Issue 16, 2021

Au@mSiO2 core–shell nanoparticles loaded with fluorescent dyes: synthesis and application for imaging performance

Abstract

Here, Au@mSiO2 core–shell nanoparticles were easily synthesized by a one-pot method. Positively charged alkyl chains with different lengths were modified on the surface of the particles. Thus composite nanoparticles with different potentials and hydrophilic interface properties were prepared. Based on the charge properties of the shell surface, the process of loading dyes was simplified by the strong electrostatic adsorption between the particle surface and the heterogeneous negatively charged dyes. The fluorescence intensity and fluorescence lifetime of the loaded fluorescent dyes showed that the dyes could not produce effective tunneling in the mesoporous materials, which was limited to the surface of the particles, which is beneficial for the subsequent research on the loading or release of nanoparticles. After loading, the nanoparticles still exhibit a high fluorescence intensity, enabling dual-mode microscopic imaging (TEM and fluorescence).

Graphical abstract: Au@mSiO2 core–shell nanoparticles loaded with fluorescent dyes: synthesis and application for imaging performance

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
25 Jan 2021
Accepted
21 Mar 2021
First published
22 Mar 2021

Dalton Trans., 2021,50, 5624-5631

Au@mSiO2 core–shell nanoparticles loaded with fluorescent dyes: synthesis and application for imaging performance

X. Li, Y. Shao, S. Lv, J. Tian, D. Zheng, J. Song and F. Song, Dalton Trans., 2021, 50, 5624 DOI: 10.1039/D1DT00253H

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