Rapid Raman Imaging of Stable, Functionalized Nanoshells in Mammalian Cell Cultures
Rapid Raman Imaging of Stable, Functionalized Nanoshells in Mammalian Cell Cultures
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DOI:
10.1021/nl901234x
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发表时间:
2009-08-01
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影响因子:
10.8
通讯作者:
Bishnoi, Sandra Whaley
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作者:
Huang, Yiming;Swarup, Vimal P.;Bishnoi, Sandra Whaley
Two Raman-active poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) molecules, one linear (MW 5000) and the other branched (MW 2420), are synthesized to stabilize gold-silica nanoshells in cell culture media and track nanoparticles in mammalian cell cultures. The linear PEG provides greater nanoshell stability in saline solution compared to commercially available PEG-thiol or the branched PEG. Surface enhanced Raman scattering rapidly tracks the probes and provides semiquantitative information regarding particle localization within mouse macrophage (RAW 264.7) and human breast cancer (MCF 7) cell cultures.