title: Study on interaction between poly(amidoamine) dendrimer and CdSe nanocrystal in chloroform.
abstract: The binding of different categories of molecules to quantum dot has been studied for many years through different spectroscopic techniques to elucidate details of binding mechanism. In this work we present the results of the study of the interactions between CdSe and poly(amidoamine) dendrimer monitored by photoluminescence spectroscopy of CdSe in chloroform. Dendrimers with different terminal groups and different generations were used to bind with CdSe nanocrystal of different size. Significant differences in the values of binding constant Kb(n) and K(SV) were found in these experiments. The binding constant for poly(amidoamine) dendrimer of generation 4.0 is higher as compared to generation 3.5. The interaction of CdSe with poly(amidoamine) dendrimer shows an increase of binding constants with increasing dendrimer generation from 2.0 to 4.0, as well as with decreasing CdSe diameter. From HRTEM and FTIR analysis, we suggest that dendrimer/CdSe interactions are primarily hydrogen-bonding.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bio-Nano-Science and Engineering, National Key Laboratory of Nano/Micro Fabrication Technology, Institute of Micro-Nano Science and Technology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, People's Republic of China. panbifeng@tom.com
authors.forename: Bifeng
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Rong
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Daxiang
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Yafei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D019187:Cadmium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D002725:Chloroform; D003460:Crystallization; D050091:Dendrimers / Q000737:chemistry*; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D053758:Nanoparticles; D011073:Polyamines / Q000737:chemistry; D018036:Selenium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D013057:Spectrum Analysis
chemical_list: D019187:Cadmium Compounds; D050091:Dendrimers; D011073:Polyamines; D018036:Selenium Compounds; D002725:Chloroform; C058667:cadmium selenide