Ultra-small fluorescent inorganic nanoparticles for bioimaging

Abstract

The recent advances of ultra-small fluorescence inorganic nanoparticles including quantum dots, metal nanoclusters, carbon and graphene dots, up-conversion nanocrystals, and silicon nanoparticles have been comprehensively reviewed.

Small GSH-Capped CuInS2 Quantum Dots: MPA-Assisted Aqueous Phase Transfer and Bioimaging Applications

“…[1][2][3][4][5] Unfortunately, most of the highly luminescent QDs currently used for bio-imaging are composed of class A toxic elements (Cd, Hg, Pb, Se, Te, etc.). [6][7][8][9][10][11] The cytotoxicity of these QDs has been a great challenge for the developing in-vivo bio-techniques.…”

One-pot synthesis of ultra-small magnetite nanoparticles on the surface of reduced graphene oxide nanosheets as anodes for sodium-ion batteries

“…[15][16][17] Small particles can shorten the diffusion paths of Na + ions, which is crucial for sodium storage because a Na + ion is about 55% larger than a Li + ion. [25][26][27][28][29][30] to protect the ultra-small Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles from coagulation to ensure that they are evenly anchored on the RGO nanosheets. Three composites were synthesized with a volume of GO of 0.5 mL (~2.67 mg GO), 1 mL (~5.34 mg GO) and 1.5 mL (~8.01 mg GO), and are denoted as RGOF-1, RGOF-2, and RGOF-3, respectively.…”

Silicium‐Nanokristalle und Silicium‐Polymer‐Hybridmaterialien: Synthese, Oberflächenmodifikation und Anwendungen

“…Da vor kurzem diverse Übersichtsartikel zu fundamentalen Entwicklungen von SiNKs in Bioanwendungen, Kernspintomographie und Photovoltaikanwendungen verçffentlicht wurden, werden diese Anwendungen in diesem Aufsatz nicht näher betrachtet. [24,[76][77][78][79] Im Folgenden soll vielmehr auf neue Entwicklungen der SiNKs als aktive Materialien in Batterieelektroden, Sensoren und Dioden, wie auch als Katalysatoren eingegangen werden.…”