期刊
JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
卷 492, 期 -, 页码 1-7出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2016.12.057
关键词
Carbon dots; Fluorescence; Selective image; Cancer diagnosis; Gene therapy
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51373061, 51603018, 51473023]
- Project for Science & Technology Development of Jilin Province [20150520012JH, 20130206067SF]
Photoluminescent carbon dots (C-dots), as new members of the quantum sized carbon analogues have attracted significant attention due to their unique size, less toxicity, good compatibility and relatively easy surface modification. In this work, we report a simple, low-cost and one-step hydrothermal carbonization approach to synthesize the positively charged C-dots using PEI and FA. From the photoluminescence (PL) measurements, the as-prepared C-dots exhibit good stability and intense PL with the high quantum yield (QY) at Ca. 42%. Significantly, The as-prepared C-dots integrate the advantages of C-dots and PEI: the presence of C-dots can effectively decrease the cytotoxicity of PEI, the C-dots can be applied in biological system for selective imaging of folate receptor (FR)-positive cancerous cells from normal cells, while the cationic PEI with positive charges can make them link to plasmid DNA and efficiently transfect the therapeutic plasmid into cells. Therefore, the as-prepared with the facile synthesis method can be a promising photoluminescent probe for cancer diagnosis and gene therapy. (C) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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