Journal
ACS NANO
Volume 5, Issue 10, Pages 8013-8018Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/nn2024896
Keywords
quantum dot; imaging; molecular biomimetics; bionanotechnology
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- NSF NIRT [CMMI-0709131]
- NSF Genetically Engineered Materials Science and Engineering Center [DMR-0520657]
- NIH-NIEH5 [1U19ES019545-01]
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The intentional introduction of transition metal impurities In semiconductor nanocrystals is an attractive approach for tuning quantum dot emission over a wide range of wavelengths. However, the development of effective doping strategies can be challenging, espedally if one simultaneously requires a low-toxicity crystalline core, a functional protein shell, and a green, single-step synthesis process. Here, we describe a simple and environmentally friendly route for the biofabrication of Cu-doped (blue-green) or Mn-doped (yellow-orange) ZnS nanocrystals surrounded by an antibody-binding protein shell. The ZnS:Mn hybrid particles obtained with this method exhibit a 60% enhancement in maximum photoluminescence intensity relative to undoped nanocrystals and have a hydrodynamic diameter inferior to 10 nm. They can be stored for months at 4 degrees C, are stable over a physiological range of pH and salt concentrations, can be decorated with variable amounts of antibodies by direct mixing, and hold promise for biosensing and imaging applications.
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