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JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B
Volume 125, Issue 34, Pages 9768-9775Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c05472
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- Vietnam National Foundation for Science and Technology Development (NAFOSTED) [103.03-2017.66]
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The novel NaYF4:Yb3+/Er3+ @silica-TPGS bio-nano complexes can effectively label cancer cells with strong fluorescence imaging capabilities. The complexes show strong labeling of cancer cells in in vitro experiments, while limited detection capability for healthy cells was observed. These complexes exhibit promising potential for biomedical labeling and diagnostics due to their strong upconversion luminescence, good dispersibility, and biocompatibility.
Fluorescence imaging is an important technique used for early diagnosis and effective treatment of some incurable diseases including cancer. Herein, we report novel NaYF4:Yb3+/Er3+@silica-TPGS bio-nano complexes for labeling cancer cells. The NaYF4:Yb3+/Er3+ nanoparticles have been successfully synthesized via a hydrothermal route, further coated with a silica shell, and functionalized with D-alpha-tocopheryl polyethylene glycol 1000 succinate (TPGS). The experimental results indicate that NaYF4:Yb3+/Er3+@silica-TPGS emits stronger upconversion luminescence than NaYF4:Yb3+/Er3+ under an excitation of 980 nm. More significantly, the NaYF4:Yb3+/Er3+@silica-TPGS bio-nano complexes could strongly label MCF-7 breast cancer cells for in vitro experiments detected by a fluorescence microscope. On the other hand, the complex could not typically probe healthy cells, which are HEK-293A human embryonic kidney cells, under the same experimental conditions. Because of their strong upconversion luminescence, good dispersibility, and biocompatibility, NaYF4:Yb3+/Er3+@silica-TPGS bio-nano complexes can be a promising candidate/probe for biomedical labeling and diagnostics.
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