The one-pot synthesis of core/shell/shell CdTe/CdSe/ZnSe quantum dots in aqueous media for in vivo deep tissue imaging. Shohei Taniguchi, Mark Green, Sarwat B. Rizvi and Alexander Seifalian, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, DOI: 10.1039/C0JM03527K, Paper (Advance Article)
Water soluble, near infrared emitting CdTe/CdSe/ZnSe quantum dots have been synthesized in a simple one-pot procedure. The team of scientists based at King’s College London and University College London in the UK, say the emission wavelength could be tuned from 530 nm (original CdTe core) to 670 nm. To demonstrate the effectiveness the quantum dots were used in subcutaneous deep tissue monitoring.
Controllable synthesis of anisotropic elongated particles using microvalve actuated microfluidic approach. Qingquan Zhang, Shaojiang Zeng, Bingcheng Lin and Jianhua Qin, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, DOI: 10.1039/C0JM04033A (Advance Article)
The team from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, China, showcase a method to synthesize anisotropic elongated particles via the combination of a droplet based microsphere synthesis and colloidal assembly in a microchannel. The team claim’s that the method is flexible and easy to operate and could find applications in rheological modifiers and drug delivery carrier design.
