title: In situ preparation of fluorescent CdTe quantum dots with small thiols and hyperbranched polymers as co-stabilizers.
abstract: A new strategy for in situ preparation of highly fluorescent CdTe quantum dots (QDs) with 3-mercaptopropionic acid (MPA) and hyperbranched poly(amidoamine)s (HPAMAM) as co-stabilizers was proposed in this paper. MPA and HPAMAM were added in turn to coordinate Cd2+. After adding NaHTe and further microwave irradiation, fluorescent CdTe QDs stabilized by MPA and HPAMAM were obtained. Such a strategy avoids the aftertreatment of thiol-stabilized QDs in their bioapplication and provides an opportunity for direct biomedical use of QDs due to the existence of biocompatible HPAMAM. The resulting CdTe QDs combine the mechanical, biocompatibility properties of HPAMAM and the optical, electrical properties of CdTe QDs together.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anyang Normal University, Anyang 455000, People's Republic of China. shiyunfeng2009@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Yunfeng
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authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Zhimin
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authors.lastname: Ma
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authors.lastname: Cui
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authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xiaoyu
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