title: Ambient large-scale template-mediated synthesis of high-aspect ratio single-crystalline, chemically doped rare-earth phosphate nanowires for bioimaging.
abstract: A simple and effective template-mediated protocol has been developed for the large-scale, room-temperature preparation of high-aspect-ratio, single-crystalline Tb-doped CePO(4) nanowires, measuring approximately 12 nm in diameter and over 10 mum in length. Moreover, we also isolated sheaf-like bundles of nanostructures. The synthesis mechanism likely involved a crystal splitting step. The resulting nanowires demonstrated an intense redox-sensitive green photoluminescence, which was exploited, in addition to their inherently high biocompatibility and low toxicity, for potential applications in biological imaging and labeling of cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York 11794-3400, USA.
authors.forename: Fen
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Stanislaus S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Wong
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002563:Cerium / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000633:toxicity; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism / Q000633:toxicity; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D008422:Materials Testing; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D057054:Molecular Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D053770:Nanowires / Q000737:chemistry*; D010710:Phosphates / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000633:toxicity; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D013696:Temperature; D013725:Terbium / Q000737:chemistry*; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D010710:Phosphates; D013725:Terbium; D002563:Cerium; C048083:cerium phosphate