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BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES
Volume 1858, Issue 7, Pages 1533-1540Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2016.04.009
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CdSe magic-sized quantum dots; Tumorigenic and non-tumorigenic cells; Langmuir-Blodgett ultrathin films; Cancer diagnosis
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- CNPq [477668/2013-5, 470890/2012-6]
- FAPEMIG [APQ-01763-13]
- FAPESP [2015/23446-0]
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Cadmium selenide (CdSe) magic-sized quantum dots (MSQDs) are semiconductor nanocrystals with stable luminescence that are feasible for biomedical applications, especially for in vivo and in vitro imaging of tumor cells. In this work, we investigated the specific interaction of CdSe MSQDs with tumorigenic and non-tumorigenic cells using Langmuir monolayers and Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) films of lipids as membrane models for diagnosis of cancerous cells. Surface pressure-area isotherms and polarization modulation reflection-absorption spectroscopy (PM-IRRAS) showed an intrinsic interaction between the quantum dots, inserted in the aqueous subphase, and Langmuir monolayers constituted either of selected lipids or of tumorigenic and non-tumorigenic cell extracts. The films were transferred to solid supports to obtain microscopic images, providing information on their morphology. Similarity between films with different compositions representing cell membranes, with or without the quantum dots, was evaluated by atomic force microscopy (AFM) and confocal microscopy. This study demonstrates that the affinity of quantum dots for models representing cancer cells permits the use of these systems as devices for cancer diagnosis. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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