后, 荧光显微镜观察发现高剂量的量子点(0.4 mmol/10 g)在体内主要在心、肝、脾、肾组织中分布较多, 且引起不同程度的组织病变.     

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.     

Simple and sensitive detection method for chromium(VI) in water using glutathione—capped CdTe quantum dots as fluorescent probes

Water-soluble and stable CdTe quantum dots (QDs) were synthesized in aqueous solution with glutathione (GSH) as the stabilizer. GSH is employed by nature to detoxify heavy metal ions. As a result of specific interaction, the fluorescence intensity of GSH-capped QDs is selectively reduced in the presence of Cr(VI). Under the optimum conditions, the relative fluorescence intensity decreases linearly with the Cr(VI) concentration in the range from 0.01 to 1.00?µg mL^?1, and the detection limit is 0.008?µg mL^?1. The luminescence response of the QDs to ions markedly depended on the particle size, and a new strategy for tuning the selectivity of luminescent QDs to certain ions without changing the capping layer of the QDs can be achieved by changing the crystallite size of the QDs.     

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。