The design of hybrid materials based on magnetic Fe3O4 nanoparticles and luminescent CdS nanoparticles for cell visualization

Hybrid nanoparticles based on Fe3O4 and CdS combining magnetic and luminescence properties were synthesized. The possibility of visualization of various cells by 3-mercaptopropylsilane-modified CdS nanoparticles and hybrid nanoparticles based on them using a confocal microscope was demonstrated. The synthesized materials did not show a clear-cut cytotoxicity.