• 文献标题:   Water-soluble pillar[5]arene modified amphiphilic graphene quantum dots with excellent penetration for intracellular imaging
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   LIU B, LU XJ, LIAO XK, ZOU H, TAO JT, NI CY, PAN JQ, LI CR, ZHENG YY
  • 作者关键词:   amphiphilic graphene quantum dot, pillarnarene, penetration, bioimaging
  • 出版物名称:   APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
  • ISSN:   0169-4332 EI 1873-5584
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  • 被引频次:   8
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.apsusc.2021.150739 EA JUL 2021
  • 出版年:   2021

▎ 摘  要

Amphiphilic graphene quantum dots (A-GQDs) reveal prodigious potential application in bioimaging, resulting from their hydrophilic and lipophilic properties, as well as their good biocompatibility and negligible cytotox-icity. Herein, green fluorescent A-GQDs with single-layer graphene structure were prepared by one step of hy-drothermal method. The A-GQDs with the average size of 3.5 nm displayed excitation-independent emission due to uniform size. A-GQDs emitted bright fluorescence on the surface of the cell membrane of MCF-7 cells when they were co-cultured with MCF-7 cells, which was similar to that of QSG-7701 cells. The water-soluble pillar[5] arene (WP5) was then incorporated on to the A-GQDs via pi-pi interaction and electrostatic interaction. There was different labeling imaging effect of MCF-7 and QSG-7701 cells achieved by combining the merits of WP5 and A-GQDs compared with individual A-GQDs. The synthesized composites not only had a certain enhancement in fluorescence, but also constructed a penetrating channel through the cell membrane, so that the entire cell had a distinct imaging. Therefore, these composites might be a potential candidate for applications in visualization of cell membrane and bioimaging.