title: Colloidal and monocrystalline Ln3+ doped apatite calcium phosphate as biocompatible fluorescent probes.
abstract: Ultrafine individualised mono crystalline Ca(10-x)(PO4)(6-x)(HPO4)x(OH)(2-x) deficient calcium hydroxyapatite nanocrystals displaying fluorescence under visible excitation are proposed for utilisation as biocompatible biological probes.
authors.affiliation: CIRIMAT, UMR 5085, Physicochimie des phosphates ENSIACET-INPT, 118, Route de Narbonne, 31077 Toulouse Cedex 4, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lebugle
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pellé
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Charvillat
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rousselot
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Chane-Ching
mesh_terms: D001031:Apatites / Q000737:chemistry*; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D002130:Calcium Phosphates / Q000737:chemistry*; D002412:Cations; D003102:Colloids / Q000737:chemistry; D003460:Crystallization; D017886:Durapatite / Q000737:chemistry; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D007811:Lanthanum / Q000737:chemistry*; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D008958:Models, Molecular; D013052:Spectrometry, X-Ray Emission
chemical_list: D001031:Apatites; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D002130:Calcium Phosphates; D002412:Cations; D003102:Colloids; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D007811:Lanthanum; D017886:Durapatite