Issue 17, 2014

Evaluation of nonspecific interactions between quantum dots and proteins

Abstract

A method based on the AFM and colloidal probe techniques was proposed to directly measure nonspecific interactions between QDs and different proteins with respective sizes and isoelectric points. Results indicated that van der Waals forces were the leading force, while electrostatic interactions also played an important role in nonspecific interactions.

Graphical abstract: Evaluation of nonspecific interactions between quantum dots and proteins

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
07 Feb 2014
Accepted
05 Mar 2014
First published
05 Mar 2014

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2014,16, 7677-7680

Evaluation of nonspecific interactions between quantum dots and proteins

Q. Luo, Y. Lin, J. Peng, S. Liu, Z. Zhang, Z. Tian and D. Pang, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2014, 16, 7677 DOI: 10.1039/C4CP00572D

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