Issue 36, 2016
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Chemical Communications

Controlled DNA condensation and targeted cellular imaging by ligand exchange in a polysaccharide–quantum dot conjugate†

Yu-Hui Zhang,a   Ying-Ming Zhang,a   Yang Yang,a   Li-Xia Chena  and  Yu Liu*ab  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China
E-mail: yuliu@nankai.edu.cn

b Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300071, P. R. China

Abstract

A multicomponent supramolecular nanoparticle composed of a polysaccharide–quantum dot conjugate was successfully constructed using a ligand-exchange method, which possessed low cellular cytotoxicity and showed controlled DNA condensation and targeted cellular imaging abilities toward cancer cells.

Graphical abstract: Controlled DNA condensation and targeted cellular imaging by ligand exchange in a polysaccharide–quantum dot conjugate

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C6CC01571A
Article type
Communication
Submitted
21 Feb 2016
Accepted
01 Apr 2016
First published
01 Apr 2016

Chem. Commun., 2016,52, 6087-6090

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Y. Zhang, Y. Zhang, Y. Yang, L. Chen and Y. Liu, Chem. Commun., 2016, 52, 6087 DOI: 10.1039/C6CC01571A

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