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Water-soluble ultrasmall Eu2O3 nanoparticles as a fluorescent imaging agent: In vitro and in vivo studies

  • Krishna Kattel
  • , Ja Young Park
  • , Wenlong Xu
  • , Han Gyeol Kim
  • , Eun Jung Lee
  • , Badrul Alam Bony
  • , Woo Choul Heo
  • , Yongmin Chang
  • , Tae Jeong Kim
  • , Ji Yeon Do
  • , Kwon Seok Chae
  • , Young Woo Kwak
  • , Gang Ho Lee

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Abstract

The water-soluble d-glucuronic acid coated ultrasmall Eu2O3 nanoparticles with particle diameters ranging from 1.0 to 3.0nm and with a hydrodynamic diameter of 4.71nm were synthesized in one-pot solution phase reaction and their fluorescent imaging properties were characterized in vitro and in vivo. They showed a strong fluorescence in the red region, a high photostability, a narrow bandwidth, and non-toxicity up to 0.5mM Eu, which is suitable for a high performance fluorescent imaging agent. This was proved in in vitro intracellular imaging of DU 145 cells and in vivo imaging of a digestive system of a small animal Caenorhabditis elegans.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)85-91
Number of pages7
JournalColloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
Volume394
DOIs
StatePublished - 20 Jan 2012

Keywords

  • Fluorescent imaging agent
  • In vitro
  • In vivo

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