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ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2019

Nanoparticles for Bioapplications: Study of the Cytotoxicity of Water Dispersible CdSe(S) and CdSe(S)/ZnO Quantum Dots.

Fatemeh Mirnajafizadeh, Deborah Ramsey, Shelli McAlpine, Fan Wang, John Arron Stride

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Article in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Fatemeh MirnajafizadehSchool of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia. f.mirnajafizadeh@unsw.edu.au.ORCID 0000-0001-9968-0621
Deborah RamseySchool of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia. d.ramsey@unsw.edu.au.
Shelli McAlpineSchool of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia. s.mcalpine@unsw.edu.au.ORCID 0000-0003-1058-5252
Fan WangSchool of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia. Fan.Wang@uts.edu.au.
John Arron StrideSchool of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia. j.stride@unsw.edu.au.ORCID 0000-0001-9466-8834
UNSW Sydney · AUUniversity of Technology Sydney · AU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Semiconductor nanocrystals or quantum dots (QDs) have unique optical and physical properties that make them potential imaging tools in biological and medical applications. However, concerns over the aqueous dispersivity, toxicity to cells, and stability in biological environments may limit the use of QDs in such applications. Here, we report an investigation into the cytotoxicity of aqueously dispersed CdSe(S) and CdSe(S)/ZnO core/shell QDs in the presence of human colorectal carcinoma cells (HCT-116) and a human skin fibroblast cell line (WS1). The cytotoxicity of the precursor solutions used in the synthesis of the CdSe(S) QDs was also determined in the presence of HCT-116 cells. CdSe(S) QDs were found to have a low toxicity at concentrations up to 100 µg/mL, with a decreased cell viability at higher concentrations, indicating a highly dose-dependent response. Meanwhile, CdSe(S)/ZnO core/shell QDs exhibited lower toxicity than uncoated QDs at higher concentrations. Confocal microscopy images of HCT-116 cells after incubation with CdSe(S) and CdSe(S)/ZnO QDs showed that the cells were stable in aqueous concentrations of 100 µg of QDs per mL, with no sign of cell necrosis, confirming the cytotoxicity data.

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aqueous synthesisbioapplications of QDscore/shell QDsHCT-116in vitro cytotoxicity of QDswater dispersive QDsWS1

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PMID30897752
PMCPMC6474084
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