title: A hydrophobic dye-encapsulated nano-hybrid as an efficient fluorescent probe for living cell imaging.
abstract: Water-soluble hydrophobic-dye@nano-hybrids (DPN@NHs) with extraordinarily enhanced fluorescent performance were fabricated by encapsulating the hydrophobic dye molecules into the core of the hybrid nanospheres based on the self-assembly of amphiphilic block copolymers followed by shell cross-linking using 3-mercaptopropyltrimethoxy-silane. The DPN@NHs are 50 nm in size, are monodispersed in aqueous solution and have a quantum yield enhanced by 30 times.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China.
authors.forename: Shu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Xumeng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Yongsheng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Dechao
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Niu
authors.forename: Zhi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Wenru
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Jinlou
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: Wenjie
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.forename: Weihong
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Jianlin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shi
mesh_terms: D003287:Contrast Media / Q000737:chemistry; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000737:chemistry*; D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence / Q000379:methods*; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes