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Compact Quantum Dots for Single-molecule Imaging
Published on: October 9, 2012
7-mercapto-4-methylcoumarin as a reporter of thiol binding to the CdSe quantum dot surface
María González-Béjar1, Mathieu Frenette, Larissa Jorge
1Department of Chemistry and Centre for Catalysis Research and Innovation, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1N 5N6.
Abstract:
Interaction of 7-mercapto-4-methylcoumarin with the surface of core-shell CdSe-ZnS quantum dots leads to characteristic absorption and emission bands that are excellent reporters for thiol interactions at the nanoparticle surface.

