- Title
- Photophysicochemical properties and in vitro cytotoxicity of zinc tetracarboxyphenoxy phthalocyanine–quantum dot nanocomposites
- Creator
- Oluwole, David O, Tilbury, Chelsea M, Prinsloo, Earl, Limson, Janice L, Nyokong, Tebello
- Subject
- To be catalogued
- Date
- 2015
- Type
- text
- Type
- article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/240846
- Identifier
- vital:50878
- Identifier
- xlink:href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.poly.2015.12.060"
- Description
- Cadmium based quantum dots (QDs) capped with two different ligands (thioglycolic acid, TGA, and glutathione, GSH) were synthesized. The QDs are: CdTe, CdTe/ZnO, CdTeSe, CdTeSe/ZnO and CdSe/ZnS (the last one for TGA only). Cytotoxicity of the QDs against MCF-7 epithelial breast cancer was evaluated. The TGA capped core QDs were found to be highly cytotoxic to the cell lines when compared to GSH capped ones. The glutathione capped QDs were covalently linked to zinc tetracarboxyphenoxy phthalocyanine (ZnTCPPc). Cytotoxicity and photophysicochemical properties of the conjugates were investigated. The toxicity of the core QDs was reduced in the presence of ZnTCPPc. Enhanced triplet quantum yields and long triplet lifetimes were obtained for ZnTCPPc in the presence of all QDs.
- Format
- computer, online resource, application/pdf, 1 online resource (9 pages), pdf
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Language
- English
- Relation
- Polyhedron, Oluwole, D.O., Tilbury, C.M., Prinsloo, E., Limson, J. and Nyokong, T., 2016. Photophysicochemical properties and in vitro cytotoxicity of zinc tetracarboxyphenoxy phthalocyanine–quantum dot nanocomposites. Polyhedron, 106, pp.92-100, Polyhedron volume 106 p. 92 2015 0277-5387
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Limson, Janice (Prof)
Prinsloo, Earl (Dr)
RU DST/NRF SARChI for Biotechnology Innovation and Engagement
RU DST/NRF SARChI for Medicinal Chemistry and Nanotechnology
Nyokong, Tebello (Distinguished Professor)
RU Department of Chemistry
SDG 09. Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
SDG 03. Good Health and Well-Being
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