Issue 46, 2014

pH-Responsive quantum dots (RQDs) that combine a fluorescent nanoparticle with a pH-sensitive dye

Abstract

A quantum dot conjugated to a dye through an experimentally simple process of self-assembly exhibits an enhanced emission when the dye is attached, and this effect is pH-sensitive.

Graphical abstract: pH-Responsive quantum dots (RQDs) that combine a fluorescent nanoparticle with a pH-sensitive dye

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
31 Aug 2014
Accepted
19 Sep 2014
First published
22 Oct 2014
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2014,16, 25255-25257

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pH-Responsive quantum dots (RQDs) that combine a fluorescent nanoparticle with a pH-sensitive dye

S. Ast, P. J. Rutledge and M. H. Todd, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2014, 16, 25255 DOI: 10.1039/C4CP03914A

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