title: Hydrophobin-Encapsulated Quantum Dots.
abstract: The phase transfer of quantum dots to water is an important aspect of preparing nanomaterials that are suitable for biological applications, and although numerous reports describe ligand exchange, very few describe efficient ligand encapsulation techniques. In this report, we not only report a new method of phase transferring quantum dots (QDs) using an amphiphilic protein (hydrophobin) but also describe the advantages of using a biological molecule with available functional groups and their use in imaging cancer cells in vivo and other imaging applications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, King's College London , Strand, London WC2R 2LS, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Shohei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Taniguchi
authors.affiliation: Department of Imaging Chemistry and Biology, Division of Imaging Science and Biomedical Engineering, King's College London , Fourth Floor, Lambeth Wing, St Thomas' Hospital, London SE1 7EH, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Lydia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sandiford
authors.affiliation: Department of Imaging Chemistry and Biology, Division of Imaging Science and Biomedical Engineering, King's College London , Fourth Floor, Lambeth Wing, St Thomas' Hospital, London SE1 7EH, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Maggie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London , Fifth Floor, Franklin-Wilkins Building, 150 Stamford Street, London SE1 9NH, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Elena V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Rosca
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London , Fifth Floor, Franklin-Wilkins Building, 150 Stamford Street, London SE1 9NH, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Raha
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ahmad Khanbeigi
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, King's College London , Strand, London WC2R 2LS, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Simon M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Fairclough
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London , Fifth Floor, Franklin-Wilkins Building, 150 Stamford Street, London SE1 9NH, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Maya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Thanou
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London , Fifth Floor, Franklin-Wilkins Building, 150 Stamford Street, London SE1 9NH, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Lea Ann
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Dailey
authors.affiliation: Material Physics Research, BASF SE , 67056 Ludwigshafen, Germany.
authors.forename: Wendel
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wohlleben
authors.affiliation: Material Physics Research, BASF SE , 67056 Ludwigshafen, Germany.
authors.forename: Bernhard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: von Vacano
authors.affiliation: Department of Imaging Chemistry and Biology, Division of Imaging Science and Biomedical Engineering, King's College London , Fourth Floor, Lambeth Wing, St Thomas' Hospital, London SE1 7EH, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Rafael T M
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: de Rosales
authors.affiliation: Warwick Manufacturing Group, International Manufacturing Centre, University of Warwick , Coventry, CV4 7AL, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Peter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Dobson
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, King's College London , Strand, London WC2R 2LS, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Dylan M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Owen
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, King's College London , Strand, London WC2R 2LS, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Green
mesh_terms: D058948:Cell Tracking / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008024:Ligands; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D045663:Quantum Dots / Q000737:chemistry*; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D008024:Ligands; D011506:Proteins; D014867:Water
keywords: amphiphilic; conjugation; imaging; phase transfer; proteins; quantum dots