title: Organosilane micellization for direct encapsulation of hydrophobic quantum dots into silica beads with highly preserved fluorescence.
abstract: Effective silica coating on hydrophobic quantum dots (QDs) was achieved by ultrasonic fragmentation of lipophilic silane-QDs precusor into water-soluble micelles and subsequent silicate deposition. This method allowed high retention of QD fluorescent properties and an easy scaling over the size and loading amount of silica beads.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Science, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Zhihui
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Heyou
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Han
mesh_terms: D005453:Fluorescence; D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D008823:Micelles; D010316:Particle Size; D045663:Quantum Dots; D012821:Silanes / Q000737:chemistry*; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D008823:Micelles; D012821:Silanes; D012822:Silicon Dioxide