Ship-in-a-Bottle Synthesis of Fluorescence-labeled Nanoparticles: Applications in Cellular Imaging¶

Autor: Michelle N. Chretien, Ann M. English, Hermenegildo García, J. C. Scaiano, Biao Shen
Rok vydání: 2007
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Zdroj: Photochemistry and Photobiology. 80:434-437
ISSN: 1751-1097
0031-8655
Popis: Fluorescein (2-(6-hydroxy-3-oxo-(3H)-xanthen-9-yl)benzoic acid) has been prepared inside the pores of zeolite-Y via ship-in-a-bottle synthesis. Fluorescein, whose dimensions prevent it from entering through the ∼7 A windows of the faujasite zeolite used, was prepared by the acid-catalyzed reaction of resorcinol and phthalic anhydride. In this article we report initial spectroscopic data as well as an example of the usefulness of these fluorescence-labeled nanoparticles for imaging applications such as confocal fluorescence microscopy. Encapsulated fluorescein shows a remarkable increase in photostability.
Databáze: OpenAIRE