Journal
LANGMUIR
Volume 30, Issue 49, Pages 14931-14943Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/la504558z
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- National Science Center (Poland) [2012/05/B/ST4/00095]
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Highly fluorescent quantum dots (QDs)-loaded nanocapsules, intended for fluorescent cell imaging, were prepared via an emulsification/solvent-evaporation method. CdSe/ZnS core/shell quantum dots were applied as cargo; Poloxamer 403 as the polymer component; Cremophor EL as the nonionic surfactant; and mineral oil, oleic acid, or silicone oil were applied as the oil phases. Transmission electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, dynamic light scattering, and zeta potential measurements were used to characterize the novel QDs-labeled nanoparticles by particle size, distribution, and morphology, as well as by xi-potential and physical stability. The fabricated long-lasting nanocapsules exhibit good luminescence properties upon both one-photon and two-photon excitation. The potential of the encapsulated QDs for fluorescent imaging was evaluated in cytotoxicity studies as well as in imaging of intracellular localization, accumulation, and distribution of QDs delivered to well-characterized human cancer cell lines-doxorubicin-sensitive breast (MCF-7/WT) and alveolar basal epithelial (A549)-as well as on normal human umbilical vein endothelial (HUVEC) cells, as investigated by confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM). The colloidal CdSe/ZnS-loaded nanocapsules are shown to exhibit strong two-photon-induced luminescence upon excitation in the NIR optical transmission window spectral range, making them ideal markers for bioimaging application. The total two-photon cross section of a single nanocapsule was determined to be about 4.1 x 10(6) GM at 800 nm.
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