Xu, B.; Zhang, Z.; Zhang, P.; Wang, L.; Yuan, R.; Ju, Z.; Liu, W. High-Yield Production of Water-Soluble MoS2 Quantum Dots for Fe3+ Detection and Cell Imaging. Nanomaterials2020, 10, 2155.
Xu, B.; Zhang, Z.; Zhang, P.; Wang, L.; Yuan, R.; Ju, Z.; Liu, W. High-Yield Production of Water-Soluble MoS2 Quantum Dots for Fe3+ Detection and Cell Imaging. Nanomaterials 2020, 10, 2155.
Xu, B.; Zhang, Z.; Zhang, P.; Wang, L.; Yuan, R.; Ju, Z.; Liu, W. High-Yield Production of Water-Soluble MoS2 Quantum Dots for Fe3+ Detection and Cell Imaging. Nanomaterials2020, 10, 2155.
Xu, B.; Zhang, Z.; Zhang, P.; Wang, L.; Yuan, R.; Ju, Z.; Liu, W. High-Yield Production of Water-Soluble MoS2 Quantum Dots for Fe3+ Detection and Cell Imaging. Nanomaterials 2020, 10, 2155.
Abstract
Uniform water soluble MoS2 quantum dots (WS-MSQDs) are synthesized via a sequential combination of sintering/etching/exfoliation method and solvothermal route. The obtained WS-MSQDs with average size of approximately 3.4 nm exhibit sufficient water solubility and remarkable fluorescence properties. The WS-MSQDs have been utilized as a probe for detection of Fe3+ ions with high selectivity and specificity. Furthermore, the WS-MSQDs exhibit high fluorescence stability under different conditions. Finally, the WS-MSQDs are successfully applied for the fluorescence imaging of Fe3+ in living cells, which exhibited practical potential for biomedical applications.
Keywords
Water-soluble MoS2 quantum dots; , Fluorescent probe; Fe3+ ion sensor; Living cells
Subject
Chemistry and Materials Science, Applied Chemistry
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