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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 85-91 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects |
| Volume | 394 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 20 Jan 2012 |
Keywords
- Fluorescent imaging agent
- In vitro
- In vivo
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