CdSe@ZnS/ZnS quantum dots loaded in polymeric micelles as a pH-triggerable targeting fluorescence imaging probe for detecting cerebral ischemic area

Hong Yu Yang, Yan Fu, Moon Sun Jang, Yi Li, Wen Ping Yin, Tae Kyu Ahn, Jung Hee Lee, Heeyeop Chae, Doo Sung Lee

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Abstract

High photoluminescence (PL) quantum yield (QY), photostability CdSe@ZnS/ZnS core/multishell quantum dots (CM-QDs) were first applied for bioimaging. The solubility, stability and biocompatible of the fluorescence imaging probes were constructed by self-assembly of CM-QDs and pH-responsive methoxy poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(β-amino ester/amidoamine)-dodecylamine (mPEG-PAEA-DDA) multiblock copolymers. The resulting CM-QDs-loaded mPEG-PAEA-DDA micelles (CM-QDs-PEG-PAEA-DDA) exhibited lower cell cytotoxicity and higher fluorescence intensity than the core/shell CdSe@ZnS QDs-encapsulated mPEG-PAEA-DDA micelles (CS-QDs-PEG-PAEA-DDA). Moreover, the in vivo fluorescence imaging ability confirmed that the CM-QDs-PEG-PAEA-DDA can be employed as a pH-triggerable targeting imaging probe for detection of a rat bearing cerebral ischemia disease. Therefore, we believed that the CM-QDs-PEG-PAEA-DDA may be the next generation of fluorescence imaging probes for targeted diagnosis acidic pathological areas, using pH as a stimulus.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)497-506
Number of pages10
JournalColloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces
Volume155
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jul 2017

Keywords

  • Cerebral ischemic areas
  • Core/multishell quantum dots
  • Fluorescence imaging probe
  • pH-responsive
  • pH-triggerable targeting
  • Polymeric micelle

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