201. Bioconjugation of quantum-dots with chitosan and N,N,N-trimethyl chitosan.
- Author
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Mansur HS, Mansur AA, Curti E, and De Almeida MV
- Subjects
- Chitosan metabolism, Quantum Dots metabolism, Chitosan chemical synthesis, Green Chemistry Technology methods, Quantum Dots chemistry
- Abstract
Novel carbohydrate-based hybrids combining chitosan and chemically modified chitosan with CdS inorganic nanoparticles were designed and prepared via aqueous route at room temperature. N,N,N-trimethylchitosan (TM-chitosan) was synthesized aiming at substantially improving the water solubility of chitosan for producing stable colloidal systems. UV-vis spectroscopy, photoluminescence spectroscopy, Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy were used to characterize the synthesis and the relative stability of biopolymer-capped CdS nanocrystals. The results have clearly indicated that chitosan and chitosan-derivative (TM-chitosan) were remarkably effective on nucleating and stabilizing CdS nanoparticles in aqueous suspensions. In addition, the CdS nanocrystals were produced in the so-called "quantum-size confinement regime", with the calculated average size below 3.5 nm and fluorescent activity in the visible range of the spectra. Therefore, a new single-step process was developed for the bioconjugation of quantum dots with water soluble chemically functionalized carbohydrates at room temperature for potential biomedical applications., (Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
- Published
- 2012
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