• 文献标题:   New Opportunities: Second Harmonic Generation of Boron-Doped Graphene Quantum Dots for Stem Cells Imaging and Ultraprecise Tracking in Wound Healing
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   QI XY, LIU HP, GUO WJ, LIN W, LIN BP, JIN Y, DENG XY
  • 作者关键词:   borondoped graphene quantum dot, imaging, second harmonic generation, stem cell, wound healing
  • 出版物名称:   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
  • ISSN:   1616-301X EI 1616-3028
  • 通讯作者地址:   South China Normal Univ
  • 被引频次:   5
  • DOI:   10.1002/adfm.201902235 EA JUL 2019
  • 出版年:   2019

▎ 摘  要

Second harmonic generation (SHG) has recently emerged, having the advantages of no bleaching, no blinking, and no signal saturation, as well as a high signal to-noise ratio compared to fluorescence. Existing SHG probes are based on heavy metal or organic dye molecules, which have the shortcomings of toxicity, a large size, or photoinstability. To address the urgent need for long-term tracking and imaging in organisms, boron-doped graphene quantum dots (B-GQDs), a highly biocompatible graphene based with a strong and photostable SHG signal is first synthesized and is further applied for stem cell imaging and tracking in wounds. The results demonstrate the possibility of stem cell internalization of B-GQDs as a SHG probe and show no hindering of the stem cell's central physiological activities such as differentiation. Most importantly, B-GQDs are successfully tracked in skin tissue in vivo after the labeled mouse mesenchymal stem cells being implanted over 35 days. This work will inspire the development of doped graphene quantum dot materials and promote the broad use of B-GQDs in future molecular imaging, drug delivery, and stem cell therapy.