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In situ aqueous synthesis of genetically engineered polypeptide-capped Ag2S quantum dots for second near-infrared fluorescence/photoacoustic imaging and photothermal therapy.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Zhao, Dong-Hui Yang, Xiaoquan Hou, Xiao-Lin Xuan, Yang Song, Xian-Lin Zhao, Yuan-Di Chen, Wei Wang, Qiong |
| Copyright Year | 2019 |
| Abstract | Ag2S quantum dots have received extensive attention as theranostic agents for second near-infrared (NIR-II) fluorescence and photoacoustic dual-mode imaging, and photothermal therapy. However, it is still greatly challenging to synthesize Ag2S quantum dots using aqueous synthesis. In this study, genetically engineered polypeptide-capped Ag2S quantum dots were successfully synthesized. Three cysteines were integrated to the C-terminal and N-terminal of RGDPC10A to enhance the stability and brightness of the synthesized Ag2S quantum dots. The RGDPC10A-capped Ag2S quantum dots exhibited excellent stability, outstanding resistance to photobleaching, and a superior quantum yield of up to 3.78% in the NIR-II biological window. The in vitro and in vivo results showed that the RGDPC10A-capped Ag2S quantum dots possessed typical NIR-II fluorescence, photoacoustic imaging, and photothermal therapeutic effectiveness against tumors. Moreover, the results of toxicity assays suggested that the RGDPC10A-capped Ag2S quantum dots have negligible long-term toxicity. These findings open up the possibility for synthesizing theranostic agents by using this aqueous method. |
| Starting Page | 2484 |
| Ending Page | 2492 |
| Page Count | 9 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1039/C8TB03043J |
| PubMed reference number | 32255125 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 7 |
| Issue Number | 15 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/c8/tb/c8tb03043j/c8tb03043j1.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1039/C8TB03043J |
| Journal | Journal of materials chemistry. B |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |