Facile and controlled synthesis of stable water-soluble cupric sulfide quantum dots for significantly inhibiting the proliferation of cancer cells. Issue 27 (17th June 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Shuang, Wei; Wang, Xiaobing; Wang, Ge; Guo, Yuming; Wang, Kui; Yang, Gai; Zhu, Lin; Yang, Lin
• Is Part Of: Journal of materials chemistry. Volume 3:Issue 27(2015)
• Page Start: 5603
• Page End: 5607
• Publication Date: 2015-06-17
• Subjects: Materials -- Periodicals; Chemistry, Analytic -- Periodicals; Biomedical materials -- Research -- Periodicals; 543.0284
• DOI: 10.1039/c5tb00960j
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2050-750X

Abstract

Abstract : Stable amorphous and crystalline copper sulfide quantum dots (QDs) were obtained controllably by a facile two-step method. These QDs exhibited anti-proliferation activities on cancer cells. Abstract : Amorphous and crystalline copper sulfide quantum dots (QDs) with good water-solubility were obtained controllably by a novel hydrolysis strategy. These QDs exhibited anti-proliferation activities on cancer cells rather than normal cells and the biological activities are related to their polymorphs. Our study opens up new avenues for fabricating stable water-soluble metal sulfide QDs.