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Quantum dot tailored to single wall carbon nanotubes: a multifunctional hybrid nanoconstruct for cellular imaging and
Lakshmi V Nair1, Yutaka Nagaoka, Toru Maekawa
1Biophotonics and Imaging Laboratory, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), Trivandrum, 695012.
Small (Weinheim an Der Bergstrasse, Germany)
|April 3, 2014
Abstract:
Hybrid nanomaterial based on quantum dots and SWCNTs is used for cellular imaging and photothermal therapy. Furthermore, the ligand conjugated hybrid system (FaQd@CNT) enables selective targeting in cancer cells. The imaging capability of quantum dots and the therapeutic potential of SWCNT are available in a single system with cancer targeting property. Heat generated by the system is found to be high enough to destroy cancer cells.
