Journal
NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS
Volume 5, Issue 4, Pages 753-760Publisher
SPRINGEROPEN
DOI: 10.1007/s11671-010-9553-x
Keywords
Quantum dots; Nanocrystals; Photosensitiser; Electron transfer; Singlet oxygen
Funding
- Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology (IRCSET)
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We have studied the photodynamic properties of novel CdTe quantum dots-methylene blue hybrid photosensitizer. Absorption spectroscopy, photoluminescence spectroscopy, and fluorescence lifetime imaging of this system reveal efficient charge transfer between nanocrystals and the methylene blue dye. Near-infrared photoluminescence measurements provide evidence for an increased efficiency of singlet oxygen production by the methylene blue dye. In vitro studies on the growth of HepG2 and HeLa cancerous cells were also performed, they point toward an improvement in the cell kill efficiency for the methylene blue-semiconductor nanocrystals hybrid system.
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