<i>In Vitro</i> Imaging and <i>in Vivo</i> Liver Targeting with Carbohydrate Capped Quantum Dots

Raghavendra Kikkeri, Bernd Lepenies, Alexander Adibekian, Paola Laurino, Peter H. Seeberger

Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2009 · 229 citations · 31 references

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Abstract

PEGylated quantum dots (QDs) capped with d-mannose, d-galactose, and d-galactosamine have been synthesized. The stable, high quantum yield fluorescence of QDs was exploited to study specific carbohydrate-protein interactions in vitro and in vivo.

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