title: Aqueous synthesis of glutathione-coated PbS quantum dots with tunable emission for non-invasive fluorescence imaging in the second near-infrared biological window (1000-1400 nm).
abstract: Glutathione-coated PbS quantum dots with tunable emission were synthesized in the aqueous phase and used for non-invasive tissue imaging in the second near-infrared biological window.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Nano-Bio Probes, Quantitative Biology Center, Riken, Furuedai 6-2-3, Suita, Osaka 565-0874, Japan.
authors.forename: Yuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakane
authors.forename: Yoshikazu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tsukasaki
authors.forename: Takao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sakata
authors.forename: Hidehiro
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yasuda
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000473:pathology; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D005978:Glutathione / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D007854:Lead / Q000737:chemistry*; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D051379:Mice; D045663:Quantum Dots; D018719:Erb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D019265:Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared; D013440:Sulfides / Q000737:chemistry*; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D005978:Glutathione; D007854:Lead; D018719:Erb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine Kinases; D013440:Sulfides; D014867:Water; C018391:lead sulfide