Issue 24, 2013
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Nanoscale

The role of ligand coordination on the cytotoxicity of cationic quantum dots in HeLa cells†

Yi-Cheun Yeh,‡a   Krishnendu Saha,‡a   Bo Yan,a   Oscar R. Miranda,a   Xi Yua  and  Vincent M. Rotello*a  

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a Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 710 North Pleasant St, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
E-mail: rotello@chem.umass.edu
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Abstract

The effect of ligand structure on the cytotoxicity of cationic CdSe/ZnS quantum dots (QDs) was systematically investigated using mono- and bidentate ligands. Monothiol-functionalized QDs are more cytotoxic than dithiol-functionalized QDs.

Graphical abstract: The role of ligand coordination on the cytotoxicity of cationic quantum dots in HeLa cells

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3NR04037B
Article type
Communication
Submitted
02 Aug 2013
Accepted
10 Oct 2013
First published
14 Oct 2013

Nanoscale, 2013,5, 12140-12143

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The role of ligand coordination on the cytotoxicity of cationic quantum dots in HeLa cells

Y. Yeh, K. Saha, B. Yan, O. R. Miranda, X. Yu and V. M. Rotello, Nanoscale, 2013, 5, 12140 DOI: 10.1039/C3NR04037B

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