title: Construction of CdS quantum dots via a regioselective dendritic functionalized cellulose template.
abstract: Using regioselective dendritic functionalized cellulose, CdS quantum dot nanoparticles were prepared and their photo-optical properties and morphology as well as the preliminary biocompatibility of the hybrid were investigated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Polymer Science and Chemistry, The University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-3909, USA.
authors.forename: Seok-Ho
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Charles N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Moorefield
authors.forename: Pingshan
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Kwang-Un
authors.initials: KU
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.forename: Stephen Z D
authors.initials: SZ
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Kishore K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Kotta
authors.forename: George R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Newkome
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D019187:Cadmium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D002482:Cellulose / Q000737:chemistry*; D050091:Dendrimers / Q000737:chemistry*; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D055095:Optics and Photonics; D010316:Particle Size; D045663:Quantum Dots; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D013440:Sulfides / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D019187:Cadmium Compounds; D050091:Dendrimers; D013440:Sulfides; C034939:cadmium sulfide; D002482:Cellulose