title: Amphiphilic p-sulfonatocalix[4]arene-coated CdSe/ZnS quantum dots for the optical detection of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine.
abstract: Water-soluble CdSe/ZnS (core-shell) semiconductor quantum dots surface-modified with tetrahexyl ether derivatives of p-sulfonatocalix[4]arene were synthesized for the optical detection of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine.
authors.affiliation: Section of Intelligent Materials and Devices, Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan. jin@imd.es.hokudai.ac.jp
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Fumihiko
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fujii
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sakata
authors.forename: Mamoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tamura
authors.forename: Masataka
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kinjo
mesh_terms: D000109:Acetylcholine / Q000032:analysis*; D002104:Cadmium / Q000737:chemistry*; D047250:Calixarenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D002794:Choline / Q000737:chemistry; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents / Q000032:analysis*; D010636:Phenols / Q000737:chemistry*; D012643:Selenium / Q000737:chemistry*; D012666:Semiconductors; D012995:Solubility; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence; D013440:Sulfides / Q000737:chemistry*; D017967:Zinc Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents; D010636:Phenols; D013440:Sulfides; D017967:Zinc Compounds; C511968:p-sulfonatocalix(4)arene; D002104:Cadmium; D047250:Calixarenes; D012643:Selenium; C031238:zinc sulfide; D002794:Choline; D000109:Acetylcholine