期刊
BIOMATERIALS
卷 32, 期 34, 页码 9059-9067出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2011.08.038
关键词
Near-infrared emission; NaYF4:Yb,Tm nanocrystals; Bioimaging; Toxicity assessments; In vitro; In vivo
资金
- NSFC [20971005, 20821091, 20931160429]
- MOST of China [2011AA03A407]
In vitro or in vivo bioimaging utilizing the upconversion (UC) luminescence of rare earth fluoride nanocrystals (NCs) has attracted much attention, especially for Yb3+/Tm3+ doped NCs with a near-infrared (NIR) UC emission at 800 nm. Herein, water-soluble NaYF4:Yb,Tm NCs with strong NIR UC emission were synthesized with a solvothermal method. In vitro and in vivo bioimaging and toxicity assessments were carried out with HeLa cell and Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) cases, respectively. NaYF4:Yb,Tm NCs afforded an efficient NIR image of the HeLa cells with an incubation concentration of 10 mu g mL(-1), and CCK-8 assay revealed a low cytotoxicity. Fed with Escherichia coli (E. coli) and NCs together, the C elegans showed a NIR image in the gut from the pharynx to the anus. Further, these NCs could be excreted out when those worms were then fed with only E. Coli Toxicity studies were further addressed with protein expression, life span, egg production, egg viability, and growth rate of the worms in comparison with those of the intact ones. The feeding of rare earth fluoride NCs with a dose of 100 mu g does not arise obvious toxicity effect from the growth to procreation. The in vitro and in vivo studies confirm that NaYF4:Yb,Tm NCs could be served as an excellent NIR emission bioprobe with low toxicity. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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