title: Supramolecular quantum dots as biodegradable nano-probes for upconversion-enabled bioimaging.
abstract: We report the biodegradable supramolecular quantum dots (SQDs) of hydrogen-bonded graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) with low cytotoxicity and desirable biocompatibility for promising upconversion-enabled fluorescent bio-probes. A remarkable biodegradation of up to 97% within 24 hours is presented.
authors.affiliation: Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, Key Laboratory of Cluster Science, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China. zhipan@bit.edu.cn lqu@bit.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Fei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Zhe
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Lixia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Chuangang
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Zhipan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Chun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Liangti
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Qu
mesh_terms: D020341:Absorbable Implants; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000737:chemistry*; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D061848:Optical Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D045663:Quantum Dots
chemical_list: D005456:Fluorescent Dyes